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      Noncommunicable Disease and Poverty: The Need for Pro-poor Strategies

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Based on a review of available literature this monograph explores the links between poverty and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with particular reference to the Western Pacific Region. The project was specifically…

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      Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programme: A Sourcebook for Health Professionals Module on Noncommunicable Diseases

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Part of a series which examines the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health policies and programmes, this book focuses on poverty and gender concern in the prevention, and treatment…

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      Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes: A Sourcebook for Health Professionals Module on HIV/AIDS

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      A module that helps to improve the awareness, knowledge and skills of health professionals on poverty and gender concerns in the field of HIV/AIDS. It provides a brief overview of…

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      Republic of Korea health system review

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development…

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      Maternal health care : policies, technical standards and services accessibility in eight countries in the Western Pacific Region

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Target 5A of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was to reduce maternal deaths by 75% between 1990 and 2015. The Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group comprising the World…

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      Regional strategy and plan of action for measles and rubella elimination in the Western Pacific

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      The Regional Strategy and Plan of Action for Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Western Pacific was endorsed by the 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee in 2017. This…

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      Preventing Mother-to-child Transmission of Hepatitis B: Operational Field Guidelines for Delivery of the Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      In the Western Pacific Region mother-to-child transmission at birth plays a very important role in hepatitis B epidemiology. Approximately 3% to 5% of infants born in the Region will acquire…

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      Taking to Scale IMCI Implementation in Mongolia 2000-2008: Lessons Learnt

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Mongolia was one of the first countries in the Western Pacific Region to implement IMCI and to successfully take it to scale. In particular, the Mongolian approach resulted in a…

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      Health financing country profiles in the Western Pacific region (1995-2011)

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      As countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region undergo rapid economic development, health financing plays an increasingly important role in efforts to progress towards universal health coverage, a vision of…

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      Bangladesh health system review

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development…

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      External review of the national health sector response to HIV and sexually transmitted infections 2013: Republic of the Philippines

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      This review was requested by the Department of Health of the Philippines and the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) and conducted with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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      Action agenda for antimicrobial resistance in the Western Pacific region

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Antimicrobial resistance threatens great achievements in modern medicine and public health. Alarming levels of resistance to common hospital and community-acquired pathogens have been reported across the world. Microorganisms, especially bacteria…

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      External midterm review of the national strategic plan on HIV/AIDS and STI (2010-2015): Mongolia 2013

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Mongolia is a country with few reported HIV cases. From 1 January to 30 April 2013, 137 HIV cases were cumulatively reported in the country with a prevalence of less…

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      Environmental health in selected Asian countries

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      This report was prepared for the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Health and Environment held on 6?8 October 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The report presents the state of the environment and…

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      Women and Health in the Western Pacific Region: Remaining Challenges and New Opportunities

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      This report deals with women’s health in the Western Pacific Region. It shows that women and girls have particular health needs that remain invisible and little understood and that health…

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      Health Financing Country Profiles 1995-2008

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      This second edition of the WHO Health Financing Country Profiles can help improve the monitoring and evaluation of countries’ health financing policies. The profiles offer snapshots of the health financing…

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      Action Against Dengue

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Dengue continues to pose a threat to public health in the Western Pacific region. This threat has been recognised by countries throughout the region, which have taken action to protect…

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      The regional agenda for implementing the Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 in the Western Pacific: towards a social movement for action on mental health and well-being

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      In the Western Pacific Region, more than 100 million people are affected by mental disorders - many of which can be prevented or managed with cost-effective interventions. These interventions would…

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      Action plan to reduce the double burden of malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region (2015-2020)

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      The Action Plan to Reduce the Double Burden of Malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region (2015-2020) brings together nutrition-related actions from global and regional guidance documents to address diet-related diseases…

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      Smoke-free policies in China: evidence of effectiveness and implications for action

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      The adoption of the Beijing smoke-free law in 2014 was a genuine breakthrough for tobacco control in China. The law sets a new benchmark for smoke-free law elsewhere, and has…

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      Sanitation, drinking-water and health: achievements and challenges ahead

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      This report deals primarily with the analysis of the drinking-water and sanitation situation in the member countries of the Thematic Working Group on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (TWG WSH), based…

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      Overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region an equity perspective

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      Overweight and obesity have become urgent global health issues in recent decades. Globally, the number of overweight children under the age of 5 years has increased from 32 million in…

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      Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

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      Environmental determinants of health are responsible for more than a quarter of the burden of disease in the Western Pacific Region. Communicable and noncommunicable disease, disability and death result from…

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      Regional framework for action on food safety in the Western Pacific

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      The Western Pacific Regional Food Safety Strategy 2011-2015 has contributed to good progress in food safety across the Western Pacific Region. However, more than 125 million people fall ill and…

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      Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Programmes for Women of Reproductive Age: An Analysis of Best Programme Practices

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      In a developing country, the provision of weekly iron and folic acid supplements (WIFS) to women of reproductive age (WRA) should be viewed as a key intervention to prevent anaemia…

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      Regional framework for reproductive health in the Western Pacific

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      Regional Framework for Reproductive Health in the Western Pacific provides guidance for decision-makers and national program managers in planning and designing reproductive health programs. Reproductive health program integration is emphasized…

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      The health of older people in selected countries of the Western Pacific region

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      This report was prepared by Julie Byles, Cassie Curryer, Natalie Edwards, Natasha Weaver, Cate D'Este and John Hall, and Paul Kowal. –Acknowledgements.

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      Towards universal eye health: regional action plan for the Western Pacific (2014-2019)

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      The lack of universal access to eye-care services has varying causes across the Western Pacific Region. Some countries lack the capacity to provide specialised health services and trained eye-care personnel…

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      Progress on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the Western Pacific Region: country capacity survey 2013

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific

      This report, compiled from the 2013 NCD CCS and other information, provides an overview of the status and progress in national capacity for NCD prevention and control in the Western…

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      Training Manual for Clinical Guidelines for Withdrawal Management and Treatment of Drug Dependence in Closed Settings

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      A companion to the WHO Clinical Guidelines for Withdrawal Management and Treatment of Drug Dependence in Closed Settings that contains comprehensive trainer’s notes and participant handouts.

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      Guidance on Testing and Counselling for HIV in Settings Attended by People Who Inject Drugs: Improving Access to Treatment Care and Prevention

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      This publication offers basic operational guidance on HIV testing and counseling in settings attended by people who inject drugs (PWID). It is intended for a wide audience, including policy-makers, HIV/AIDS…

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      Guidelines for Scaling-Up 100% Condom Use Programme: Experience from Cambodia

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      In early 1998 the Ministry of Health of Cambodia and WHO’s Regional Office for the Western Pacific conducted a preliminary assessment on the HIV/AIDS situation in Cambodia and the possibility…

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      Regional strategy to stop tuberculosis in the Western Pacific Region 2011-2015: reaching out to all

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      Significant progress has been made in TB control in the Western Pacific Region in the past decade with a decline in the number of prevalent TB patients and the diagnosis…

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      Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea: Information on 126 Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea

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      Traditional medicine, including the knowledge, skills and practices of holistic health care, exists in all cultures. It is based on indigenous theories, beliefs and experiences, and is widely accepted for…

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      Enhancing Health Policy Development: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Legislative Process

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      This publication is intended as a guide to ministries of health to enhance their understanding of their country’s legislative structure and process. Concise descriptions are provided of the difference between…

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      Investing in our future: a framework for accelerating action for the sexual and reproductive health of young people

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      Contains guidance for policy-makers and programme managers to help provide for the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people, based on three factors: life-skills-based information and education; access to…

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      The health and social effects of non-medical cannabis use

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe

      Cannabis is globally the most commonly used psychoactive substance under international control. In 2013, an estimated 181.8 million people aged 15-64 years used cannabis for nonmedical purposes globally (UNODC, 2015)…

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      Regional strategy for strengthening the role of the health sector for improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) (2015-2024)

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for South-East Asia

      Globally, one third of births and two thirds of deaths are not registered. A well-functioning Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system is crucial for the continuous and universal recording…

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      Purchasing arrangements with the private sector to provide primary health care in underserved areas: policy brief

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western Pacific,M. Nachtnebel,A. O'Mahony,N. Pillai

      Interactions of the private and public sector within national health systems are manifold and not always well understood, and the decision to purchase services is often made in poorly regulated…

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      What constitutes an effective and efficient package of services for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of tuberculosis among refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region?: themed issues on migration and health, VIII

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe

      The report identified relevant documents through an evidence review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature in English and Russian, including websites of relevant national and international organizations and ministries of…

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      What is the evidence on the policy specifications, development processes and effectiveness of existing front-of-pack food labelling policies in the WHO European Region?

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe

      Interpretive front-of-pack food labelling (FOPL) is a policy priority for promoting healthy diets. Research evidence indicates that consumers have a reasonable understanding of interpretive FOPL systems and their understanding improves…

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      HIV/AIDS care and treatment for people who inject drugs in Asia and the Pacific

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      The Guide is complementary to the global ART guidelines and considers the needs of physicians, program planners, other health care workers, people living with HIV, and drug users to have…

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      Cultural contexts of health: the use of narrative research in the health sector

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      Storytelling is an essential tool for reporting and illuminating the cultural contexts of health: the practices and behaviour that groups of people share and that are defined by customs, language…

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      Investing in Our Future: A Framework for Accelerating Action for the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People

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      It is crucially important to increase awareness of gender equality to provide analytical and practical tools for health programme managers and others to address gender and reproductive rights. Moreover it…

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      A Revised Framework to Address TB-HIV Co-infection in the Western Pacific Region

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      This revised framework provides guidance to countries in the Western Pacific Region to step up implementation of TB-HIV collaborative activities. It recommends that all people living with HIV-AIDS should be…

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      Malaria Microscopy Quality Assurance Manual: Version 1

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      Early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment is the basis for the management of malaria and key to reducing malaria mortality and morbidity. An acceptable microscopy service is one that is…

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      HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Region

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      The HIV/AIDS epidemic poses a very serious health and developmental problem in many countries of the Asia Pacific region. Given the presence of risk behaviours and a population size representing…

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      Ten years after the tsunami of 2004: impact actions change future

      World Health Organization: Regional Office for South-East Asia

      The 2004 tsunami is an example of an event that helped to turn adversity into advantage; from a terrible disaster to a journey towards better development, especially in disaster management…

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