Mental health atlas 2020: review of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Mental health atlas 2020: review of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Mental health conditions have a profound effect on individuals their families and society. The Mental health atlas 2020: review of the Eastern Mediterranean Region provides up-to-date information on the availability of mental health services and resources in the Region including information on mental health policies legislation financing the availability and utilization of mental health services human resources and information/data collection systems. The results provide an invaluable resource that will assist stakeholders to identify gaps and inform decisions around strengthening policy and legislative frameworks scale up services for mental health and support the monitoring of progress towards global and regional targets.
Eastern Mediterranean Region plan 2021-2025 to accelerate implementation of the global roadmap for neglected tropical diseases 2030
Eastern Mediterranean Region plan 2021-2025 to accelerate implementation of the global roadmap for neglected tropical diseases 2030
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) prioritized by WHO are a diverse set of 20 communicable and noncommunicable diseases and disease groups with one common feature: their devastating impact on impoverished communities. WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean resolution EM/RC54/R.3 in 2006 and World Health Assembly resolution WHA66.12 in 2013, both emphasized the importance of controlling, eliminating and eradicating NTDs. To achieve this, the first global NTD road map 2012–2020, Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases (World Health Organization, 2012), set targets for the control, elimination and eradication of NTDs.
Communication handbook on high-threat pathogens: a pocket guide for field workers in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region to ensure an effective response to potential epidemics
Communication handbook on high-threat pathogens: a pocket guide for field workers in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region to ensure an effective response to potential epidemics
This handbook is an easy-to-use resource for field staff working in countries in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region. It provides crucial information on 15 of the most high-threat pathogens in the Region and important guidance to field staff both before and during a disease outbreak.
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
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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