Provides guidelines based on practical experience in Western Pacific countries for the development of information systems as an aid to the more effective management of health services. Emphasizing the complexities…

Aims to introduce standardized methods for data collection, analysis and quality control in epidemiological assessment and monitoring for cardiovascular diseases and to develop indicators for measuring the efficiency and impact…

A spiral-bound manual accompanied by a quick reference booklet for use in the day-to-day counselling of women and couples interested in planning their families. Addressed to health workers in family…

Catalogues the 200 species of medicinal plants most commonly used in traditional Vietnamese medicine. The book has three main parts - the first describes research in Viet Nam conducted on…

The document identifies the actions required by countries and WHO in the implementation of the strategy that was endorsed and adopted by the Region’s Member States at the fifty-second session…

This publication provides guidance to public health officials on how to develop or improve sexually transmitted infections (STI) programmes for female sex workers. One of the objectives is to support…

Presents detailed richly illustrated guidelines for the planning and design of district hospitals including extensive information on the selection and maintenance of medical and laboratory equipment. The aim is to…

This publication provides an overview of the Stop TB Special Project, established in the Western Pacific region in response to the region’s TB crisis. A goal of the special project…