WHO Regional Office for Africa
Constitution of the World Health Organization
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This document states the set of principles to which WHO is committed.
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WHO Regional Office for Africa
Health Systems in Africa: Community Perceptions and Perspectives
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This study was therefore designed to gain in-depth understanding of the interface between communities and health services and yield new knowledge on ways through which communities could be empowered to better contribute to health reforms together wit...
WHO Regional Office for Africa
Key prevention and control interventions for reducing cancer burden in the WHO African Region
Guide
17 Oct 2018
The aim of this publication is to strengthen and accelerate the translation of cancer control knowledge into public health action. It can also serve as an advocacy and practical tool that helps policy-makers and programme managers to acquire advice o...
WHO Regional Office for Africa
National eHealth Strategy Toolkit
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This publication, produced by The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), improves understanding of what eHealth is, what it can do, and why and how it should be applied to health care today.
WHO Regional Office for Africa
Protecting Health from Climate Change: Connecting Science, Policy and People
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This publication highlights that all populations will be affected by a changing climate, but the initial health risks vary greatly, depending on where and how people live.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Nutrient profile model for the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This nutrient profile model is designed for use by policy-makers in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region for the purposes of restricting food marketing to children.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Early detection of cancers common in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This publication explores the impact of the growing burden of cancer in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is evident, and necessitates implementation of suitable and effective cancer control policies.
World Health Organization
WHO recommendations on adolescent health
Publication
17 Oct 2018
The objective of this publication is to make available WHO recommendations on adolescent health in one easy-to-access document for WHO staff, policy-makers, programme managers, and health professionals. The compilation can also help better define gap...
World Health Organization
Public financing for UHC: Towards implementation
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This meeting report provides a full summary of the overall key messages and way forward for this collaborative agenda, as well as session-by-session briefs.
World Health Organization
Quantitative risk assessment of the effects of climate change on selected causes of death, 2030s and 2050s
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This publication is a WHO-released quantitative assessment of the health impacts of climate change. It constitutes an update and a further development of the assessment that was first published by WHO for the year 2000, now with a wider range of heal...
World Health Organization
Strategic purchasing for universal health coverage: key policy issues and questions
Publication
17 Oct 2018
The document outlines and frames five key policy issues that emerged from expert and practitioners’ discussions held at various meetings. These issues are considered critical for reforms to shift towards strategic purchasing and cover: 1) governanc...
World Health Organization
Strengthening health resilience to climate change
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This is one of two technical background papers prepared as a basis for discussion at the WHO Health and Climate Conference. It provides a brief summary of the available evidence on the health impacts of climate change, and an outline of the necessary...