Filter
6580
Filtered Results: 6580
Text search:
physical
well-being
Featured
Recommendations
611
New Publications
1658
Language
Document type
No document type
3774
Studies & Reports
1089
Guidelines
773
Manuals
395
Strategic & Response Plan
215
Training Material
119
Fact sheets
104
Situation Updates
44
Brochures
28
Resource Platforms
16
Infographics
15
Online Courses
4
Videos
2
Dashboards/Maps
1
App
1
Countries / Regions
India
330
Global
285
Kenya
207
South Africa
151
Ethiopia
136
Nepal
133
Uganda
124
Sierra Leone
120
Western and Central Europe
117
Nigeria
115
Liberia
111
Myanmar / Burma
111
Malawi
100
Bangladesh
100
Zambia
100
Syria
98
Tanzania
90
Latin America and the Carribbean
79
Ghana
77
Rwanda
70
Ukraine
68
Africa
64
Philippines
60
Namibia
60
South Sudan
51
Congo, Democratic Republic of
45
Lesotho
44
Cambodia
42
South–East Asia Region
41
Zimbabwe
39
Indonesia
36
Asia
34
Mozambique
33
Germany
33
East and Southern Africa
33
West and Central Africa
32
Eastern Europe
32
Yemen
27
Botswana
27
Haiti
26
Middle East and North Africa
25
Lebanon
25
Senegal
24
Guinea
24
Eswatini/ Swaziland
23
Afghanistan
22
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
22
Cameroon
21
Pakistan
21
Venezuela
19
Russia
17
Burkina Faso
16
Vietnam
16
Jordan
15
Western Pacific Region
15
Brazil
15
USA
14
Sudan
14
Laos
13
Moldova
13
Central African Republic
13
Colombia
12
Thailand
12
Sri Lanka
11
Tajikistan
10
Iraq
10
Somalia
10
China
9
Palestine
9
Peru
8
Turkey
7
United Kingdom
7
Georgia
7
Kazakhstan
6
Papua New Guinea
6
Poland
6
Mali
6
Kyrgyzstan
5
Guinea-Bissau
5
North America
5
Southern Africa
5
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
5
Greece
5
Timor Leste/ East Timor
4
Mexico
4
Gambia
4
Togo
4
Chile
4
Albania
4
Niger
4
Hungary
4
Paraguay
4
Turkmenistan
4
Spain
4
Egypt
4
Romania
4
Angola
4
Libya
4
Bhutan
4
North Macedonia
3
Benin
3
Iran
3
Canada
3
Malaysia
3
Jamaica
3
Portugal
3
Belarus
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Bolivia
3
Guatemala
3
Switzerland
2
El Salvador
2
Serbia
2
Fiji
2
Uzbekistan
2
Burundi
2
Armenia
2
Croatia
2
Lithuania
2
Japan
2
Mauritius
2
Azerbaijan
2
Israel
2
Slovakia
2
Chad
2
Ecuador
2
North Korea
1
Singapore
1
Estonia
1
Morocco
1
Bulgaria
1
Italy
1
Ireland
1
Gabon
1
Belgium
1
France
1
Tunisia
1
Latvia
1
Argentina
1
Djibouti
1
Honduras
1
Madagascar
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
2467
Key Resources
444
Public Health
394
Clinical Guidelines
373
Women & Child Health
365
Capacity Building
174
Pharmacy & Technologies
43
Annual Report MEDBOX
2
Toolboxes
Mental Health
733
COVID-19
617
Disability
422
HIV
363
Planetary Health
285
Conflict
241
Caregiver
203
Refugee
185
TB
171
NCDs
150
Ebola & Marburg
149
Rapid Response
129
Natural Hazards
120
Global Health Education
119
NTDs
106
Pharmacy
87
Social Ethics
51
Specific Hazards
49
AMR
42
Malaria
37
Health Financing Toolbox
36
Zika
21
Cholera
19
Polio
18
Typhoon
5
South Sudan
2
CONCLUSIONS: The roles performed by CHWs are broad, varied and essential for diabetes and hypertension management. However, basic knowledge about diabetes and hypertension remains poor while training is unstandardised and haphazard. These need to be improved if community-based NCD management is to b...
This manual is a guide to psychosocial interventions to help people cope with the emotional effects of disasters. Some are direct responses to the trauma of disasters, while others are longer-term responses. Even more than the physical effects of disasters, the emotional effects cause long-lasting s...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the principal cause of morbidity, disability and premature mortality in Azerbaijan. The most effective way to reduce the NCD burden is to prevent NCD development, by addressing thebehavioural risk factors underlying NCDs at the population and individual leve...
Healthy maternal nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, and optimal infant and young child nutrition are critical for appropriate growth and development, as well as reducing the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), for both mothers and children. On 7–8 November 2018 the WHO Regional Of...
Air pollution is one of the leading causes of health complications and mortality worldwide, especially affecting lower-income groups, who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This study documents the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and poverty in 211 countries and territories....
The document introduces a simple classification, minimums standards and a registration form for Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs) that may provide surgical and trauma care arriving within the aftermath of a sudden onset disaster. These can serve as tools to improve the coordination of the foreign medical...
Policy Brief 2 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world. Hundreds of millions of people were already suffering from hunger and malnutrition before the virus hit and, unless immediate action is tak...
The checklist is aligned with, and builds upon, existing COVID-19-related WHO guidelines and is structured around protective measures related to: 1) hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette; 2) physical distancing; 3) use of masks in schools; 4) environmental cleaning and ventilation; and 5) respectin...
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster ...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for major societal transformations that will require significant fiscal outlays as well as private investments. The fiscal outlays cover public investments, the public provision of social services, and social protection for vulnerable populations. The ke...
This paper provides information to assist World Bank and GFDRR staff in affecting disability-inclusive DRM. It is based upon desk reviews of existing practice, as well as consultations with experts in the field of disability-inclusive DRM. The paper:
- Illustrates promising practices related to...
- Illustrates promising practices related to...
A publication about girls escaping natural disasters and violent conflict in Eastern Africa
Children are on the move. In East Africa region, it is estimated that over 5 million children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced in their own country.
Forcable displacement is p...
Children are on the move. In East Africa region, it is estimated that over 5 million children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced in their own country.
Forcable displacement is p...
War Child put forward a specific request for comparative study, addressing the following questions: •What are the key types of intervention for psychosocial assistance that are being applied to children in war-affected areas? •What are the results of (scientific) research into the effects of th...
This report explores the extent to which evidence, policy, normative guidance and commitments on HIV and gender-based violence, and their interlinkages, is being translated into action on the ground in fragile settings. These issues are explored through the lens of training of peace support operatio...
The chapter Fostering Health Systems’ Monitoring to Better Serve Older Populations is part of the publication series entitled Decade of Healthy Aging: Situation and Challenges. The publications are designed to favor the prioritization of effective actions at the local level as well as the monitori...
The Early Childhood Development Policy and its Strategic Plan seek to provide a framework to ensure such a holistic and integrated approach to the development of young children. International research has demonstrated the high economic returns on ECD investment and its positive impact on health and ...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching impacts, well beyond the health crisis and needs, with the most severe impacts experienced in the poorest countries and those most vulnerable to humanitarian crises including natural disasters, such as Nepal.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region there has been a rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus and it is now the fourth leading cause of death. The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, the emergence of ...
Around the world, approximately 1 in 45 children are on the move – nearly 50 million boys and girls that have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced within their own countries.1 Climate-related events
and their impacts are already contributing significantly to these staggering numbers...
COVID 19 Vaccine Perceptions: A 15 country study
recommended
Initial public health responses to control the pandemic focused on promoting protective behaviors among the general population, including frequent hand washing, physical distancing and the use of face masks in public spaces However, many saw these only as interim measures to reduce the spread of the...
