Author :
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9240032509
The final goal is to increase awareness for further scale up of Innovative Health Technologies for Low Resource Settings The target audience are Ministries of Health, procurement officers, donors, technology developers, manufacturers, clinicians, academics and the general public.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 2022-06-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9240049509
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 47,9 MB
Release : 2024-07-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9240095217
Access to appropriate, affordable, effective, and safe health technologies is paramount, especially in low-resource settings, where burden of non-communicable diseases adds on to the infectious diseases. NCDs account for a staggering 74% of global deaths, with 86% of premature fatalities occurring in resource-constrained regions. Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory conditions, and diabetes collectively contribute to over 80% of these premature NCD-related deaths. Addressing this challenge requires targeted interventions and innovative solutions tailored to LMICs. The 2024 Compendium of Innovative Health Technologies for low-resource settings includes commercially available solutions and prototypes. This 7th edition showcases 21 technologies, each with a full assessment. It also includes updates for technologies previously featured in previous compendia editions. Assessments include clinical aspects, relation to WHO technical specifications, regulatory compliance, criteria on health technology assessment and health technology management, local production viability, and intellectual property considerations. Beyond presenting these innovations, the Compendium serves as a catalyst for increased interaction among stakeholders—ministries of health, procurement officers, donors, developers, biomedical engineers, clinicians, and users. By providing evidence-based assessments and relevant information, it aims to drive use of innovative health technology and expand global access, particularly for low-resource settings for populations in need.
Author : Matthew Harris
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1000932052
This fascinating book offers a pathway for the NHS to adopt low-cost but effective innovations from areas of the world traditionally seen as beneficiaries rather than providers of help and support. In an era of increasing demand and dwindling resources, and where the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the structural limitations of the current system, the book provides examples of simple, frugal but high-quality alternatives to current practice. From orthopaedics to paediatrics, and mental health to plastic surgery, the book illustrates how low- and middle-income countries have found solutions to healthcare issues that are not only safe and clinically effective but also have the potential to save the NHS millions of pounds. Grounded in the contemporary debates of decolonization, it invites readers to question the culture and systems in global health that view low-income countries as solely passive recipients of aid. The volume will be essential reading for students and scholars across Public Health, Global Health, and Development Studies, as well as healthcare managers and policy makers in the UK and beyond.
Author : Tina Marye Slusher
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 40,96 MB
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 2832532101
In this edition of Frontiers in Pediatrics, authors will discuss a wide-variety of pediatric diseases which often lead to severe Illnesses and hospitalizations for children in low-resource settings including certain populations in high-income countries such as Native Americans/Alaskan Natives, refugees, and immigrants. We will focus on the current management in those settings including recent updates, looking at adaptations of care when appropriate. We will attempt to discuss the most common diseases seen in the majority world where at least 80-90% of pediatric deaths occur.
Author : Andrzej Klimczuk
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 14,14 MB
Release : 2022-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 2832505139
Author : Janice Murray
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 2022-08-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 331807084X
The purpose of this book is to offer medical, health, and social care professionals who work in acute, medical, long-term, or community care settings insights into the impact of dementia on an individual’s communication interactions and how augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies could enhance these interactions. The first half of the text sets the scene for understanding the nature of dementia and its impact particularly on an individual’s social and emotional life and their language and communication; the second half introduces AAC and what it offers as a set of techniques to support and maintain conversational autonomy in those living with dementia. Table of Contents: • Section 1: The nature and impact of dementia • A description of dementia • Social and emotional impact of dementia • Language and cognitive-communication assessment and approaches to intervention • Section 2: Interventions mediated through augmentative and alternative communication • Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) • Developing AAC interventions: A participatory assessment and intervention process • Communication partner AAC training and support • What everyone should know about dementia, AAC, and conversational partner training
Author : Sabrina Germain
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,86 MB
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 1529221242
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, stark social inequalities have increasingly been revealed and, in many cases, exacerbated by the global health crisis. This book explores these inequalities, identifying three thematic strands: power and governance, gender and marginalized communities. By examining these three themes in relation to the effects of the pandemic, the book uncovers how unequal the pandemic truly is. It brings together invaluable insights from a range of international scholars across multiple disciplines to critically analyse how these inequalities have played out in the context of COVID-19 as a first step towards achieving social justice.
Author :
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9240033815
WHO convened a WHO-IAEA working group to develop minimum technical requirements for ultraportable imaging digital radiography system. The technology covered by this document will serve not only the pressing demands for tuberculosis screening and triage but also other diseases. Therefore, the requirements, accessories, hardware and software packages listed and described in these specifications also serve other pathologies and conditions, like trauma and pneumonia. This document is recommended to support decision-making regarding the selection, incorporation, allocation and use of ultra-portable x-ray systems and is intended for health care providers, managers of imaging departments, procurement and regulatory agencies, policymakers, planning officers, biomedical engineering professionals, medical physicists, medical device industry and development agencies.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2022-03-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9240046003
Evidence from a Cochrane systematic review on imaging ultrasound conducted before 24 weeks of pregnancy was evaluated as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) antenatal care guideline development process in 2016. The following recommendation was made by WHO: "One ultrasound scan before 24 weeks of gestation (early ultrasound) is recommended for pregnant women to estimate gestational age, improve detection of fetal anomalies and multiple pregnancies, reduce induction of labour for post-term pregnancy, and improve a woman's pregnancy experience". The evidence on effectiveness that supported this recommendation was derived from high-income countries. Since the publication of the Cochrane review, the findings of a large cluster-randomized trial of an antenatal ultrasound intervention in low-income countries have been published; therefore, this recommendation was prioritized by the Executive Guideline Steering Group (GSG) for updating. In March 2021, a WHO-convened Guideline Development Group (GDG) re-evaluated evidence on imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy, updating the recommendation on this intervention in accordance with the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH) living guidelines approach.
