BIGG

Resultados: 11

Ações para a implementação do programa Previne Brasil: modelo de financiamento da atenção primária à saúde
Actions for the implementation of the Previne Brasil Program in the Primary Health Care financing model

Esta obra visa reconhecer o empenho da Atenção Primária à Saúde em fazer a diferença no território com a melhoria dos indicadores de saúde, trazendo impacto positivo diretamente na saúde da população....

Guía de práctica clínica para la evaluación y el manejo de la hemorragia digestiva alta en el Seguro Social del Perú (EsSalud)

Objetivo: Proveer recomendaciones clínicas basadas en evidencia para la evaluación y el manejo de pacientes con hemorragia digestiva alta (HDA) en el seguro social del Perú (EsSalud). Materiales y métodos: Se conformó un grupo elaborador local (GEG-Local) conformado por especialistas en gastroentero...

Transforming and scaling up health professionals’ education and training: World Health Organization guidelines 2013

The World Health Report 2006 ‘Working Together for Health’ pointed to an estimated 57 countries globally that have a critical shortage equivalent to a global deficit of 2.4 million doctors, nurses and midwives which by implication suggests millions of people worldwide who do not receive the essential...

Global recommendations on physical activity for health

The significance of physical activity on public health, the global mandates for the work carried out by WHO in relation to promotion of physical activity and NCDs prevention, and the limited existence of national guidelines on physical activity for health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) make e...

Treatment of tuberculosis: guidelines, 4th edition

This is fourth edition of Treatment of tuberculosis: guidelines, adhering fully to the new WHO process for evidence-based guidelines. Several important recommendations are being promoted in this new edition. First, the recommendation to discontinue the regimen based on just 2 months of rifampicin (2HRZE...

Interventions on diet and physical activity: what works: summary report

This document it builds on previous evidence on dietary interventions, broadening this knowledge to include physical activity. Emphasis in this new review is also placed on evidence from disadvantaged communities and from low- and middle-income countries where the burden of chronic NCDs is growing rapidl...

WHO policy on TB infection control in health-care facilities, congregate settings and households

This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stakeholders. TB infection control is a combination of measures aimed at minimizing the risk of TB transmission within populations. The foundation of infection control is early and rapid d...

Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes in the health sector: tool to improve responsiveness to women's needs

This tool helps programme managers and health-care providers in the public and private sectors integrate gender into HIV/AIDS programmes they wish to set up, implement and evaluate so they are more responsive to women's needs. It suggests practical actions to address key gender issues in four service del...

Cancer Control Knowledge into Action WHO Guide for Effective Programmes Diagnosis and Treatment

The first module in the Cancer Control series, Planning, provides a template for cancer control planning and progamme implementation. The recommended framework draws on earlier WHO work in this field, the principles of which are set out in National cancer control programmes, policies and managerial guide...

Stop TB policy paper: contributing to health system strengthening: guiding principles for national tuberculosis programmes

This is a dynamic and challenging time for those working in public health, in global health cooperation, and in tuberculosis control specifically. As a result of commitments to health at the highest political levels, there are unprecedented opportunities for expanding response to disease epidemics and si...