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How school systems can improve health and well-being: topic briefs: nutrition

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This topic brief highlights how nutrition and healthy diets support the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promotin... more

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Kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis),PKDL:Epidemiology,clinical features, investigations and treatment

Dr. Ignatio Schole's Medicine Tutorials (2023) C2

Last accessed on 14.05.2023 Youtube - Video

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Brochure: Protection and promotion of human rights in mental health

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO

PAHO advocates for countries to comply with the international conventions they have signed and ratified on health-related issues, and in this specific case, to promote and protect the human rights of people with mental health problems.

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LEISHMANIASIS - ciclo de vida, fisiopatología, diagnóstico y tratamiento {PARTE 2}

Mediversia (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 04.06.2023

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Noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing states

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their size, geography and vulnerability to climate change. Thirty-nine WHO member states in four regions – the African Region, the Region of the Ameri... more

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Política para mejorar la salud mental

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

En este documento se presenta una política para orientar y brindar apoyo a los Estados Miembros de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), así como a la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana, en las actividades de cooperación técnica dirigidas a mejorar la salud mental como prioridad para fome... more

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Summary on environment, climate change and health for WHO representatives and other country staff

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Globally, environmental pollution and other environmental risks cause 24% of all deaths, and these deaths are largely preventable. A shift towards policies and actions that minimize risks to health and promote health and sustainable personal and societal choices will reduce environmental risks to he... more

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Policy for Improving Mental Health

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This document presents a policy to guide and support Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB) in their technical cooperation to improve mental health as a priority for advancing health, social, and economic development in the Region in ... more

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Statement from the Steering Committee of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC)

Global Task Force On Cholera Control (GTFCC) (2023) CC

Many of the countries that faced cholera outbreaks in 2022 were badly affected by extreme weather events. As the climate emergency worsens, human displacement will intensify, along with droughts and flooding – all conditions that give rise to cholera outbreaks. Unless we invest in systems that b... more

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A triple dividend: The health, social and economic gains from financing the HIV response in Africa

Cook, R.; S. Jain; S. Aleyan; et al. Economist Impact (2023) CC

This report presents findings from research conducted by Economist Impact to assess the health, demographic, social and economic impacts associated with different scenarios for financing the HIV epidemic across 13 selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The sponsorship of UNAIDS towards this repor... more

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A world of debt- a growing burde to global prosperity

UN Global Crisis Response Group UN Global Crisis Response Group (2023) C_WHO

Debt has become a substantial burden for developing countries due to limited access to financing, rising borrowing costs, currency devaluations and sluggish growth. These factors compromise the countries’ ability to react to emergencies, tackle climate change and invest in their people and the fut... more

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Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2023

Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development United Nations (UN) (2023) CC

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report is produced in collaboration with over 60 agencies of the United Nations system and other international organizations. It brings together a wide range of expertise and perspectives to provide recommendations for countries and the international communi... more

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Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) Country Report Sierra Leone

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

The Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) project has conducted a multi-year, multi-country study that provides stark insights on the under-reported depth of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis across Africa and lays out urgent policy recommendations to addr... more

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WHO Policy Brief on the health aspects of decriminalization of suicide and suicide attempts

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Reducing the global suicide mortality rate by a third by 2030 is a target of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the WHO Global Mental Health Action Plan. However, an impediment to meeting this goal is the fact that suicide and suicide attempts remain illegal in at least 23 countries world... more

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Solutions for Air Pollution

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

WHO Air Quality Guidelines set goals to protect millions of lives from air pollution

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Optimisation du programme des services de santé communautaire en Éthiopie : stratégies pour relever les défis liés au personnel de santé

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Le programme des services de santé communautaire sert de programme phare pour la prestation des soins de santé primaires en Éthiopie. Cependant, sa mise en œuvre s’est heurtée à divers obstacles au niveau du système de santé. En présentant des stratégies porteuses de transformation, la... more

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Zimbabwe: El Niño Anticipatory Action Plan, Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 (Issued November 2023)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

Zimbabwe has, over the years, grappled with the repercussions of the climate crisis, which have led to erratic rainfall patterns characterized by either severe floods or prolonged periods of drought. The nation has experienced a concerning trend of numerous regions reporting rainfall levels below th... more

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

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Leishmaniasis WHO Factsheet

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Website last accessed on 04.06.2023 Bites of infected female sand flies causes the disease. The visceral form attacks internal organs; the cutaneous form causes facial ulcers, disfiguring scars and disability. #BeatNTDs

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Social Protection - Budget Brief

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2023) C_UNICEF

Based on an increasing body of evidence pointing at the positive impact that social assistance has had in Malawi, the region and beyond, government is encouraged to continue investing in and supporting the expansion and comprehensiveness of social protection programmes in both rural and urban areas,... more