The Global vector control response 2017–2030 (GVCR) provides a new strategy to strengthen vector control worldwide through increased capacity, improved surveillance, better coordination and integrated action across sectors and diseases.
In May 2017, the World Health Assembly adopted resolutio...n WHA 70.16, which calls on Member States to develop or adapt national vector control strategies and operational plans to align with this strategy.
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A review of policy and practice; zero Hunger Phase 1
The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2010, 4, 33-37
On the road to ending TB
Highlights from the 30 highest TB burden countries
Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation
An Examination of 13 Projects in PEPFAR-Supported Countries
Based on the survey, five principles for deinstitutionalization were identified: community-based services must be in place; the health workforce must be committed to change; political support at the highest and broadest levels is crucial; timing is key; and additional financial resources are needed.
The achievable imperative for global progress
This revision covers the main non-communicable diseases in Mozambique as well as the National Strategic Plan's aim to create a positive environment to minimize or eliminate the exposure to risk factors and guarantee access to care.
Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
Lessons from the STEP-TB Project.
Accessed November 2017.
A compendium of TB REACH case studies, lessons learned and a monitoring and evaluation framework.
Accessed November 2017.
A report submitted to the International Labour Organization, Geneva
Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4).
Patel V, Chisholm D, Dua T, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2016 Mar 14.
Harmonising proven strategies beyond the emergency phase. Zero Hunger Phase 2
Large size: 27 MB. Download directly from the website: https://www.unicef.org/cholera_toolkit/Cholera-Toolkit-2017.pdf
The integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD)
Compendium of Case Studies
The WHO standard: Universal access to rapid tuberculosis diagnostics sets benchmarks to achieve universal access to WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics (WRDs), increase bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis and drug resistance detection, and reduce the time to diagnosis. WHO-recommended rapid diagn...ostics are highly accurate, cost-effective, reduce the time to treatment initiation, and impact patient-important outcomes.
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The 2018 global health financing report presents health spending data for all WHO Member States between 2000 and 2016 based on the SHA 2011 methodology. It shows a transformation trajectory for the global spending on health, with increasing domestic public funding and declining external financing. T...his report also presents, for the first time, spending on primary health care and specific diseases and looks closely at the relationship between spending and service coverage
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