International Plan, Policy & Guidelines

WHO announces updates on new molecular assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug resistance 13 January 2020 | GENEVA – Significant improvements to the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin …

Implementation Research (IR) in Health: A Practical Guide This Guide was developed by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) with support from the Implementation Research Platform (IRP). …

Implementation Research (IR) toolkit(Participants Manual & Facilitator’s Guide) The toolkit was developed by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. Over 200 researchers, academics, disease control programme …

WHO launches new report on global tobacco use trends Number of males using tobacco globally on the decline, showing that government-led control efforts work to save lives, protect health, beat …

Rapid Communication: Key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis 11 December 2019 | GENEVA – Significant improvements in treatment outcomes and quality of life for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) …

UNDP #HDR2019 “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st Century” To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities — UN report 2019 Human Development Report …

World Health Organization’s World malaria report 2019 More pregnant women and children protected from malaria, but accelerated efforts and funding needed to reinvigorate global response, WHO report shows 4 December 2019 …

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. A WHO practical toolkit Key steps in establishing a national AMS programme to enable facility AMS Audience: Ministry and/or …

People-centred framework for tuberculosis programme planning and prioritization, User guide Aim of People-centred framework The aim of the people-centred framework is to help countries to develop fully prioritized and budgeted …

New WHO report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths World Health Organization launched a new report ”The power of cities: tackling noncommunicable diseases and road safety” …