• provide scientific information on the safety, efficacy, and quality control/ quality assurance of widely used medicinal plants, in order to facilitate their appropriate use in Member States;
• provide models to assist Member States in developing their own mono- graphs or formularies for these... or other herbal medicines; and
• facilitate information exchange among Member States.
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These guidelines have been extracted from the WHO manual Surgical Care at the District
Hospital (SCDH), which is a part of the WHO Integrated Management Package on Emergency
and Essential Surgical Care (IMPEESC).
Refer for details on anaesthesia, head, gunshot and landmine injuries in chapters
Guide pratique d’utilisation à l'usage des médecins, pharmaciens, infirmiers et auxiliaires de santé.
Practical guide intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and medical auxiliaries. This guide is not a dictionary of pharmacological agents. It is a practical manual intended for health professionals, physicians, pharmacists, nurses and health auxiliaries invoved in curative care and drug managem...ent. We have tried to provide simple, practical solutions to the questions and problems faced by field medical staff, using the accumulated field experience of Médecins Sans Frontières, the recommendations of reference organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and specialized documentation in each field. Also available in French, Spanish and Arabic
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Strengthening Parmaceutical Systems. 2nd edition
WHO/CDS/TB/99.272
Distr.: General, Original: French
Médicaments et dispositifs médicaux pour une population de
10 000 personnes pendant environ 3 mois
Ce guide clinique et thérapeutique s’adresse aux professionnels de santé impliqués dans les soins curatifs au niveau des dispensaires et des hôpitaux. Nous avons essayé de répondre le plus simplement possible aux questions et problèmes auxquels est confronté le personnel de santé par des ...solutions pratiques, conciliant l’expérience acquise sur le terrain par Médecins Sans Frontières, les recommandations des organismes de référence tels que l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et celles des ouvrages spécialisés en la matière.
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Clinical management handbook
Manuel de la sage-femme, de l’inf rmière et du médecin
Guide pratique pour bien prescrire les médicaments - On y voit comment la prescription d’un médicament s’inscrit dans un processus participant de maintes considérations, quels principes président au choix d’un médicament, et comment constituer progressivement une liste de médicaments de... prédilection - des produits avec l’emploi desquels on s’est pleinement familiarisé en vue de les utiliser dans la pratique quotidienne. Des exemples illustrent la façon de choisir et de prescrire les médicaments, de s’assurer de l’observance du traitement et de communiquer véritablement avec les patients. Enfin, on examine les différentes sources d’information pharmaceutique en en décrivant les qualités et les défauts.
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Chapter 7 from the book People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits
Reviewed Essential Medicines List July 2021
The pharmaceutical sector of any nation is responsible for providing society with quality medicines and other pharmaceutical services. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Pharmaceuticals may constitute as much as 40% of the national health budget in developing countries, yet portions o...f the population may lack access to the most essential medicines; while the limited funds available for health are spent on unnecessary, ineffective and even dangerous medications.
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