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A Roadmap to combat postpartum haemorrhage between 2023 and 2030

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

WHO today released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth - which affects millions of women annually and is the world’s leading cause of maternal deaths. Despite being preventable and treatable, PPH results in around 70 000 de ... aths every year. For those who survive, it can cause disabilities and psychological trauma that last for years. “Severe bleeding in childbirth is one of the most common causes of maternal mortality, yet it is highly preventable and treatable,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This new roadmap charts a path forward to a world in which more women have a safe birth and a healthy future with their families.” The Roadmap aims to help countries address stark differences in survival outcomes from PPH, which reflect major inequities in access to essential health services. Over 85% of deaths from PPH happen in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Risk factors include anaemia, placental abnormalities, and other complications in pregnancy such as infections and pre-eclampsia. Many risk factors can be managed if there is quality antenatal care, including access to ultrasound, alongside effective monitoring in the hours after birth. If bleeding starts, it also needs to be detected and treated extremely quickly. Too often, however, health facilities lack necessary healthcare workers or resources, including lifesaving commodities such as oxytocin, tranexamic acid or blood for transfusions. “Addressing postpartum haemorrhage needs a multipronged approach focusing on both prevention and response - preventing risk factors and providing immediate access to treatments when needed - alongside broader efforts to strengthen women’s rights,” said Dr Pascale Allotey, WHO Director for Sexual and Reproductive Health and HRP, the UN’s special programme on research development and training in human reproduction. “Every woman, no matter where she lives, should have access to timely, high quality maternity care, with trained health workers, essential equipment and shelves stocked with appropriate and effective commodities – this is crucial for treating postpartum bleeding and reducing maternal deaths.” more

The Adolescent Brain: A second window of opportunity

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2017)

The articles in this compendium elaborate on some of the ideas shared at the symposium. Together, they provide a broad view of the dynamic interactions among physical, sexual and brain development that take place during adolescence. They highlight some of the risks to optimal development – includi ... more

Strategic directions for Nursing and Midwifery Development 2016-2020: The way forward

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

Zero Draft for Consultation, 3rd Version, November 2015

Achieving Health Equity in Contested Areas of Southeast Myanmar (Burmese Version)

Davis, Bill; Jolliffe, Kim The Asia Foundation (2016) C1

In many of Myanmar’s contested regions, healthcare services are provided through two parallel governance systems – by the government’s Ministry of Health, and by providers linked to ethnic armed organizations. Building upon efforts to build trust between these two actors following ceasefires s ... more

Comprehensive Literature Review on Village Based Health Workers in Myanmar: Extending Services to Communities

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1

The main goal of the National Health Plan (NHP) 2017-2021 is to extend access to a basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entire population while increasing financial protection. In order to extend service delivery to all communities, the NHP calls for all health workers (whether c ... more

Guidelines For Safety Assessment of Foods Derived From Genetically Engineered Plants

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2012) C1

Original text from 2008, updated in 2012. This document marks the beginning of a structured approach to safety assessment of GE foods, which are yet to be approved in our country. It is understood that many changes will become necessary and will be incorporated as we progress. This document will ho ... more

WHO QualityRights Tool Kit Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2012) C_WHO

The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is based on an extensive international review by people with mental disabilities and their organizations. It ha ... more

World Alzheimer Report 2019

Prince, M., and J. Jackson Alzheimer's Disease International (2019) C2

Some of the key findings of the report include: Almost 80% of the general public are concerned about developing dementia at some point and 1 in 4 people think that there is nothing we can do to prevent dementia 35% of carers across the world said that they have hidden the diagnosis of de ... more

Trends in heroin use in Europe — what do treatment demand data tell us?

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2019) C2

Analysis Accessed: 14.03.2019

Cannabinoides sintéticos en Europa

Observatorio Europeo de las Drogas y las Toxicomanías (2017) C2

Perspectivas sobre las drogas

C1 Intellectual disability

Xiaoyan Ke & Jing Liu IACAPAP (2015) C1

This publication seeks to describe the best treatments and practices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors and may change as a result of new research. Readers need to apply this knowledge to patients in accordance with the guidelines and laws o ... more

Separation Anxiety

A. Figueroa; C. Soutullo; Y. Ono; et al. IACAPAP (2012) C2

Anxiety disorders Chapter F.2

Rapid psychosocial assessment of children in donetsk oblast

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2019)

Executive summary Accessed: 31.03.2019

Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) (2018) C1

Cultural Competency

Delia Saldaña Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (2001) C2

A Practical Guide for Mental Health Service Providers

A.2 Нормальное развитие младенческий, детский и подростковый возраст

Nancy G Guerra, Ariel A Williamson, Beatriz Lucas-Molina International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (2017) C1

Эта глава начинается с обзора ключевых принципов развития, или тем, включая такие , как: природа или воспитание, продолжительность стадий развития и их эластичност� ... more

Textbooks for Sustainable Development - A guide to embedding

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP) (2017)

This valuable and timely guidebook represents an innovative contribution to enhancing quality education through textbooks. It will change the way textbook authors, publishers and educators, as well as governments of the United Nations Member States, see the poten ... more

The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines
recommended

World Health Organization (WHO) (1992) C_WHO

Provides clinical descriptions, diagnostic guidelines, and codes for all mental and behavioural disorders commonly encountered in clinical psychiatry. The book was developed from chapter V of the Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ( ... more

Depression: A Global Crisis

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) (2012) C_WHO

Global burden of mental disorders among children aged 5–14 years

M. L. Baranne; B. Falissard Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (2018) CC

The global burden of disease (GBD) study provides information about fatal and non-fatal health outcomes around the world. The objective of this work is to describe the burden of mental disorders among children aged 5–14 years in each of the six regions of the World Health Organisation. Data come ... more