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Health and well-being profile of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. An overview of the health situation in the Region and its countries in 2023
Health and well-being profile of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. An overview of the health situation in the Region and its countries in 2023
In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all Member States of the United Nations. Rapid progress on health indicators, which had gained momentum in 2000, has stalled since 2015 with rising rates of maternal and child mortality, premature mortality from NCDs and road traffic mortality. The 767 million people of the Eastern Mediterranean Region represent almost 10% of the global population. The Region includes many countries facing high rates of material and financial deprivation exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic challenges, including access to education and health care, gender and geographical inequity concerns, environmental risk factors, natural disasters and conflicts and protracted humanitarian crises in several countries of the Region. The documented slowdown across many health-related indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) calls for a more strategic approach to reverse regional trends and address upstream issues such as risks and determinants of health.
Bridging the divide. A guide to implementing the humanitarian-development-peace nexus for health (second edition)
Bridging the divide. A guide to implementing the humanitarian-development-peace nexus for health (second edition)
Despite growing consensus on the value of the humanitarian development and peace nexus (HDPNx) approach also known as the New Way of Working practical guidance on how to apply it effectively in the health sector has long been lacking. The HDPNx approach seeks to leverage the comparative advantages of different actors to improve efficiency and sustainability reduce duplication and service delivery gaps address the root causes of emergencies and support transitions from humanitarian response to stabilization recovery and development. To address this gap this guide was developed as a practical tool to support the implementation of the HDPNx approach in health-related contexts. The first edition published in 2020 aimed to help health actors operationalize the approach in a coordinated multisectoral manner. Since then advances in both understanding and application of the approach have emerged. This second edition builds on the foundation of the original guide incorporating recent developments and operational learning to ensure continued relevance and effectiveness.
Drowning prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Facts from the first Global status report on drowning prevention, 2024
Drowning prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Facts from the first Global status report on drowning prevention, 2024
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Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
For indexing, abstracting, archiving and sharing regional health knowledge, including citations from more than 800 peer-reviewed journals published in 20 countries
IMEMR Journals Directory (IMJD)
IMEMR Journals Directory (IMJD)
Index Medicus Journals Directory (IMJD) is a comprehensive repository for the bibliographic information on peer-reviewed health and biomedical sciences journals published in the Region and indexed in the Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR).
Institutional Digital Repository (IDR)
The Institutional Digital Repository (IDR)
The Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) of the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean was launched in October 2011 in order to improve accessibility to documents of WHO governing bodies, the annual reports and message of the Regional Director, technical and intercountry meeting reports.
Arabic MeSH
Arabic MeSH
For indexing, organizing and retrieving information and information products in Arabic
Health knowledge initiatives
HINARI
HINARI
Access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature for developing countries
Research4life
Research4life
Access to academic and professional peer-reviewed online content for developing countries
Global Health Library (Global Index Medicus)
Global Index Medicus (GIM)
International platform to promote and link mainstream, regional, national and local health information
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