The WHO Regional Office for Europe, the WHO Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) and the National Institute of Mental Health (Czechia) convened a workshop on culture and reform of mental health care in central and eastern Europe on 2–3 October 201...7 in Klecany, Czechia. The aim of this workshop was to improve understanding of the key cultural aspects that impact and drive mental health-care reform in the central and eastern European region. This report outlines the key points and recommendations made by participants in relation to this objective.
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Свод методических рекомендаций состоит из нескольких тематически связанных и удобных для пользователя модулей для решения широкого спектра задач и приоритетных ...проблем, возникающих при формировании политики и планировании услуг в области психического здоровья. Тематика каждого модуля представляет собой один из ключевых аспектов охраны психического здоровья.
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The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation guide. This package supports Ministries of Health to strengthen CVD management in primary health care settings. The practical, step-by step modul...es are supported by an overarching technical document that provides a rationale and framework for this integrated approach to the management of NCDs.
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Временное руководство (Первый выпуск 24 мая 2021 г., Обновлено 21 октября 2021 г., Обновлено 15 марта 2022 г.
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report.
This report shows that frontier agriculture is a viable complement to conventional agriculture, particularly in Africa and countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV).
Die Klimakrise stellt die größte Bedrohung der menschlichen Gesundheit im21. Jahrhundert dar. Die mit ihr
einhergehenden Umweltveränderungen, die unter anderem zu Hitzewellen, Überflutungen und Unterernährung durch
Ernährungsunsicherheit führen, wirken sich bereits heute negativ auf die Ge...sundheit einer großen Anzahl von Menschen aus.
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Meeting of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Strategic and Technical Advisory
Group’s Monitoring and Evaluation Subgroup on Disease-specific Indicators
Q4: Can convulsive epilepsy be diagnosed at first level care by a non-specialist health care provider in low and middle income country settings?
WHO guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illnesses
Настоящее «Руководство по обеспечению качества питьевой воды: маломасштабные системы водоснабжения» было разработано для удовлетворения потребностей и использ...вания возможностей, связанных с маломасштабными системами водоснабжения, в целях содействия постоянному совершенствованию системы устойчивого снабжения всего населения безопасной питьевой водой. Настоящее Руководство основано на главной рекомендации Руководства по обеспечению качества питьевой воды Всемирной организации здравоохранения и содержит руководящие указания в отношении выполнения этой рекомендации, в частности применительно к маломасштабным системам водоснабжения. Настоящее Руководство призвано помочь правительствам и отрасли повысить безопасность питьевой воды, доставляемой маломасштабными системами водоснабжения.
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The importance of fruits and vegetables in nutritious and healthy diets is well recognized, and in recent years consumers have been encouraged to eat more of these products. For many countries, particularly developing countries, these products have become a valuable commodity. At the same time, food... safety problems linked to the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables contaminated with microorganisms are increasing
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The impact of maternal mental health problems on infants in high income countries has been identified mostly in terms of psychosocial and emotional development, thanks to the groundbreaking early work of Spitz (2) and of Bowlby (3), who studied the emotional needs of infants and mother-child attachm...ent. Subsequently, a large body of literature, also from HICs, documented the effects of maternal mental health on the child's psychological development (4), intellectual competence(5), psychosocial functioning (6) and rate of psychiatric morbidity (7, 8).
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В настоящем документе проводится анализ международного права по проблематике прав человека с целью обеспечить законодателей, разработчиков политики, специалист...в, работающих в сфере охраны психического здоровья, и активистов неправительственных организаций информацией об обязанностях государств, которые должны быть отражены во внутреннем законодательстве по охране психического здоровья и правам инвалидов. В документе рассматриваются некоторые важнейшие права, базирующиеся на конвенциях, и стандарты Организации Объединенных Наций по правам человека, такие как Принципы ПБ и Стандартные правила. В документе показано, как эти стандарты можно использовать в качестве руководства по обеспечению соблюдения требований международных конвенций о правах человека.
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Oral health is defined as the absence of disease and a status that ensures optimal functioning of the mouth and its tissues in a manner preserving the highest level of function and self-esteem. Oral health enables an individual to eat, speak and socialise having no active disease, discomfort or disc...ouragement thus contributing to the general well-being. Good oral health is an essential component of general health and a right of every person1. Poor oral health has a negative impact on general health, work productivity, educational performance and adversely affects growth and development.
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Psoriasis, which can involve the skin, nails and joints, is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and disabling noncommunicable disease (NCD) for which there is no cure. It negatively impacts on quality of life. Some of those who suffer from the disease develop chronic, inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic a...rthritis) that leads to joint deformations and disability. People with psoriasis are also reported to be at increased risk of developing other serious clinical conditions such as cardiovascular and other NCDs
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A module from the suite of health service capacity assessments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Interim Guidance 20 October 2020.
This self-assessment tool is designed for acute health-care facilities (i.e. tertiary and secondary) but can be modified for the use in long-term care facilities..., to help identify, prioritize and address the gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity in managing their response to COVID-19. The tool should be used by IPC professionals and/or those responsible for disaster planning or outbreak management in the facility (such as the response to the COVID-19 outbreak) at the start of the improvement process. A sample workplan template is provided to address gaps identified and record required actions.
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