Download or read book The WHO AWaRe Access Watch Reserve antibiotic book written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The selection and use of essential medicines written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 24th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 24 to 28 April 2023. The Committee considered 85 applications proposing additions, changes and deletions of medicines, medicine classes and formulations on the Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The Committee evaluated the scientific evidence for effectiveness, safety and cost- effectiveness of the medicines in question. The Committee also considered a review of the age-appropriateness of formulations of essential medicines for children, the AWaRe classification of antibiotics, and other matters relevant to the selection and use of essential medicines.
Download or read book WHO presence in countries territories and areas 2023 report written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Antimicrobial resistance curriculum assessment tool for medical education written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) calls for making AMR a core component of professional education and training. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Competency framework for health workers’ education and training on AMR to ensure that academic institutions and regulatory agencies provided pre-service and in-service training to equip health workers with the adequate competencies to address AMR. This was followed by Health workers’ training and education on AMR: curricula guide, which outlines the learning objectives and expected outcomes of pre-service training of health workers to improve curricula. The tool for assessing AMR curricula for medical education complements other WHO tools. Its aim is to identify gaps in curricula for medical education so that they can be remediated. This tool will allow a rapid review of curricula for training medical students in a national or university context to evaluate the robustness of their content for achieving the core competencies listed in the Competency Framework for Health Workers’ Education and Training on AMR. It can also assist in designing a strategy to enhance the AMR elements in curricula for medical education and to stimulate or facilitate periodic structured discussions on AMR and health worker competencies among the faculty of medical universities and other relevant stakeholders. A robust medical curriculum, which sufficiently includes AMR elements, will contribute to ensuring that future doctors have the necessary awareness and skills to address AMR in policy and practice.
Download or read book Antimicrobial Stewardship written by and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past many years, new and novel antibiotics have been developed against resistant bacterial species, but their increased clinical usage has led to reduced bacterial susceptibility and increased bacterial resistance to these novel agents. When a new antibiotic is developed, bacterial species initially show susceptibility to the agent, but with the passage of time, as the use of the antibiotic increases, the bacterial species acquire resistance against the drug or even the drug class. This book provides a comprehensive overview of antimicrobial stewardship programs and the obstacles to implementing and maintaining such programs. Antimicrobial stewardship is an important part of a multifaceted approach to preventing the emergence of antibiotic resistance in various microbial species. The book highlights the basic and initial steps necessary for initiating an antimicrobial stewardship program, as well as explores the different strategies of antimicrobial stewardship.
Download or read book Infection prevention and control in service education and training curriculum written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objective of this curriculum is to equip health and care workers with the essential knowledge and competencies necessary for delivering safe and effective care. By doing so it aims to significantly reduce HAIs and combat antimicrobial resistance, thereby safeguarding both patient and HCWs well-being. This curriculum is developed to meet the needs of IPC professionals responsible for developing learning resources and overseeing training within health care organizations. Moreover, the curriculum is intended to encompass all individuals involved in health care delivery and support. This holistic approach includes a wide range of staff -ranging from clinical workers to administrative and auxiliary services, thus ensuring a broad and inclusive approach to IPC training. The guide is designed to be flexible, allowing for adaptation to various educational and practical contexts to meet specific national and local IPC requirements and policies. It delineates three distinct competency levels within the curriculum: • foundational: introduces basic IPC principles applicable universally across all health and care worker roles; • intermediate: delivers more detailed IPC practices, particularly for clinical practitioners in direct contact with patients; • advanced: provides specialized IPC knowledge tailored for clinical specialists and managerial roles, reflecting the specific needs of their positions and settings. This curriculum serves as an essential reference tool to support the planning, development, and localization of IPC education materials, aligning closely with the WHO core components for IPC programmes and the directions provided within the WHO global strategy and action plan on IPC. It supports countries in their efforts to implement actions to improve IPC knowledge and skills among health and care workers according to the recommendations in the WHO global action plan and monitoring framework. By enhancing the IPC competencies of health and care workers, this guide supports the capacity of the health care system to effectively manage and prevent infections, which is particularly crucial in improving patient outcomes and promoting safer health care environments, including in the context of epidemics, pandemics and other public health emergencies.
Download or read book WHO guideline on the prevention and diagnosis of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WHO guideline on the prevention and diagnosis of rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) provides evidence-informed recommendations. It encompasses three areas; 1) primary prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, specifically the identification and treatment of suspected group A (beta-haemolytic) Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis and skin infections; 2) secondary prevention of recurrent rheumatic fever and of rheumatic heart disease, specifically use of long-term antibiotic prophylaxis, interventions to increase adherence to antibiotic prophylaxis, and screening for early rheumatic heart disease; and 3) management of rheumatic fever, specifically the treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs. Rheumatic fever and RHD are associated with poverty, residential overcrowding, insufficient access to clean water and sanitation, and barriers to accessing care. Therefore, its adoption, adaptation and implementation should ensure: - Adequate living conditions including access to clean water, sanitation and living spaces, housing, and appropriate ventilation in homes and residences. - Equitable access to high-quality services for the prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of suspected or confirmed GAS infections and RF/RHD. It is intended for wide audience involved in the prevention and management of RF and RHD. Web annex A provides information on the processes, methods, and key questions, and web annex B, unpublished systematic review reports.
Download or read book Implementing the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations works towards clear, independent and practical standards and guidelines for the quality assurance of medicines and provision of global regulatory tools. The Expert Committee develops standards through worldwide consultation and an international consensus-building process. The following new guidance texts were adopted and recommended for use: WHO good manufacturing practices for excipients used in pharmaceutical products (revision); IAEA/WHO good manufacturing practices for in-house cold kits for radiopharmaceutical preparations (new); WHO good practices for pharmaceutical quality control laboratories (revision); WHO/UNFPA female condom generic specification (new); WHO Biowaiver List: proposal to waive in vivo bioequivalence requirements for WHO Model List of Essential Medicines immediate-release (updated), solid oral dosage forms; WHO guideline on Biopharmaceutics Classification System-based biowaivers (revision); and Multisource (generic) pharmaceutical products: guidelines on registration requirements to establish interchangeability (republished). All of the above are included in this report and recommended for implementation.
Download or read book National stockpiles for radiological and nuclear emergencies policy advice written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-01-27 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Selection and Use of Essential Medicines written by WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines and published by WHO. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the recommendations of the WHO Expert Committee responsible for updating the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. The first part contains a progress report on the new procedures for updating the Model List and the development of the WHO Essential Medicines Library. It continues with a section on changes made in revising the Model List followed by a review of some sections such as hypertensive medicines and fast track procedures for deleting items. Annexes include the 13th version of the Model List and items on the list sorted according to their 5-level Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification codes.
Download or read book People centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance in human health written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document outlines the concept and content of the WHO people-centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the human health sector. The proposed approach recognizes and aims to address the challenges and health system barriers people face when accessing health services to prevent, diagnose and treat (drug-resistant) infections. It puts people and their needs at the centre of the AMR response and guides policy-makers in taking programmatic and comprehensive actions to mitigate AMR in line with a proposed package of core interventions. These interventions are based on a review of four pillars and two foundational steps that are critical to overcome barriers faced by people and health systems in addressing AMR. The four pillars are: (1) prevention of infections; (2) access to essential health services; (3) timely, accurate diagnosis; and (4) appropriate, quality-assured treatment. The pillars are supported by the two foundational steps: effective governance, awareness and education; and strategic information through surveillance and research. Building and adding on to the objectives of the Global action plan on AMR, the 13 core interventions and accompanying priority actions are designed to address AMR in a programmatic manner that puts people, their needs and equitable access to health services at the centre of the AMR response in the community, in primary care, secondary and tertiary care, and at national and/or subnational level. The development of the people-centred core package of AMR interventions was based on a review of the evidence and multidisciplinary expert opinion, complemented with feedback from a global online consultation and WHO’s strategic and technical advisory group on antimicrobial resistance. As countries develop or revise their national action plans (NAPs) on AMR, the people-centred core package of interventions can support the design and prioritization of actions in the human health sector at the different levels of implementation and integrated with broader health system strengthening and pandemic preparedness and response plans.
Download or read book Combating Antimicrobial Resistance and Protecting the Miracle of Modern Medicine written by National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, published in 2014, sets out a plan for government work to mitigate the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria. Direction on the implementation of this strategy is provided in five-year national action plans, the first covering 2015 to 2020, and the second covering 2020 to 2025. Combating Antimicrobial Resistance and Protecting the Miracle of Modern Medicine evaluates progress made against the national strategy. This report discusses ways to improve detection of resistant infections and estimate the risk to human health from environmental sources of resistance. In addition, the report considers the effect of agricultural practices on human and animal health and animal welfare and ways these practices could be improved, and advises on key drugs and diseases for which animal-specific test breakpoints are needed.
Download or read book The One Health Approach in the Context of Public Health written by Shahzad Ali and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manual of Childhood Infections written by Mike Sharland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual gives information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections. It includes guidance on the clinical management of the infections and on steps to be taken to prevent future cases.
Download or read book Paediatric drug optimization for antibiotics written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-03-22 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
