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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change,...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change,...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This treaty aims at eliminating all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products. It provides tools for preventing illicit trade by securing the supply chain, including by establishing an international tracking and tracing system, by countering illicit...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionTobacco use

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World Health Organization

Global nutrition policy review: What does it take to scale up nutrition action?

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report presents the current global nutrition challenges, drawing on data from various sources including existing WHO Global Nutrition Databases being managed by the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (Section 2), the methods and...

ReportNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Guidance Note on the Integration of NCDs into the UNDAF

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This Guidance Note is intended to assist those who are developing United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) to strengthen the integration of NCDs into the UNDAF process, within the context of the United Nations Development Group’s (UN...

Fact sheetMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Guidelines for primary health care in low-resource settings

Guide

17 Oct 2018

These guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes and the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care in low-resource settings.

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+3

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World Health Organization

Health and disaster risk reduction within the Global Framework for climate services

Report

17 Oct 2018

This document is a consultation report from a meeting organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the UN International Strategy for Disaste...

ReportMultisectoral ActionEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseEnvironment, climate change and health+1

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World Health Organization

Health in 2015: from MDGs to SDGs

Report

17 Oct 2018

This WHO report looks back at the trends and positive forces during the MDG era and assesses the main challenges that will affect health in the coming years. It also provides "snapshots" on 34 different health topics outline trends, achievements made...

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World Health Organization

Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage

Report

17 Oct 2018

In this report, the World Health Organization maps out what countries can do to modify their financing systems so they can move more quickly towards this goal - universal coverage - and sustain the gains that have been achieved. The report builds on...

ReportMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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World Health Organization

Healthy hospitals, healthy planet, healthy people: Addressing climate change in healthcare settings

Publication

17 Oct 2018

The paper begins to define a framework for analysing and addressing the health sector’s climate footprint – including identifying seven aspects of a climate-friendly hospital. It also draws on a series of examples from around the world that demon...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This Guidance has been developed jointly by WMO and WHO to outline for practitioners in both NMHSs and National Health Services (NHSs) the issues surrounding the general heat–health problem and present how an understanding of the biometeorology, ep...

GuideEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseEnvironment, climate change and health

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World Health Organization

Improving access and appropriate use of medicines for mental disorders

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report, based on a consultative process and extensive literature reviews, provides information to improve access to essential medicines for mental disorders. It examines current barriers to access to psychotropic medicines and identifies key act...

ReportMental Health and Neurological ConditionsHealth Literacy DevelopmentAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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