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Issue brief: supporting neighbourhood-based approaches to addressing poverty concentration and its impacts on health in Hamilton
This issue brief was prepared in the context of great
local concern about dramatic inequalities in health
between neighbourhoods in Hamilton, which
correspond closely with long-standing neighbourhood
concentrations of poverty. There has been widespread
awareness of the problem of concentrated poverty in
...
Issue brief: Addressing health and emerging global issues in Canada
An increasing number of global issues have emerged as
key determinants of health. Governments around the
world are recognizing the importance of considering and
acting upon these global issues as a way to protect and
improve the health of their citizens. Specifically, these
governments have started to re...
Issue brief: addressing the integration of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in acute healthcare settings in Canada
Clinical nurse specialists are defined as ‘registered
nurses holding a master’s degree in nursing and having
expertise in a clinical nursing specialty who promote
excellence in nursing practice. They serve as role models and
advocates for nurses by providing leadership in their roles
as clinicians, r...
Améliorer la gouvernance pour la viabilisation du district de santé au Cameroun
Au début de la décennie 90, le Cameroun a mis en œuvre un système de santé décentralisé
conformément aux cadres conceptuels du district de santé et des soins de santé primaires
recommandés par le Bureau régional de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (AFRO). Des
structures de dialogue comm...
Malaria: Global Fund proposal development (Round 11)
In recent years, visibility and political support for malaria has continued to increase dramatically.
This policy brief is a summary of the WHO recommended technical strategies. The purpose is to
present in one concise document a summary of WHO Guidance in order to assist countries in
developing Global F...
Paludisme: éllaboration de proposition du Fonds mondial (11ª Série)
Ces dernières années, la visibilité et le soutien politique apportés à la lutte contre le paludisme ont continué de progresser sérieusement. Le présent récapitulatif de la politique est un résumé des stratégies techniques recommandées par l´OMS. Il a pour objet de présenter, dans le cadre ...
Issue brief: addressing the integration of nurse practitioners in primary healthcare settings in Canada
Nurse practitioners are ‘registered nurses with additional
educational preparation and experience who possess and
demonstrate the competencies to autonomously diagnose,
order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe
pharmaceuticals and perform specific procedures within their
legislated scope of pract...
Retaining human resources for health in remote rural areas in Cameroon
This policy brief was prepared at the request of the Human Resources Directorate of the Ministry
of Public Health to inform the deliberations leading to the development of the national strategic
plan for the health workforce. It describes the magnitude, the consequences and the underlying
factors of the ...
Practices in health (CDPBH): improving governance for health district development in Cameroon: executive summary
In the early 1990s, Cameroon implemented a decentralised health system in accordance with the
health district and primary healthcare frameworks recommended by the Africa Regional Office of
the World Health Organization (AFRO-WHO). To enhance both responsiveness and equity and to
foster participation in t...