RSS 1.06. Regional Office for South-East Asia
Sub-communities within this community
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Advisory Committee on Health Research
1988 - current -
Advisory Committee on Medical Research
1976 - 1987
Recent Submissions
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Blood centres in South-East Asia: a status report - 2002
(SEA-HLM-353, 2003) -
Management of snake bites: report of the regional meeting, Yangon, Myanmar, 30 November - 2 December 2009
(SEA-HLM-404, 2010)Snake-bites are well-known medical emergencies in many parts of the world, especially in rural areas. Agricultural workers and children are the most affected. Snake antivenom provides a life-saving measure. The prevention of mortality and morbidity depends upon the availability of antivenom in the health facilities in these settings. Mechanisms need to be developed to assure access to antivenom by all needy patients. The health system needs to respond to this challenge and logistics must be put in place to assure timely availability of ... -
Regional workshop for strengthening capacity and internal quality assurance for the SEAR Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network. Thimphu, Bhutan, 15-20 August 2016.
(SEA-Immun-109, 2017)In order to achieve the goal of measles elimination and rubella control by 2020, case-based measles surveillance activities in all countries of South-East Asia Region, World Health Organization, have gained momentum resulting in increasing workload and expectations from Measles and Rubella laboratory network (MR LabNet). Maintenance of highest standards in lab reporting is the backbone of lab supported surveillance for measles elimination. The workshop at Thimphu, Bhutan during 15–20 August 2016, dwelt on the concepts of quality assurance ... -
Independent State of Papua New Guinea Health System Review
(2019)The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (the APO) is a collaborative partnership of interested governments, international agencies, foundations, and researchers that promotes evidence-informed health systems policy regionally and in all countries in the Asia Pacific region. The APO collaboratively identifies priority health system issues across the Asia Pacific region; develops and synthesizes relevant research to support and inform countries' evidence-based policy development; and builds country and regional health systems ... -
Midterm review of the “Strategic plan for measles elimination and rubella and congenital rubella syndrome control in the South-East Asia Region: 2014–2020”
(2018)The mid-term review (MTR) of the Strategic Plan for Measles Elimination and Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control in the South-East Asia Region, 2014–2020 was conducted between July and November 2017 by an independent group of experts. The objectives of the MTR were to provide a candid review of progress towards achieving the regional goal by 2020 and assess the quality of implementation of the strategies laid out in the Strategic Plan. The MTR also aimed to provide recommendations on how the strategies and principles should be ...
