This seven module course offers comprehensive training exploring the wide range of ethical issues faced by health professionals and policy makers working in the context of epidemics/pandemics and disaster situations, focusing primarily on the key areas of research, surveillance and patient care. Thi...s free to access course aims to provide clear background knowledge of the key subject areas and uses case studies as an effective way to explore the topics via realistic scenarios.
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Updated 19 August 2021
Resource platform.
The Global Atlas of medical devices (GAMD) provides global, regional and country data on availability of:
national policy on health technology
regulation of medical devices
health technology assessment national unit
health technology management
use of med...ical devices nomenclature system
national lists of priority medical devices
high cost medical equipment.
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Inform your patients about cancer, treatment, side effects, and more with these easy-to-read materials.
(arabic version) Information brochure for parents on how to help traumatized children.
This film explains the importance of screening, early detection and treatment of cervical cancer. This film is for use in community health education.
This film will explain how pre-cancer cells and cervical cancer develops. It will also explain what you can do to protect yourself from the disease b...y making healthy choices, attending cervical screening and seeking treatment if necessary.
Avilable in different languages: English, Bemba, Somali, haitian Creole, French, Yoruba, Hausa, Swahili
For use in the training of skilled health workers, we have an additional two films available
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NLM Launches Emergency Access Initiative, Granting Free Access to Books and Journals for Healthcare Professionals Fighting Ebola Outbreak. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the Ebola public healt...h emergency in West Africa.
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Multilingual guide for migrants and refugees. Available in German, English, Arabic and Kurdish.
Arabic version available: http://www.who.int/environmental_health_emergencies/deliberate_events/signs_symptoms_ar.pdf
N Engl J Med 2015;372:703-10. Click on the external link to get access to the article
Interactive website: Data by topic; country profiles, microdata