The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean supports operational research projects in the area of communicable diseases. A main feature of this research activity is the active collaboration
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on a number of food additives: branching glycosyltransferase from Rhodothermus obamensis expressed in Bacillus subtilis, cassia gu
The set of modules that comprise this Sourcebook are intended for use in pre-service and in-service training of health professionals. It is expected that this publication will also be of use to health
This discussion paper from the Department of Gender, Women and Health of the World Health Organization collects evidence and experiences from around the world to show how to make health systems more g
Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) was initiated in 1978 by the WHO to improve access to rehabilitation services for people in low-income and middle-income countries. For this print/CD-ROM resource
The World Health Organization explains its latest findings on the path to developing health financing systems that will allow all people to have access to health services without suffering financial h
"The mhGAP-IG has been developed through an intensive process of evidence review. Systematic reviews were conducted to develop evidence-based recommendations. The process involved a WHO Guideline De
When political attention and scientific efforts are focused, widespread endemic diseases can be and have been controlled and even eradicated, and the United Nations body concerned with health recommen
In this report of the World Health Organization, which is intended for female leaders, policy makers, economists, educators, health scientists, researchers, and activists, a group of researchers and a
This document compiles the principles and methods that the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization--both agencies of the United Nations--use to asses the environmental and
A result of the Priority Medical Devices project initiated in 2007 by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the World Health Organization, this report describes a health-based approach t
It is estimated that approximately 32% of all suicide deaths have occurred in the Western Pacific Region. Suicide rates in some countries/areas like Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and China have
This new electronic training tool is based on 17 years' practical experience in providing training for ICD-10 in the WHO Network for the Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC). The new ICD-
In a folder, no binding, 12 heavily laminated pages (each two-sided), present information for laboratory and field workers responsible for diagnosing malaria by Giemsa microscopy. The pages feature te
Every year, the harmful use of alcohol kills 2.5 million people, including 320,000 young people between 15 and 29 years of age. It is the eighth leading risk factor for deaths globally, and harmful us
Produced in part by a grant from the World Lung Foundation, this manual aimed at government tax administrators suggests that increasing tobacco product taxes not only results in reduced tobacco use an
The main aim of this practical Handbook is to strengthen counselling and communication skills of skilled attendants (SAs) and other health providers, helping them to effectively discuss with women, fa
Agencies that procure medicines are increasingly faced with questions about the patent status of pharmaceutical products. This is important because these agencies have a responsibility to use their bu
Offering a glimpse into the history of the World Health Organization since its creation in 1948, this slim book summarizes the changing nature of the health programs carried out by the European region
Campylobacter is a leading cause of enteric infections in many countries. The principal reservoir of pathogenic Campylobacter spp. is the alimentary tract of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. P
Replacing the 2004 edition of the classification, the 2009 revision aligns the WHO hazard classes with the GHS acute toxicity hazard categories for acute oral and dermal toxicity. Separate tables list
The establishment of systems to ensure that all donated blood is screened for transfusion-transmissible infections is a core component of every national blood program. Globally, however, there are sig
Poor people encounter high rates of illness and premature deaths from preventable causes and are thus more vulnerable to disease. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, many Member countries carry a signi
Road traffic injury is one of the fastest growing epidemics in the WHO South-East Asia Region. TheRegional Report on Status of Road Safety provides an opportunity to depict the extent and scale of thi
Imagine a large poster of a baby playing with a gun. No medium can send a message about the safe handling of firearms faster or more powerfully than a perfectly targeted poster. Since it was set up in
This manual is designed to be used by the trainee at Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases and Good Laboratory Practice training workshops. It contains an introduction which h
Inorganic Chromium (III) Compounds provides summaries of the relevant scientific information concerning the potential effects of these chemicals upon human health and/or the environment. Chemical safe
Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older
In order to promote greater implementation of effective, affordable and sustainable trauma systems globally, the World Health Organization and the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Inte
This course workbook is designed to introduce readers to the fundamentals of emergency exercise design and to prepare readers to design and conduct an in-house emergency exercise training course of th
The fourth edition of this World Health Organization report on the effects of anthrax on humans and animals has been updated to reflect new scientific research in 2007 as well as expert conclusions dr
This report draws attention to the threat of viruses as a risk to public health when they are present in food. Viruses play a major role in the burden of infectious intestinal disease and require spec
This manual presents an overview of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and provides detailed instructions in the monitoring and evaluation of IDD control and prevention programs. Health and nutrition p
Social inequality is widely recognized as an important cause of conflict and the social determinants of health in conflict settings reflect and reinforce these inequalities. This publication explores
In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the knowledge base on social determinants and how these influence health is sparse. This publication reviews the social determinants of health in seven countries o
This report on integrating mental health into primary care, which was developed jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), presents the justif
THIS IS THE LARGE PRINT VERSION OF ICF FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDInternational Classification of Functioning (ICF) is a classification of health and health-related domains that provides a standard lang
The Water, Sanitation and Health Electronic Library, 5th edition, includes more than 220 documents of new and current publications. The documents provide information on water supply and sanitation, re
The 68th meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2007, and this World Health Organization Report summarizes the toxicological mo
