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Climate Change and Health in the Western Pacific Region

By: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific,Joshua Nealon

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Climate Change and Health in the Western Pacific Region

By: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific,Joshua Nealon

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 further action is needed to support efforts to confront climate change in Member States and in various sectors. Health must be mainstreamed into efforts to address climate change and action must be coordinated and integrated across national boundaries and in all sectors. This report synthesizes information and approaches on climate change and health pertinent to Member States in the Western Pacific Region. It also examines efforts and initiatives by various experts and stakeholders with an in-depth look at experiences in seven Member States that reflect the diversity of the Region. Finally it offers recommendations for policy-makers.

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9290617373

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9789290617372

Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

The Western Pacific Regional Food Safety Strategy 2011-2015 has contributed to good progress in food safety across the Western Pacific Region. However more than 125 million people fall ill and more than 50 000 die annually from unsafe food in the Region. Food safety is a highly complex health issue involving multiple domestic and international stakeholders. Over recent years new developments including the introduction of new technologies increasing internationalization of the food chain and demographic changes have affected food safety in the Region. The changing context of food safety affects food safety risk management as well as trust in the safety of the food supply. Food safety trust is a multifaceted issue and an outcome of effective food safety systems. At the same time it serves as an enabler for strengthening food safety systems to manage food safety risks and respond to food safety incidents and emergencies. The Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific builds on the achievement and lessons learnt from the 2011-2015 Strategy. It acknowledges the changing context of food safety and revisits the approach for strengthening national food safety systems. This includes a stronger focus on building trust and confidence in food safety systems and implementing strategic actions that create leadership partnerships competency and resources that are the necessary enablers for advancing food safety systems. The Framework provides guidance on strategic action and a stepwise approach to strengthen food safety systems to better manage food safety risks and respond to food safety incidents and emergencies. It is intended to guide national food safety authorities in implementation of strategic action to strengthen national food safety systems as well as to obtain and advocate for high-level political support to enhance food safety. It is also intended to facilitate regional cooperation among food safety authorities.

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9290618477

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9789290618478

Overweight and Obesity in the Western Pacific Region an Equity Perspective

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Overweight and Obesity in the Western Pacific Region an Equity Perspective

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Overweight and obesity have become urgent global health issues in recent decades. Globally the number of overweight children under the age of 5 years has increased from 32 million in 2000 to 41 million in 2014 corresponding to an increase in prevalence from 5.0% to 6.1%. It is estimated that at the current pace by 2020 some 9% of all children under 5 years will be overweight. Furthermore an increase in adult obesity prevalence has been observed in all countries and globally the prevalence of obesity among adults has doubled from 1980 to 2014 from 5% to 11% for men and from 8% to 15% for women. Overweight and obesity were estimated to account for 3.4 million deaths annually and 93.6 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) 1 in 2010. The burden of overweight and obesity is inequitably distributed and affects some population groups and geographical areas more than others based on their social characteristics which are also inequitably distributed. Vulnerability to overweight and obesity might depend on for instance urban or rural residence socioeconomic status ethnicity or the geographical area where people live and their nutritional status in the first 1000 days of life. This report intends to assist policy-makers in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region by contributing to a better understanding of the unequal distribution of overweight and obesity in the Region and by providing policy options to address the social determinants of overweight and obesity. Identifying vulnerable population groups or areas can help policymakers programme managers and other actors to improve programme targeting and increase the effectiveness and improve the health and well-being of the most vulnerable.

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9290618132

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Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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 result from a lack of safe water and sanitation indoor and outdoor air pollution hazardous chemicals occupational hazards and climate-related disasters. The Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet intends to relaunch the World Health Organization (WHO) s Health and the Environment programme and fulfil its mandate in the area of environmental health. It proposes to leverage the health sector focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process providing guidance for prioritizing the work of WHO in support of Member States improving health outcomes through action on environmental determinants. It articulates entry points for health and environment priority actions in WHO country cooperation strategies the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other mechanisms for international collaboration and notably with the United Nations Environment Programme and ministries of environment. The framework also sets a course for the health sector to advocate adaptive measures policies and action to protect health and well-being as a co-benefit of interventions in energy agriculture transport housing and other spheres.

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9290618167

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Strategic Plan to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2006-2010

By: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Strategic Plan to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2006-2010

By: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

The Strategic Plan to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2006-2010 is a roadmap for the Region to in taking bolder action during the next 5 years to address these areas of concern. Besides strategies to address these areas, specific desired results and measures of progress are also clearly laid out in the Strategic Plan. The Plan will guide countries and areas in further developing and implementing their 5-year national TB control plans. The implementation of this Strategic Plan for 2006-2010 and the new national 5-year TB control plans will be crucial in achieving a major victory against TB in 2010, and in bringing the Region closer to the vision of a TB-free world.

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Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

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Tuberculosis Control in South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Tuberculosis Control in South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions

By: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

This publication is the first bi-regional report on tuberculosis control in the South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Regions. It presents data on TB epidemiology and gauges the enormous progress being made by national TB control programmes in both the regions. It presents the overall success with strategies adopted to control TB and highlights the similarities and differences between individual countries.

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9290611960

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Second Generation Surveillance Surveys of HIV, Othr STIs and Risk Behaviours in 6 Pacific Island Countries

Implemented by the Ministries of Health of Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu

By: World Health Organization,WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific,UNAIDS

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Second Generation Surveillance Surveys of HIV, Othr STIs and Risk Behaviours in 6 Pacific Island Countries

Implemented by the Ministries of Health of Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu

By: World Health Organization,WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific,UNAIDS

This HIV surveillance project is a significant initiative for the South Pacific (SP) Region, which has been well supported by Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) and key United Nations and regional non-government organizations. This report presents a synthesis and analysis of data generated by the SGS surveys from the first round of surveys, including prevalence of disease, demographic descriptors, risk behaviours and knowledge of HIV. Analyses are intended to determine which activities will strengthen surveillance systems for the second wave of surveys in 2006 and to identify factors that can be targeted in STI/HIV prevention strategies. Results are presented as a regional summary followed by country-specific chapters and will be most useful for national Ministries of Health, in-country stakeholders and other regional agencies.

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9290612185

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9789290612186

Strengthening the Performance of Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

Report of a WHO Study Group

By: World Health Organization,WHO Study Group on Community Health Workers

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Strengthening the Performance of Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

Report of a WHO Study Group

By: World Health Organization,WHO Study Group on Community Health Workers

This document describes a study that investigated the reasons for the frequent failure of national health systems based on primary health care to make effective use of community health workers. The report assesses different national experiences in order to pinpoint weaknesses, trace key mistakes, and define corrective actions. The report opens with a brief historical overview of problems that have arisen in the use of community health workers and reasons for these problems. Noting that governments frequently fail to decide what community health workers are expected to achieve, the second section proposes an explicit definition of the place, role, and functions of community health workers within the context of a national health system. The report then identifies and explores eight weaknesses, ranging from policy and organizational errors that have built failure into the system to problems of poor selection, insufficient training, inadequate motivation, and lack of reward. Strategies to overcome each problem are proposed. Specific recommendations drawn from national experiences are also included. The final sections condense the contents into a series of conclusions and recommendations intended to guide the reshaping of national programs. Eight references and a 59-item reading list conclude the document. (KC)

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Our Planet, Our Health

Report of the WHO Commission on Health and Environment

By: WHO Commission on Health and Environment,World Health Organization

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Report of the WHO Commission on Health and Environment

By: WHO Commission on Health and Environment,World Health Organization

Development strategies in a number of sectors can have adverse consequences for health and the environment. This report looks in particular at food and agriculture, water, energy, industry, and urbanization, in each case, examining the adverse health effects of various sectoral policies and recommending approaches and action aimed at mitigating or preventing them. The discussion is underpinned by concern for the principles of a more equitable access to resources both within and between countries, and participation of the public in formulating, implementing and evaluating plans and projects... [Editeur]

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9241561483

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Health Worker's Manual on Counselling for Maternal and Child Health

By: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Health Worker's Manual on Counselling for Maternal and Child Health

By: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

A spiral-bound reference manual for use whenever health workers have an opportunity to give pregnant women and the mothers of young children advice about ways to stay healthy and respond to common risks. Addressed to midwives, nurses, and other primary health care workers, the manual responds to the unacceptably high death rates of pregnant women and young children in Western Pacific countries. As most of these deaths are preventable, the manual aims to help health workers communicate essential health information that is clear and easy to follow, and encourages actions that are convenient as well as practical.

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Book's by Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Climate Change and Health in the Western Pacific Region

Climate Change and Health in the Western Pacific Region

Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific

Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific

Overweight and Obesity in the Western Pacific Region an Equity Perspective

Overweight and Obesity in the Western Pacific Region an Equity Perspective

Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

Strategic Plan to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2006-2010

Strategic Plan to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2006-2010

Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet

Tuberculosis Control in South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions

Tuberculosis Control in South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions

Second Generation Surveillance Surveys of HIV, Othr STIs and Risk Behaviours in 6 Pacific Island Countries

Second Generation Surveillance Surveys of HIV, Othr STIs and Risk Behaviours in 6 Pacific Island Countries

Strengthening the Performance of Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

Strengthening the Performance of Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

Our Planet, Our Health

Our Planet, Our Health

Health Worker's Manual on Counselling for Maternal and Child Health

Health Worker's Manual on Counselling for Maternal and Child Health

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