List of WHO publications: Health services
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Year
2013 Order Number    11502453 ISBN-13
 9789241548564
Price
CHF 100,00  / US$ 120,00 Developing countries    CHF 70,00
English
This is the second edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) handbook on the safe, sustainable and affordable management of health-care waste - commonly known as "the Blue Book". The original Blue Book was a comprehensive publication used widely in health-care centres and government agencies to assist in the adoption of national guidance. .../...
Title
Author Marchildon, G.P.
Year
2013 Order Number    13601501  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
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Author Palm, W., Glinos, I. A., Rechel, B., Garel, P., Busse, R., Figueras, J.
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2013 Order Number    13400129 ISBN-13
 9789289002769
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CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
Under the European Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care, the development of European reference networks was promoted as one of the prime areas for cross-border cooperation among Member States. .../...
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2013 Order Number    15400031 ISBN-13
 9789290224297
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region have made considerable efforts at providing an extra surge to their efforts down the road to achieving the targets set by the United Nations Millennium Declaration in 2000, the core values of which have been enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals. .../...
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2013 Order Number    14000103  
 
Price
CHF 1183,33  / US$ 1419,99 Developing countries    CHF 1183,33
English
This collection contains 150+ WHO publications dealing with health systems strengthening, health financing and economics, health systems performance and assessment, social determinants of health and health equity. It also includes related World Health Reports. This collection will be useful to policy and decision makers in public health. .../...
Title
Year
2013 Order Number    14010103  
 
English
This collection contains 150+ WHO publications dealing with health systems strengthening, health financing and economics, health systems performance and assessment, social determinants of health and health equity. It also includes related World Health Reports. This collection will be useful to policy and decision makers in public health. .../...
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Author Steel, D., Cylus, J.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601409  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
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Author O'Neill, C., McGregor, P., Merkur, S.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601410  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
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Author Longley, M., Riley, N., Davies, P., Hernandez-Quevedo, C.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601411  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Turcanu, G., Domente, S., Buga, M., Richardson, E
Year
2012 Order Number    13601407  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
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Author Mitenbergs, U., Taube, M., Misins, J., Mikitis, E., Martinsons, A, Rurane, A., Quentin, W.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601408  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    19300268 ISBN-13
 9789241503594
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Making Health Services Adolescent Friendly: Developing National Quality Standards is intended to be a companion to the Quality Assessment Guidebook: A guide to assessing health services for adolescent clients, which was published by WHO in 2009. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    19300275 ISBN-13
 9789241504645
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
Enhancing the competencies of health professionals is only one of the ways health care services can be improved. The management of information in particular has been shown to impact the quality of health care service delivery. A powerful approach is to improve the tools with which health and health-related data and information are collected, stored, accessed, disseminated and used. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    19300277 ISBN-13
 9789241504874
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
Medical technologies - medicines, vaccines and medical devices - are essential for public health. Access to essential medicines and research to address neglected diseases have been a major concern for many years. More recently, the focus of health policy debate has broadened to consider how to promote innovation and how to ensure equitable access to all vital medical technologies. .../...
Title
Author Genet, N., Boerma, W., Kroneman, M., Hutchinson, A., Saltman, R.B.
Year
2012 Order Number    13400128 ISBN-13
 9789289002882
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,80
English
For every person over the age of 65 in today's European Union, there are four people of working age but, by 2050, there will only be two. Demand for long-term care, of which home care forms a significant part, will inevitably increase in the decades to come. Despite the importance of the issue, however, up-to-date and comparative information on home care in Europe is lacking. .../...
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Author McQueen, D.V., Wismar, M., Lin, V., Jones, C.M., Davies, M.
Year
2012 Order Number    13400124 ISBN-13
 9789289002813
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Many of the policies and programmes that affect health originate outside the health sector. Governments therefore need to address population health using a strategy or policy principle that fosters intersectoral action. Health in all policies (HiAP) does just that, encouraging intersectoral approaches to management, coordination and action. .../...
Title
Author Theodorou, M., Charalambous, C., Petrou, C., Cylus, J.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601406  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    11500841 ISBN-13
 9789241548397
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
The primary goal of the guideline is to improve the quality of care and the outcome in people with type 2 diabetes in low-resource settings. The guideline provides a basis for development of simple algorithms for management of diabetes with essential medicines and technology available in first-contact health services in low-resource settings. .../...
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Author Dimova, A., Rahova, M., Moutafova, E, Atanasova, E., Koeva, S., Panteli, D., van Ginneken, E.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601403  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
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Author Kickbusch, I., Gleicher, D.
Year
2012 Order Number    13400121 ISBN-13
 9789289002745
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Governance for health describes the attempts of governments and other actors to steer communities, whole countries or even groups of countries in the pursuit of health as integral to well-being. This study tracks recent governance innovations to address the priority determinants of health and categorizes them into five strategic approaches to smart governance for health. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    15200158 ISBN-13
 9789290615866
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
The purpose of this guidance document is to assist Member States in establishing a public health diagnostic laboratory network to support surveillance activities and enhance rapid detection and response to emerging infectious disease outbreaks. This document describes the public health laboratory system, its core functions, and factors to consider when establishing such a system.
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    15200159 ISBN-13
 9789290615941
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
This report summarizes the progress of APSED (2010) implementation in the Western Pacific Region by documenting key achievements, activities and challenges for each of the eight focus area for the period January 2011 to June 2012. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    13400119 ISBN-13
 9789289002691
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This report summarizes the evidence on the social determinants of health in the urban context, drawing on the findings of the global Commission on Social Determinants of Health and the European review of social determinants of health and the health divide. .../...
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Author Toniolo, F, Bonin, M, Aggio, A., Bonesso, P, Cella, M, Mazzucco S., Nicola S., Nube, G., et al.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601401  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    19300269 ISBN-13
 9789241503655
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Social protection services and income transfers are put in place by governments to reduce households vulnerability to poverty, to manage risks and counteract the negative impacts that unexpected life events may have on their income, wealth or health, and to lift them out of chronic poverty. .../...
Title
Author Katsaga, A., Kulzhanov, M., Karanikolos, M., Rechel, Bernd
Year
2012 Order Number    13601404  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    13601405  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Olejaz, M., Juul Nielsen, A., Rudkjobing, A., Okkels Birk, H., Krasnik, A., Hernández-Quevedo, C.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601402  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    19300247 ISBN-13
 9789241503143
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
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2011 Order Number    11500837 ISBN-13
 9789241564397
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
This publication explores how the Internet has moved beyond an educational and research tool that once served as a social network for a few elite scientists and has been transformed into a commerce and health care juggernaut now accessible to much of the planet. However, this transformation has not been free of complications and challenges. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    11500828 ISBN-13
 9789241548274
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to engage in the International Health Regulations implementation process. .../...
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Author Szalay, T., Pazitný, P., Scalayová, A, Frisová, S.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601302  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Popovich, L., Potapchik, E., Shishkin, S., Richardson, E., Vacroux, A., Mathivet, B.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601307  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    13601308  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    19300248 ISBN-13
 9789241502580
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
By providing information on other sectors agendas and policy approaches, and their health impacts, and by illustrating areas for potential collaboration, the Social Determinants of Health Sectoral Briefing Series aims to encourage more systematic dialogue and problem solving, and more collaboration with other areas of government. .../...
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2011 Order Number    19300249 ISBN-13
 9789241502290
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
By providing information on other sectors agendas and policy approaches, and their health impacts, and by illustrating areas for potential collaboration, the Social Determinants of Health Sectoral Briefing Series aims to encourage more systematic dialogue and problem solving, and more collaboration with other areas of government. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    19300250 ISBN-13
 9789241502498
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
By providing information on other sectors agendas and policy approaches, and their health impacts, and by illustrating areas for potential collaboration, the Social Determinants of Health Sectoral Briefing Series aims to encourage more systematic dialogue and problem solving, and more collaboration with other areas of government. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    19300258 ISBN-13
 9789241501385
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    19300259 ISBN-13
 9789241501637
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    19300260 ISBN-13
 9789241501361
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    19300261 ISBN-13
 9789241501378
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
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2011 Order Number    19300262 ISBN-13
 9789241501408
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
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2011 Order Number    19300263 ISBN-13
 9789241501392
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    19300265 ISBN-13
 9789241501415
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. This document is part of a series of reference documents being developed for use at the country level. The series will include the following subject areas: . policy framework for health technology . medical device regulations . .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    19300266 ISBN-13
 9789241503532
Price
CHF 100,00  / US$ 120,00 Developing countries    CHF 100,00
English
WHO and partners have been working towards devising an agenda, an action plan, tools and guidelines to increase access to appropriate medical devices. The present package includes the following documents: a href="http://apps.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?codlan=1&codcol=93&codcch=259"> Development of medical device policies. a href="http://apps. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    19900054 ISBN-13
 9789241505086
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
The WHO Patient Safety Programme has developed these hand hygiene training films for health-care workers involved in training sessions about hand hygiene best practices and/or about hand hygiene compliance observation. .../...
Title
Author Ladurner. J., Gerger, M., Holland, W.W., Moss, E., Merkur, S., Stewart, S., Irwin, R., Soffri, J.
Year
2011 Order Number    13400114 ISBN-13
 9789289002493
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
This book explores the key challenges facing Austria's public health system. Set firmly in the context of the history, scope, functions and responsibilities of public health in developed countries, it examines how the Austrian system has developed and adapted over the last 50 years to the benefit of the population. It also looks at the challenges presented by life in the 21st century. .../...
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2011 Order Number    04501711  
 
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
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The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. The EMHJ serves as a forum for the dissemination of biomedical information through the publication of scientific research papers on a range of topics related to public health, with particular relevance to the Eastern Mediterranean Region. .../...
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Author Saltman, R. B., Durán, A., Dubois, H. F.W.
Year
2011 Order Number    13400115 ISBN-13
 9789289002547
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
For hospital governance to be effective, it must incorporate two powerful and well-developed lines of health sector logic: on the one hand, national health policy and objectives; on the other, operational hospital management. One sphere is political, the other is technical. .../...
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Year
2011 Order Number    14600063 ISBN-13
 9789290217275
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
Unsafe health care remains a problem of immense magnitude worldwide. The development of solutions and initiatives aimed at driving change towards greater patient safety has become a pressing need, and is recognized by the public health community. .../...
Title
Author Sethi, D., Wood, S., Mitis, F., Bellis, M., Penhale, B., Iborra, I., Lowenstein, A., Manthorpe, G., Ulvestad Kärki, F.
Year
2011 Order Number    13400111 ISBN-13
 9789289002370
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Elder maltreatment is pervasive throughout the WHO European Region: at least 4 million elderly people are estimated to experience maltreatment in any one year and 2500 of them will die each year. Most countries in the Region have an ageing population, putting increasing numbers of people at risk. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    11500818 ISBN-13
 9789241564250
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
The use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives (mHealth) has the potential to transform the face of health service delivery across the globe. A powerful combination of factors is driving this change. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    15400022 ISBN-13
 9789290223962
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This document provides technical support to Member States in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions on the steps required to develop and effectively implement a national laboratory policy and national laboratory plan in accordance with the Asia Pacific Strategy for Strengthening Health Laboratory Services (2010-2015). .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    15400023 ISBN-13
 9789290223979
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Establishing and maintaining laboratory quality standards are essential to generate reliable results to support clinical and public health actions. The Laboratory Quality Standards present a minimum set of standards that can be readily adapted by countries and applied to laboratories at every level of the health-care system. This document also outlines mechanism to implement them. .../...
Title
Author Blas, E., Sommerfeld, J., Sivasankara Kurup, A.
Year
2011 Order Number    11500803 ISBN-13
 9789241564137
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
The thirteen case studies contained in this publication were commissioned by the research node of the Knowledge Network on Priority Public Health Conditions (PPHC-KN), a WHO-based interdepartmental working group associated with the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. .../...
Title
Author Wismar, M., Palm, W., Figueras, J., Ernst, K., van Ginneken, E.
Year
2011 Order Number    13400108 ISBN-13
 9789289002219
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
Cross-border health care is a growing phenomenon in the European Union. When in need of medical treatment, patients increasingly act as informed consumers who claim the right to choose their own providers, including those beyond borders. .../...
Title
Author Boyle, S.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601301  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Ibraimova, A., Akkazieva, B., Ibraimov, A., Manzhieva, E., Rechel, B.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601303  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Pita Barros, P., Ribeirinho Machado, S., de Almeida Simões, J.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601304  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Gaál, P., Szigeti, S., Csere, M., Gaskins, M., Panteli, D.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601305  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Tatar, M., Mollahaliloglu, S., Sahin, B., Aydin, S., Maresso, A., Hernández-Quevedo, C.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601306  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
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Year
2010 Order Number    11500804 ISBN-13
 9789241564144
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
The eHealth series is primarily meant for government ministries of health, information technology, and telecommunications, as well as others working in eHealth -academics, researchers, eHealth professionals, nongovernmental organizations, and donors. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    14600060 ISBN-13
 9789290217442
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Investing in health, particularly that of the poor, is central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. In support of this strategy WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is actively promoting in countries of the Region community-based initiatives like Basic Development Needs, Healthy Cities, Healthy Villages and Women in Health and Development. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    15200135 ISBN-13
 9789290614746
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
This project identified countries in the Asia Pacific Region that have population-level surveillance data on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    15200149 ISBN-13
 9789290613190
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Design Guidelines for Blood Centres will serve as a tool for authorities responsible for developing building centres to house blood transfusion services. These guidelines were prepared to assist countries in developing appropriate, purpose-built facilities for blood services. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    19900040 ISBN-13
 9789241547819
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
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-10 training tool takes advantage of recent developments in technology, which have enhanced its content and structure. .../...
Title
Author Kutzin, J., Cashin, C., Jakab, M.
Year
2010 Order Number    13400101 ISBN-13
 9789289042116
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
Since 1990, the social and economic policies of the transition countries of central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia have diverged, including the way they have reformed the financing of their health systems. This book analyses this rich experience in a systematic way. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    11500731 ISBN-13
 9789241547970
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
This WHO guidance tool has been developed to help countries to systematically evaluate the functioning of their civil registration and vital statistics systems. The aim is to help countries develop a comprehensive understanding of the current system, identify weaknesses in the production and use of vital statistics, and provide the evidence base for corrective action. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    11500796 ISBN-13
 9789241564052
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
When working with countries to measure and compare health systems functioning, it is important to strike a good balance between avoiding blueprints that do not allow for country contexts and specificities while also encouraging a degree of standardization that enables comparisons within and between countries as well as over time. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    11500785 ISBN-13
 9789241563970
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
*** This book was awarded First Prize in the 2011 British Medical Association Book Competition Award*** This book is a collection of analyses of the social determinants of health that impact on specific health conditions. .../...
Title
Author Ustün, T.B., Kostanjsek, N., Chatterji, S., Rehm, J.
Year
2010 Order Number    11500748 ISBN-13
 9789241547598
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule - WHODAS 2.0 is a practical instrument to measure general health and disability levels. It is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). WHODAS 2.0 can be used as a general measure across all diseases, including mental, neurological and addictive disorders. .../...
Title
Author Mladovsky, P., Allin, S., Masseria, C., Hernández-Quevedo, C., McDaid, D., Mossialos, E.
Year
2010 Order Number    13400095 ISBN-13
 9789289041904
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
Good health is a fundamental resource for social and economic prosperity and Europe has seen improvements over the past few decades in both health status and living and working conditions. But this study investigates differences in health status within and between European countries and examines some of the challenges faced by those seeking a healthier and more equitable society. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11500764 ISBN-13
 9789241547741
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
This report summarizes descriptive data on mental health systems of selected low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs) using the World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental health Systems (WHO-AIMS). Results suggest that a systematic assessment of mental health systems is possible in LAMICs. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    15209076 ISBN-13
 9789290614449
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This module is designed to improve the awareness, knowledge and skills of health professionals regarding poverty and gender concerns in actions to improve access to clean water, adequate sanitation and safe food. The module is divided into six sections: Section 1 defines clean water, adequate sanitation and safe food, as well as waterborne and foodborne hazards and diseases. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    15400009 ISBN-13
 9789290223429
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
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 significant proportion of the total burden of disease in the Region. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    19300230 ISBN-13
 9789241598859
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
In many places, adolescents find it difficult to obtain the sexual and reproductive health services, and the other health services, that they need. To address this, there are a growing number of initiatives in many places which aim to make it easier for adolescents to obtain the health services they need, by making health services "adolescent friendly". .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    16300213 ISBN-13
 9789275128411
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This publication is the product of a joint initiative between PAHO/WHO, USAID, SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) and AECI, initiated in 2004/05 to identify options for extending social protection in health to mothers, newborns, and children in Latin American Countries. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11500772 ISBN-13
 9789241563871
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
This report uses a comprehensive framework for studying health risks that was developed for the World Health Report 2002, which presented estimates for the year 2000. The report provides an update for the year 2004 for 24 global risk factors. .../...
Title
Author Ritsatakis, A., Makara, P.
Year
2009 Order Number    13400092 ISBN-13
 9789289041799
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
Noncommunicable diseases pose the greatest threat to the health of the people in the WHO European Region, yet this is an area where the greatest health gains are available at relatively modest cost. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11500776 ISBN-13
 9789241563895
Price
CHF 12,50  / US$ 15,00 Developing countries    CHF 8,75
English
This report investigates how systems thinking can deepen the conceptual and practical underpinnings of system strengthening initiatives. .../...
Title
Author E. Jakubowski, A. Arnaudova
Year
2009 Order Number    13402057 ISBN-13
 9789289041690
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This book highlights the essentials of health and health systems in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It then compares these national data with the average data for three groups - their own, the 15 countries that were members of the EU before 1 May 2004 and the 27 current EU Member States. .../...
Title
Author Rechel, B., Erskine, J., McKee, M., Dowdeswell, B., Wright, S.
Year
2009 Order Number    13400091 ISBN-13
 9789289041782
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Capital investment in European health systems has to take account of an array of challenges and opportunities: the demographic and epidemiological transitions associated with an ageing population; advances in medical technologies and pharmaceuticals; rising public expectations; and persistent health inequalities. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    15200127 ISBN-13
 9789290614197
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
This book was prepared by the World Health Organization. It was originally designed, produced and distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute of the United States of America. The World Health Organization has added to it and reformatted many sections of this material in order for users to focus on public health emergencies. .../...
Title
Author Atkinson, J., Chartier, Y., Pessoa-Silva, C.L., Jensen, P., Li, Y., Seto, W.H.
Year
2009 Order Number    11500771 ISBN-13
 9789241547857
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
In this new guideline, natural ventilation is considered for the first time among the effective measures to control infections in health care. Such a recommendation from WHO demonstrates a growing recognition of the role of ventilation and natural ventilation for infection control. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    18000025 ISBN-13
 9789240683839
Price
CHF 250,00  / US$ 300,00 Developing countries    CHF 125,00
English
This new edition of WHO's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) has been fully updated. Originally published in the early 1990s, ICD-10 now incorporates all updates and other changes to this core health classification since 1996 up to the end of 2008. .../...
Title
Author Thomson, S., Foubister, T., Mossialos, E.
Year
2009 Order Number    13400087 ISBN-13
 9789289041652
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Health care systems across the European Union face a common challenge: the high cost of health care. Governments strive to ensure that cost pressures do not undermine values such as universal coverage and equitable financing and access. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    00208706  
 
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
.
The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    00208704  
 
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
.
The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    19300227 ISBN-13
 9789241597906
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
The WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care provide health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to improve practices and reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to patients and HCWs. .../...
Title
Author Rechel, B., Wright, S., Edwards, N., Dowdeswell, B., McKee, M.
Year
2009 Order Number    13400086 ISBN-13
 9789289043045
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Despite considerable investments in health facilities worldwide, little systematic evidence is available on how to plan, design and build new facilities that maximize health gain and ensure that services are responsive to the legitimate expectations of users. This book brings together current knowledge about key dimensions of capital investment in the health sector. .../...
Title
Author Tarricone, R., Tsouros, A.D.
Year
2008 Order Number    13400083 ISBN-13
 9789289042819
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Demographic, epidemiological, social, and cultural trends in European countries are changing the traditional patterns of care. The next decades will see rising numbers of care-dependent older people and noncommunicable diseases as the leading cause of chronic illness and disability. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    11500733 ISBN-13
 9789241563642
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
The development of this report is a concrete WHO response to the 2002 United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) which recommended greater recognition and enhancement of the positive contributions made by older persons during emergency situations. .../...
Title
Author Nolte, E., Knai, C., McKee, M.
Year
2008 Order Number    13400084 ISBN-13
 9789289042949
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
One of the greatest challenges facing health systems in the 21st century is the need to address the growing burden of chronic diseases, which are complex and require a long-term, multifaceted response. This book examines the health system response to this rising burden in eight countries: Denmark, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia and Canada. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    15207076 ISBN-13
 9789290613893
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This module is designed to build the capacity of health professionals to analyse and to address the interrelationship between gender and health. The enhanced commitment to addressing gender-based inequalities increasingly requires that health professionals have the knowledge, skills and tools to respond more effectively to the health needs of men and women. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    15208076 ISBN-13
 9789290613886
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This module is designed to improve the awareness, knowledge and skills of health professionals on poverty and gender concerns in the field of HIV/AIDS. .../...
Title
Author Garrido, M.V., Kristensen, F. B., Nielsen, C.P., Busse, R.
Year
2008 Order Number    13400082 ISBN-13
 9789289042932