Sets out detailed guidelines for conducting scientific research on the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines. The guidelines which reflect the consensus reached by 17 experts in pharmacology biochemistry and…

Recognizing the complexity of factors that influence child health outcomes the Regional Framework for Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) has been developed as a practical tool for getting…

This book should serve as a tool for dialogue with governments, health care providers, and other interested parties on the subject of epilepsy. It contains information on activities performed under…

In order to provide evidence-based information to assist governments international agencies and nongovernmental organizations to develop policies and projects the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office supported eight countries namely Cambodia…

It is estimated that abut 70% of the world’s poor are women. Similarly in the Western Pacific Region poverty often wears a woman’s face. Indicators on human poverty including health…

This book and CD-ROM package describes the priority health sector interventions recommended to achieve universal access for the prevention, treatment, care and support of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among…

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…

A report of the findings and recommendations of a working group convened to prepare guidelines for the use of herbal medicines in Western Pacific countries. It sets out a framework…