International travel and health : situation as on 1 January 2011
Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011. 258p. Hardcopy available on loan at: SEARO Library Electronic file available at: http://www.who.int/ith/chapters/en/index.html Almost 900 million international journeys were undertaken in 2009. Global travel on this scale exposes many people to a range of health risks – different disease agents and changes in temperature, altitude and humidity are just some [...]
Tackling antibiotic resistance from a food safety perspective in Europe
Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe , 2011. 65p. ISBN: 978 92 890 1421 2 Available online at: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/136454/e94889.pdf Hardcopy available on loan at: SEARO Library Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. But their use and misuse have resulted in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now a significant health [...]
Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010
Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011 April. 176p. ISBN: 97892 41564229 Full text available at: http://www.who.int/nmh/publications/ncd_report2010/en/ The Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases is the first report on the worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, along with their risk factors and determinants. Noncommunicable diseases killed 36 million people in 2008, and [...]
Review of Public-Private mix DOTS initiative in Myanmar
Yangon: Department of Medical Research ( Lower Myanmar ), National Tuberculosis Programme, Department of Health, 2010 Sept. 109p Hard copy available on loan at: SEARO library This review was based on the information gathered from all partners involved in PPM DOTS-Myanmar Medical Association (MMA), Population Services International/Myanmar (PSI/M), Japanese International Cooperative Agency (JICA)- and the [...]
Let’s see yourself in a slide multi-vision!!
Let’s see yourself at the OJS Workshop, 29-11 March 2011, in a slide multi-vision!! (Play it) http://commed.md.kku.ac.th/OJS/indo.html http://commed.md.kku.ac.th/OJS/indo_ojs.exe Enjoy!! Sompong Srisaenpang Srinagarind Medical Journal Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen, Thailand
WHO country cooperation strategy 2007-2011 : Indonesia
World Health Organization. Country Office for Indonesia This Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) Indonesia is a medium-term vision of the World Health Organization’s efforts to support health development in Indonesia in the next five years. It is based on analysis of the current health situation in the country, health policies and programmes of the Ministry of [...]
