Assessment in action series
Key Findings from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine
Writing by Katya Burns
Editing by Paul Silva and Roxanne Saucier
Handout presentations in PDF for illustrating lectures
Accessed May 2014
Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
This checklist of essential emergency equipment for resuscitation describes minimum requirements for emergency and essential surgical care at the first referral health facility
Q 6. Does the provision of sterile injection equipment to injecting drug users reduce injecting related harm? Is advice on ways to reduce drug related harm safe and effective, using an outreach model of service delivery?
A Community Guide to Environmental Health > Chapter 19: Health Care Waste. Please download this chapter from the website of Hesperian
Based on communication with the Ukrainian Ministry of Health WHO will continuously revise and publish a list of critical needs against which we are requesting support
The booklet starts with a general overview of how illicit drugs and the environment are linked within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and environmental sustainability. It highlights direct and indirect linkages and gives examples of the significant local and i...ndividual-level impact that drugs can have on the environment. This is followed by a more in-depth overview of the latest scientific evidence for plant-based drugs and for synthetic drugs. For plant-based drugs, for example, this includes an analysis of the relationship between illicit crop cultivation and deforestation. For synthetic drugs, it includes an analysis of waste composition, volumes, and dumping and discharge, as well as the relation with wastewater treatment.
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Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives
Trachoma is a bacterial eye infection found in poor, isolated communities lacking basic hygiene, clean water, and adequate sanitation.