There is serious concern about the impact of the changing climate. The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has taken the initiative in addressing health issues related to climate change, but f
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development i
Design Guidelines for Blood Centres will serve as a tool for authorities responsible for developing building centers to house blood transfusion services.These guidelines were prepared to assist countr
This report presents the status of health-care waste management (HCWM) in selected countries in the Western Pacific Region. An assessment of results was made based on a survey and literature review. T
Environmental determinants of health are responsible for more than a quarter of the burden of disease in the Western Pacific Region. Communicable and noncommunicable disease, disability and death resu
This annual report assesses tuberculosis epidemiology trends in East Asia and the Pacific Islands and profiles seven countries with a high burden of tuberculosis. Color tables break down the data by c
This guide describes in detail the current challenges and activities needed to interrupt measles transmission, to prevent and respond rapidly to emerging measles outbreaks, and to ensure sensitive sur
This volume introduces Mongolian traditional medicine and details the nature and uses of medicinal plants found in the country.The book focuses on the medicinal plants used most commonly in Mongolia.
Food safety is a key component of public health. Ill health outcomes due to foodborne infectious diseases and food contamination are well documented. With growing globalization of the food trade, food
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development i
This review was requested by the Department of Health of the Philippines and the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) and conducted with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the J
Antimicrobial resistance threatens great achievements in modern medicine and public health. Alarming levels of resistance to common hospital and community-acquired pathogens have been reported across
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development i
APSED is a strategic framework for building sustainable national and regional capacities and partnerships in the Asia Pacific Region to ensure public health security and to detect, prepare for and res
This policy brief proposes a framework with a series of actions that are based on the literature and national experiences with intervention strategies according to the level of statistical development
Regional Framework for Reproductive Health in the Western Pacific provides guidance for decision-makers and national program managers in planning and designing reproductive health programs. Reproducti
Communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and vaccine-preventable diseases have a considerable negative impact on social development in the West
In November 2012, representatives of World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), Japan International Cooperation Ag
On 21 May 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), the world's first health treaty. As of December 2013, 177 countries, covering 88% of
This document contains a Regional Action Plan to operationalize the Global Action Plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, envisioning "a Region free of avoidable NCD
