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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2019)
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2018)
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)This interim guidance provides suggestions to WHO country offices and health ministries so that they can quickly and effectively mobilize and empower communities to engage, reverse and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 through ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region have implemented strict non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), aiming to interrupt or reduce transmission. While effective ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)This is the style guide for WPRO publications and information products. All designers working on WHO WPRO publication and information products should use this as reference for design and layout. Templates and further ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)This document provides interim guidance on environmental cleaning and disinfection when a COVID-19 case is suspected or confirmed in non-health-care settings, such as hotels and other public places. Environmental cleaning ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Strengthening regulatory systems for medicines and the health workforce - both at the national level and across national borders - can be implemented most effectively through the cooperative efforts of Member States and ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Across the Western Pacific Region, COVID-19 is placing enormous strain on health and economic systems. Apart from direct threats to personal health, safety and livelihood, the pandemic also has significant implications on ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)The Regional Action Framework for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Western Pacific was endorsed by the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee in 2018. With the unprecedented achievements ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)As a public health emergency of international concern, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has drawn worldwide attention and a global response. All countries and areas have initiated measures to contain and ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)This document outlines minimum requirements of laboratory testing for COVID-19 and link laboratory testing with surveillance and contact tracing to guide the outbreak response by national health authorities using a reduced ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)People with underlying noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer have a high risk for developing severe and even fatal COVID-19. It is ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Primary care can play a significant role in the COVID-19 response by differentiating patients with respiratory symptoms from those with COVID-19, making an early diagnosis, helping vulnerable people cope with their anxiety ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Health ministers from the Western Pacific Region met virtually on 8 April 2020 to share experiences and stand in solidarity to address COVID-19. Three heads of government made recorded interventions. They were joined by ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)People living with HIV depend on life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and access to ART must be maintained during periods of travel restrictions and lockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Information note ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Hospitals are essential part of service delivery and core to advancing universal health coverage and achieving the health targets in the sustainable development goals. It is often the first point-of-care contact and shape ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)This Regional Action Plan has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office and country offices of the Western Pacific to support countries and areas in the Region to mitigate the public health ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can infect others at any time, including during transfer and transport. COVID-19 is a new infectious disease that requires contact and droplet precautions; lapses ...
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(Manila : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020)Tobacco kills more than 3 million people a year in the Western Pacific Region. Tobacco's toll on the health of the population in the Region translates into significant health-care costs, a considerable burden on health ...
