Report
08 Sep 2020
The Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to gain initial insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services across the life course....
Guide
12 Nov 2019
Set of various materials for training, guidance and transformation. As part of the QualityRights Initiative, WHO has developed a comprehensive package of training and guidance materials. The materials can be used to build capacity among mental health...
Report
18 Jun 2019
This economic analysis makes the case for investing in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Armenia. Through three comprehensive analyses—economic burden, intervention costing, and return on investment—the report demon...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2019
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) conducted a feasibility study to assess the public health need for – and the feasibility and potential public health impact of – expanding its mandate from HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis C to patented essential me...
Guide
15 Feb 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed Guidelines for the pharmacologic and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents to provide evidence-based guidance to initiating and managing cancer pain. The aims of these g...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
02 Jan 2019
The issue brief highlights key aspects of using competition law to promote access to health technologies from UNDP’s landmark publication “Using Competition Law to Promote Access to Health Technologies: A guidebook for low- and middle-income coun...
Guide
01 Jan 2019
Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is experienced by 55% of patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment and by 66% of patients who have...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
06 Dec 2018
The issue brief highlights key aspects of using competition law to promote access to health technologies from UNDP’s landmark publication “Using Competition Law to Promote Access to Health Technologies: A guidebook for low- and middle-income coun...
Report
03 Dec 2018
This report highlights the findings of a 2016 global survey on the perspective of people with diabetes and health professionals on Access to Medicines and Supplies for People with Diabetes.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Nov 2018
This policy brief summarises the key points from the review on the role of health technology assessment (HTA) in medicine pricing and reimbursement with a focus on its use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This action plan provides a roadmap of policies and interventions to realize SDG 3.4 to reduce premature NCD deaths. Heart attacks and strokes can be prevented if people at high risk are detected and treated.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Nov 2018
This action plan provides a roadmap of policies and interventions to realize SDG 3.4 to reduce premature NCD deaths, target 3.8 to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), and target 3.b to support the research and development of vaccines and medicin...
