The World Public Library Medical Document Collection is an archive of Medical Document Collection, Medical Publications Collection, Department of Health and Human Services and Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Titles were selected to focus on assisting general health and awareness, and especially those at greater risk of health disparities with achieving optimal lifespan with the best possible quality of health in every stage of life.
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SUMMARY The WHO/ILO Meeting on Strengthening Occupational Health and Safety was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 23 to 25 November 2005. The objectives of the meeting were: to review the state of developmenl and irnplementation of: (a) the national programmes/action plans/profiles on occupational health and safety ofparticipating countries, and identify areas that require strengthening; (b) the concept and approach ofbasic occupational health services and other simila...
The Joint UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO Meeting on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Pacific was held at the Mocambo Hotel in Nadi, Fiji, from 8 to I I November 2005 with the following objectives: (l) To review the current sexually transmitted infection (STI) situation in the Pacific island countries and areas; (2) to share experiences, lessons leamt and the latest developments in STI prevention and control; and (3) to identiff issues, gaps and key acti...
SUMMARY The Consultation Meeting on Transplantation with National Health Authorities in the Western Pacific Region was conducted in Manila, the Philippines, from 7 to 9 November 2005. The meeting was supported by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and WHO Headquarters. The objectives of the meeting were: (1) to share information on country transplantation activities, including regulatory, operational and organizational structures; (2) to discuss the goals ou...
More than a decade after the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994a nd the Fourth World Conferenceo n Women in 1995,g overnmentsa re expressing their commitment to women's health, in particular to sexual and reproductive health. Unfortunately, high maternal and neonatal mortality remains a feature in many countries in the WesternP acific Region. The complex'issueso f reproductivea nd maternalh ealthe xtendb eyond technical and medical fact...
The WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AID (IINAIDS) organized the four-day UNAIDS and WHO Consultation on Progress in Prevention and Care in the Context of the *3 by 5 Initiative and the Perspective of Universal Access in the Western Pacific Region with the objective that, by the end of the consultation, the participants would have: (l) reviewed progress made on prevention and care in the context of the 3...
SUMMARY WHO workshop on the International Health Regulations (2005) and Influenza Pandemic Preparednessin the Pacific, was conductedf rom 2 to 5 November 2(X)5, Nadi, Fiji. The workshop was convened by the World Health Organization for the llestern Pacific, in collaboration with the WHO Representative in the South Pacific. The objectives of the workshop were: t . to advocatea nd increasea warenessa mongstp olicy-makers and health offrcials in the Pacific island counfiies...
SUMMARY The Informal Consultationo n the Health lnformation System( HIS) ShategicP lan for the WesternP acificR egionw ash eldi n Manila,t he Philippinesf,r om 28 to 30 Novembe2r 005w ith the following objectives: (l) to review and finalize the draft Health Information System Strategic Plan for the WesternP acificR egionf or 2006-2010; (2) to prioritize strategies,d evelop plans and identiff forms and sourceso f support neededb y memberc ountriesi n ordert o scaleu p act...
From June to September 2003, Malaysia participated in a case study on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, in the form of a review of literature, studies and projects, initiated by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. A total of 260 documents were reviewed, covering a wide range of concerns in the area of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. There is limited literature available on this important subject, which is hardly surprising given its cultu...
Environmental Pollution -- adverse effects Child ; Epidemiology -- statistics & numerical data Child ; Children -- Health and hygiene ; Environmental health ; Infant Mortality -- trends ; Wounds and Injuries -- epidemiology Child : Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-63) and index
Delivery of Health Care ; Emigration and immigration ; Refugees -- Civil rights ; Immigrants -- Civil rights ; Refugees -- Health and hygiene ; Immigrants -- Health and hygiene ; Transients and Migrants : Introduction to migration, health and human rights -- Health implications for those left behind -- Health implications for those on the move -- Health and human rights of migrants in the host country : System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader