Undocumented migrants are people within a country without the necessary documents and permits. They are considered at higher risk for health problems because of their irregular status and the consequences of economic and social marginalization. A systematic review found 122 documents that suggested polic...
This report summarizes the best available evidence for a link between psychosocial factors and morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and cancer in the WHO European Region. The authors searched a total of 1822 Medline and PubMed articles published in English since January 2000, and identifi...
The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders.
It summarises the best available evidence regarding community-based prevention of
postpartum haemorrhage in Zambia.
The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings of those
engaged in d...
The issue of violence and injuries and its status as a
major public health problem has gained significant
political traction both internationally and within the
Caribbean region during the last two decades.
Internationally, the momentum began to build
across the Americas in 1993 with PAHO resolution
CD37...
The issue of violence and injuries and its status as a
major public health problem has gained significant
political traction both internationally and within the
Caribbean region during the last two decades.
Internationally, the momentum began to build
across the Americas in 1993 with PAHO resolution
CD37...
The Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, was asked by
the Secretary of State for Health to review indicators of the quality of general
practice in England. We looked at how they could be made better to support
improvements to care, including how they are selected and presented.
Within t...
Optimizing clinical practice based on data, evidence and
guidelines is a challenge faced in every health system
around the world. The way the challenge manifests
itself at the level of the patient has been remarkably
consistent over time: tough decisions made at the
intersection of clinical expertise, pa...
The lack of effective use of research evidence in policy-making is a major challenge in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is need to package research data into effective policy tools that will help policy-makers to make evidence-informed policy regarding infectious diseases of poverty ...
This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform policy dialogue around their role in health systems....
