WHO Regional Office for Africa
Legal frameworks for eHealth
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report provides an analysis of responses to the global survey on eHealth conducted by the Global Observatory for eHealth (GOe).
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WHO Regional Office for Africa
National coordination mechanism for tobacco control a model for the African region
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This document on national coordination for tobacco control provides guidance to enable Member States to establish and strengthen coordination of tobacco-control efforts in their respective countries, in that tobacco control is not just a health issue...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Multisectoral action plan to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This information sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about a multisectoral approach and action plan in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Proposed policy priorities for preventing obesity and diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Report
17 Oct 2018
This document presents an initial proposal for 10 priority areas for action, which cover 37 strategic interventions to help prevent overweight, obesity and diabetes in the whole population in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including children, adol...
World Health Organization
WHO guidance to protect health from climate change through health adaptation planning
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This guidance document aims to ensure that the health sector works with partners in the environment and other related communities, and follows a systematic process to: Engage in the overall NAP process at the national level; identify national strateg...
World Health Organization
Raising revenues for health in support of UHC: Strategic issues for policy makers
Report
17 Oct 2018
Governments should aim to move towards a predominant reliance on public funding for health, as evidence shows this increases access to health services and improves financial protection for the population. This is a key message in a new policy brief a...
World Health Organization
Technical consultation on indicators of adolescent health
Report
17 Oct 2018
Report on the technical consultation, which brought together adolescent health experts from within WHO, other UN organizations and others, and aimed to reach consensus on a core list of indicators for measuring and reporting on adolescent health, and...
World Health Organization
Towards UHC: thinking public overview of trends in public expenditure on health
Publication
17 Oct 2018
The main objective of the study is to examine key dimensions of the changing relation between public financing for health and the economy, the budget and sector financing over the period 2000-2014. The study specifically examines trends in public exp...
World Health Organization
Promoting health while mitigating climate change
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This is one of two technical background papers prepared as a basis for discussion at the WHO Health and Climate Conference. It provides a brief summary of the available evidence on the health impacts (co-benefits and risks) of climate change mitigati...
World Health Organization
Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products
Publication
17 Oct 2018
This treaty aims at eliminating all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products. It provides tools for preventing illicit trade by securing the supply chain, including by establishing an international tracking and tracing system, by countering illicit...
World Health Organization
Guidance Note on the Integration of NCDs into the UNDAF
Fact sheet
17 Oct 2018
This Guidance Note is intended to assist those who are developing United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) to strengthen the integration of NCDs into the UNDAF process, within the context of the United Nations Development Group’s (UN...
World Health Organization
Health and disaster risk reduction within the Global Framework for climate services
Report
17 Oct 2018
This document is a consultation report from a meeting organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the UN International Strategy for Disaste...