Catalogue Spring 2011 WHO Books

INTRODUCTION
World Health Organization, WHO Press

Information Products Catalogue – Spring 2011
The Spring 2011 catalogue provides bibliographic data and descriptive texts on over 100
recent information products that have been published since October 2010 by the World
Health Organization, its regional offices, and the Joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The catalogue is divided into three sections, corresponding to English,
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English
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pages 42-43), and a selection of books translated into Chinese (see pages 44-45) and Russian
(see pages 46-47).
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CONTENTS
English Section
AIDS 2
Blood safety 5
Chemical safety 6
Diagnostic imaging 7
Child health 8
Disabilities 9
Environmental health 10
Human resources for health 11
Food safety 12
Health systems 15
Human rights 19
Influenza 19
Mental health 20
Pharmaceuticals 21
Reproductive health 24
Research 25
Substance abuse/Alcohol/Tobacco 26
Tuberculosis 28
Travel and health 28
Tropical diseases 30
Traditional medicine 32
Water and sanitation 33
Bulletin of the WHO 35
Periodicals 36-37
Translation rights 38-41 1
Selected Books in Arabic 42-43

Selected Books in Chinese 44-45
Selected Books in Russian 46-47
Blue Trunk Library 48
Section française
Alcool 50
Eau et assainissement 50
Environnement 51
Maladies non transmissibles 51
Réadaptation 52
Paludisme 54
Personnel de santé 55
SIDA 56
Sécurité alimentaire 56
Santé mentale 57
Santé maternelle et infantile 58
Bibliothèques bleues 59
Sección español
Abuso de sustancias/alcohol 61
Personal sanitario 61
Salud mental 62
Inocuidad de los alimentos 63
Seguridad del sangre 64
SIDA 51
Index/Indice 65-67
Addresses/Adresses/Direcciones 68
Order form/Bon de commande/Formulario de pedido 69-71
Sales agents/Agents de vente/Agentes de ventas 72
AIDS
Getting to Zero MDG6 : Six things you need to know

2011-2015 Strategy Joint United Nations Programme about the AIDS response today
on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
This document outlines the UNAIDS 2011-2015 strategy. It was This brief report succinctly lays out the progress made in halting
approved by the UNAIDS Board in December 2010. It outlines and reversing the AIDS epidemic by 2015. It also presents
three strategic directions to reach the UNAIDS vision of Zero some of the key challenges facing the AIDS response.
new HIV infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-related
deaths: revolutionize HIV prevention; advance human rights
and gender equality for the HIV response and catalyse the
next phase of treatment, care and support.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
2009, 150 pages [E] 2009, 150 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9173 883 0 ISBN 978 92 9173 887 8
CHF/US$ 10.00 CHF/US$ 10.00
2 In developing countries CHF/US$ 5.00 In developing countries CHF/US$ 5.00
Order no. 18800067 Order no. 18800069
AIDS Scorecards: Overview HIV Surveillance in the Middle East

UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2010 and North Africa
A Handbook for Surveillance Planners and Implementers
This report provides a quick snapshot of the state of the AIDS This handbook for surveillance officers and programme
response, key findings and action points. For the first time managers is designed to assist them in the planning and
UNAIDS is presenting AIDS scorecards that provide a quick implementation of key components of a surveillance system
overview of the progress made by United Nations Member for HIV infection and AIDS in a region where low-level and
States in the global AIDS response. concentrated HIV epidemics currently predominate. It focuses
primarily on the components of surveillance systems that
The report also includes highlights of the global epidemiological track HIV prevalence and related risk behaviour among most-
trends. Together, they provide a synopsis of achievements, at-risk populations over time.
failures and obstacles in achieving universal access to HIV
prevention, treatment, care and support.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
2009, 150 pages [E] 2010, 230 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9173 878 6 ISBN 978 92 9021 673 5
CHF/US$ 10.00 CHF/US$ 45.00
In developing countries CHF/US$ 5.00 In developing countries CHF/US$ 31.50
Oder no. 18800070 Order no. 14600059
AIDS
Global Report: UNAIDS Report Monitoring Equity in Access

on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2010 to AIDS Treatment Programmes
A Review of Concepts, Models, Methods and Indicators
The 2010 edition of the UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS This toolkit, developed by WHO and EQUINET, provides a
epidemic includes new country by country scorecards on practical resource for programme managers, health planning
key issues facing the AIDS response. Based on the latest departments, evaluation experts and civil society organizations
data from 182 countries, this global reference book provides working on health systems and HIV programmes at sub-national,
comprehensive analysis on the AIDS epidemic and response. national and regional levels in east and southern Africa.
For the first time the report includes trend data on incidence
from more than 60 countries. AIDS treatment programmes can also upgrade the general
health of the population if they are introduced in the right
The new UNAIDS report shows AIDS epidemic has been way. The concepts, models, methods and indicators included
halted and world beginning to reverse the spread of HIV. in this toolkit outline the ways to make this happen. Case
New HIV infections have fallen by nearly 20% in the last studies from the region and elsewhere give the first-hand
10 years, AIDS-related deaths are down by nearly 20% in experiences of countries using these approaches in their AIDS
the last five years, and the total number of people living treatment programmes and show how effectively the theories
with HIV is stabilizing. are translated into practice.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

2010, 360 pages [E, F, S] 2010, 108 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9173 871 7 ISBN 978 92 4 156412 0
CHF/US$ 20.00 CHF/US$ 20.00
In developing countries CHF/US$ 10.00 In developing countries: CHF/US$14.00
Order no. 18800068 Order no. 11500801
AIDS
HIV/AIDS among Men who have Sex with Men Priority HIV and Sexual Health Interventions in
and Transgender Populations in South-East Asia the Health Sector for Men who have Sex with Men
The Current Situation and National Responses and Transgender People in the Asia-Pacific Region
Same-sex behaviour is identified in all societies. However, in This book describes the priority health sector interventions
the South-East Asia Region, the majority of men who have sex recommended to achieve universal access for the prevention,
with men and transgender persons are highly stigmatized and treatment, care and support of HIV and sexually transmitted
discriminated against. There are an estimated 4-5 million men infections among MSM in the broader perspective of male
who have sex with men; among the transgender population, sexual health.
the number is less clear. Many of them are involved in high
risk sexual behaviours that put them at risk for HIV infection, It summarizes key policy and technical recommendations
resulting in a high and increasing HIV prevalence in several developed by WHO related to each priority health sector
countries of the Region. Control of HIV infections among intervention. It guides the selection and prioritization of
these populations is thus an urgent public health priority. interventions for HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
Finally, it directs readers to key resources of WHO and other
The countries included in this review are Bangladesh, India, organizations containing the best available information on
Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand the health sector response to HIV among MSM.
and Timor-Leste. Though most of them have some form of
interventions for men who have sex with men and transgender
populations, the majority of these populations do not have
access to various HIV services due to widespread stigma and
discrimination, and punitive laws in most countries.
This report provides information on the status of the epidemic

4 among these populations in the South-East Asia Region.
It highlights the need for improved advocacy efforts and a
greater national response to save the lives of these populations
who are at risk for HIV infection.
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2010, 161 pages [E] 2010, 125 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9022 381 8 ISBN 978 92 9061 463 0
CHF/US$ 30.00 CHF/US$ 15.00
In developing countries: CHF/US$ 21.00 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 10.50
Order no. 15400017 Order no. 15200134
BLOOD SAFETY
Management of National Blood Programmes Recommendations for Estimating the

Need for Blood and Blood Components
This publication collates the topics covered during the three This book seeks to support the planning of activities by blood
workshops organized jointly by the Blood Services Group (BSG) programmes and services in the Region of the Americas that
of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore and the supply blood to hospitals. Its contents are based on the
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western premise that, to perform their functions more efficiently and
Pacific (WPRO), Manila and Regional Office for South-East Asia effectively, supply centers must project the future need for
(SEARO), New Delhi, supported by the Singapore Government blood components at the hospital level and, thus program
through its Singapore Cooperation Programme. It will serve more precisely the achievement of their goals.
as a useful reference for public officers and professionals
involved in the management of national blood services.
Each workshop focused on key management areas that

were deemed to be critical components of well-managed
blood programmes. Presentations on various aspects of
these management areas, interspersed with practical sessions
and group discussions, combined to provide participants an
overview of key learning points. Round-table discussions
and sharing of different practices gave a good understanding
of management practices in the region and illustrated the
many ways in which different issues and challenges could
be managed.
5
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Pan American Health Organization
2010, 166 pages [E] 2010, 157 pages [E, S]
ISBN 978 92 9061 493 7 ISBN 978 92 75 13120 6
CHF/US$ 20.00 CHF/ US$ 20.00
In developing countries: CHF/US$ 14.00 In developing countries CHF/USD 14.00
Order no. 15200138 Order no. 16300219
CHEMICAL SAFETY
Selected 2-alkoxyethanols WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Tools:

Chemical Hazards
This Concise International Chemical Assessment Document The purpose of this toolkit is to provide its users with guidance
(CICAD) is a compendium of evaluations of the scientific to identify, acquire and use the information needed to assess
literature on the health and environmental effects of three glycol chemical hazards, exposures and the corresponding health risks
ethers: - 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, 2-propoxyethanol in their given health risk assessment contexts at local and/or
and 2-butoxyethanol. These 2-alkoxyethanols are used national levels. The Toolkit provides road maps for conducting
in various industrial and workplace processes such as solvents a human health risk assessment, identifies information that
and coatings. Exposure of humans is mainly through must be gathered to complete an assessment and provides
occupational exposure. electronic links to international resources from which the user
can obtain information and methods essential for conducting
Along with evaluations of these individual 2-alkoxyethanols, the human health risk assessment.
this compendium also presents a comparison of the key
end-points across the group in an overall summary. By doing so, the Toolkit also aims at raising awareness and
promoting the use of globally accepted risk assessment
information that has been developed by international
organizations such as WHO, the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations
Environment Programme, the Codex Alimentarius Commission
and OECD for use in countries.
The Toolkit has been developed for public health and

6 environmental professionals, regulators, industrial managers
and other decision-makers with at least some training in the
principles of risk assessment who are responsible for conducting
human health risk assessments and making decisions on
whether to take action to manage human health risks associated
with exposure to chemicals.
Concise International Chemical Assessment Document, No. 67

2010, 58 pages [E] 2010, 107 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 153067 5 ISBN 978 92 4 154807 6
CHF/US$ 30.00 CHF/US$ 30.00
Order no. 13800067 Order no. 11500799
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
WHO Manual of
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Second Edition. Volume 1
When the first edition of this manual was published in 1995, it quickly
established itself as a reference work. In the intervening period, the
rapid developments that have occurred in both ultrasound equipment
and investigative techniques, including use of ultrasonography in
the therapeutic domain, have necessitated publication of a totally
new edition of this manual.
The present manual, a basic reference text that covers ultrasound

techniques, recognition of normal anatomical features and
differential diagnosis, is the first of two volumes of the second
edition. Volume 2, which will cover paediatric examinations,
gynaecology and musculoskeletal examinations, as well as
therapy, will appear at a later date.
These new publications, which extensively cover modern diagnostic

and therapeutic ultrasonography, will be of great use to medical
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professionals in both developed and developing countries.
Volume 1 begins with a chapter on the basic physics of ultrasound,

including one dimensional A-, B-, and M-mode, B- mode two-
dimensional, three-, four-dimensional and Doppler ultrasound.
This is followed by a chapter on examination techniques. The
subsequent fourteen chapters deal in turn with the diagnostic
ultrasonography of each of the main organs of the body. The
authors of the individual chapters are internationally recognized
experts in their fields, while the book's editors are Professor
Harald T. Lutz and Professor Elisabetta Buscarini.
The book is co-published by WHO and the World Federation

for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
By H. T. Lutz and E. Buscarini

2011, 350 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 154745 1
CHF/US$ 65.00
In developing countries: CHF/US$ 45.50
Order no. 11502393
CHILD HEALTH
WHO Recommendations on the Management

of Diarrhoea and Pneumonia in HIV-Infected
Infants and Children
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
To improve survival and quality of life among the 2.5 million

children living with HIV, a comprehensive package of
prevention, care and treatment is required. This package
should include management of infections such as pneumonia,
diarrhoea, malaria and ear infections, as well as common
opportunistic infections and HIV-related co-morbidities.
WHO is developing a series of guidelines on each of these
conditions, following the GRADE approach.
The document on the management of pneumonia and

diarrhoea in HIV-infected infants and children is the first of
this series. The recommendations are similar to those for non
infected children, but they cover specific aspects related to
HIV infection.
This publication is intended primarily for use by national

advisory boards, national HIV/AIDS and child health programme
managers and senior policy-makers involved in planning
national strategies for child survival and paediatric prevention
8 and care for HIV infection in resource-limited settings. Health-
care providers and professional bodies could use these
recommendations in advising national programmes and
preparing guidelines for treatment and care.
2010, 60 pages [E]

ISBN 978 92 4 154808 3
CHF/US$ 30.00
Order no. 19300234
DISABILITIES
World Report
on Disability
Following the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

attention has focused on ways to remove barriers to the participation
of people with disabilities in their societies. Now a new publication,
the first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO
and the World Bank, reviews evidence about the situation of disabled
people, and offers directions for policy and practice, which can
help overcome exclusion.
The report contains chapters on health; rehabilitation; assistance

and support; enabling environments; education; and employment.
The voices of people with disabilities themselves open each chapter,
setting the scene for what follows. Within the chapters, case studies
show how many countries have succeeded in promoting good practice.
The diverse challenges faced in low, middle and high income settings
are differentiated wherever possible.
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Importantly, the report also includes the first new disability
prevalence estimates since the 1970s. Global trends such as
the ageing population, and the increasing importance of
chronic diseases, mean that the prevalence of disability
is likely to rise in the future. The report makes the case for
better data collection, using the International Classification
of Functioning, Disability and Health. Overall, there are
major evidence gaps in the disability field, and the report
argues that more research and disaggregated data are
needed to show what works to improve the lives of
persons with disabilities.
This pioneering report shows how removing barriers to

mainstream services and investing in rehabilitation, support
services and more accessible environments can ensure that millions
of people with disabilities can participate in education, employment
and wider society. At the intersection of public health, human rights and
development, the World report on disability will be required reading
for policy-makers, professionals, and advocates for people with
disabilities and their families.
Expected June 2011

2011, approx. 400 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 156418 2
CHF/US$ 40.00
Order no. 11500809
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Urbanization and Health

Selected Pollutants Health Equity and Vulnerable Populations.
Case studies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region
This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of The five case-studies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region
public health from a number of chemicals commonly present from Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan and Tunisia presented
in indoor air. The substances considered - benzene, carbon in this publication provide a brief overview of the formidable
monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen dioxide, health challenges faced in urban areas in the Region. The
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene), preliminary evidence presented by these studies provides a
radon, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene -have indoor powerful argument for city planners, municipal authorities,
sources, are known for their hazardousness to health and are nongovernmental organizations and civil society in their efforts
often found indoors in concentrations of concern to health. to improve urban health.
For each substance, the chapter covers a general description, It is intended to be used as an advocacy tool to sensitize
the sources and pathways of exposure, the indoor-outdoor policy-makers and parliamentarians to urban health issues
relationship, kinetics and metabolism, the health effects, and influence them to make positive changes. It underscores
a health risk evaluation, the guidelines, a summary box the need for intersectoral collaborative action by governments,
and references. health development partners, United Nations agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, medical professionals, and
These guidelines are targeted at public health professionals civil society.
involved in preventing the health risks of environmental
exposures, as well as at specialists and authorities involved
in the design and use of buildings, indoor materials and
products. They provide a scientific basis for legally
10 enforceable standards.
WHO Regional Office for Europe WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
2010, 479 pages [E] 2010, 35 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 890 0213 4 ISBN 978 92 9021 718 3
CHF/US$ 70.00 CHF/US$ 15.00
Order no. 13400105 Order no. 14600057
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH
A Short Guide to Implementing the Healthy CD-ROM WISN Workload Indicators

City Programme of Staffing Need
Healthy city programmes have been implemented in The WISN human resource planning and management tool
countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region for gives health managers a way to analyze and calculate. The
20 years. However, no universal systematic approach for WISN approach is based on a health worker's workload, with
the implementation of the healthy city programme has been activity (time) standards applied for each workload component.
established. World Health Day 2010 provided the opportunity
to push forward the urbanization and health agenda by Using the WISN approach allows health managers to:
securing the political commitment of more than 200 cities • Determine how many health workers are required
in the Region. to cope with actual workload in a given facility
• Estimate staffing required to deliver expected services
Entrance into the regional healthy city network is contingent of a facility based on workload
upon meeting certain criteria that qualify a city as a “healthy • Calculate workload and time required to accomplish
city”. This concise, simple and practical guide is intended to tasks of individual staff categories
help countries standardize their methods, mechanisms and • Compare staffing between health facilities and
processes of implementation of the healthy city programme administrative areas
and is particularly targeted at members of healthy city • Understand workload of staff at a given facility
coordinating committees and programme trainers, as well • Establish fair workload distribution among staff
as partners. • Assess the workload pressure of the health workers
in that facility.
The completely revised WISN User's Manual comes with

accounts of the practical application of WISN in a number of 11
countries. It also includes newly developed software to run
WISN studies and an easy-to-follow software instruction
manual. Health managers will now be able to standardize
applications, avoid having to construct data entry tables every
time a new study is undertaken, and, eventually, perform
cross-facility and cross-country analysis of staff distribution,
their workload and productivity.
Within national human resources planning, monitoring and

evaluation cycles, this information will provide invaluable
knowledge for establishing pragmatic and realistic health
workforce staffing plans for all levels.
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

2010, 53 pages [E, F, Ar] 2010, CDROM [E]
ISBN 978 92 9021 731 2 ISBN 978 92 4 150074 6
CHF/US$ 25.00 (print-on-demand) CHF/US$ 30.00
Order no. 14600058 Order no. 19900048
FOOD SAFETY
Evaluation of Certain Contaminants in Food

Seventy-second Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Committee on Food Additives Evaluation of Certain Food Additives
and Contaminants
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Seventy-third Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various Committee on Food Additives
food contaminants, with the aim to advise on risk management
options for the purpose of public health protection. This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO
Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various
The first part of the report contains a general discussion flavouring agents, with a view to concluding as to safety
of the principles governing the toxicological evaluation concerns and to preparing specifications for identity and
of contaminants and assessments of dietary exposure. purity. The Committee also evaluated the risk posed by two
A summary follows of the Committee s evaluations of food contaminants, with the aim of deriving tolerable intakes
technical, toxicological and dietary exposure data for certain where appropriate and advising on risk management options
food contaminants: acrylamide, arsenic, deoxynivalenol, furan, for the purpose of public healthprotection.
mercury and perchlorate.
The first part of the report contains a general discussion of
Annexed to the report are tables summarizing the Committee's the principles governing the toxicological evaluation of and
recommendations for dietary exposures and toxicological assessment of dietary exposure to food additives (particularly
evaluations of the food contaminants considered. flavouring agents) and contaminants. A summary follows of
the Committee s evaluations of technical, toxicological and
dietary exposure data for 12 groups of flavouring agents
(alicyclic ketones, secondary alcohols and related esters;
alicyclic primary alcohols, aldehydes, acids and related
12 esters; aliphatic acyclic and alicyclic á-diketones and related
á-hydroxyketones; aliphatic acyclic and alicyclic terpenoid
tertiary alcohols and structurally related substances; aliphatic
and aromatic amines and amides; aliphatic lactones; aliphatic
primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, acetals and
esters containing additional oxygenated functional groups;
aliphatic secondary alcohols, ketones and related esters and
acetals; aromatic substituted secondary alcohols, ketones
and related esters; benzyl derivatives; phenol and phenol
derivatives; and simple aliphatic and aromatic sulfides and
thiols) and two food contaminants (cadmium and lead).
Specifications for the following food additives were revised:

activated carbon, cassia gum, indigotine, steviol glycosides,
sucrose esters of fatty acids, sucrose monoesters of lauric,
palmitic or stearic acid and titanium dioxide. Specifications for
the following flavouring agents were revised: 4-carvomenthol
and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoxaline.
Annexed to the report are tables summarizing the Committee's

recommendations for dietary exposures to and toxicological
evaluations of the flavouring agents and contaminants
considered.
WHO Technical Report Series, No. 959 WHO Technical Report Series, No. 960
2011, 115 pages [E] 2011, 237 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 120959 5 ISBN 978 92 4 120960 1
CHF/US$ 30.00 CHF/US$ 50.00
Order no. 11000959 Order no. 11000960
FOOD SAFETY
Pesticide Residues in Food 2009 Safety Evaluation of Certain

Evaluations 2009, Part II - Toxicological Contaminants in Food
The monographs in this volume summarize the safety The detailed monographs in this volume summarize the
data on eight pesticides that could leave residues in food technical, analytical, dietary exposure and toxicological data
commodities. These pesticides are bifenthrin, cadusafos, on a number of contaminants in food: acrylamide, arsenic,
chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos-methyl, cycloxydim, fluopicolide, deoxydivalenol, furan, mercury and perchlorate.
metaflumizone and spirodiclofen. The data summarized in
the toxicological monographs served as the basis for the This volume and others in the WHO Food Additives series
acceptable daily intakes and acute reference doses that contain information that is useful to those who produce and
were established by the Meeting. use food additives and veterinary drugs and those involved
with controlling contaminants in food, government and food
This volume and previous volumes of JMPR toxicological regulatory officers, industrial testing laboratories, toxicological
evaluations, many of which were published in the FAO laboratories and universities.
Plant Production and Protection Paper series, contain
information that is useful to companies that produce
pesticides, government regulatory officers, industrial testing
laboratories, toxicological laboratories and universities.
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WHO Pesticide Residues in Food, No. 25 WHO Food Additives Series, No. 63
2011, 517 pages [E] 2011, 792 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 166525 4 ISBN 978 92 4 166063 1
Order no. 12800025 Order no. 12700063
FOOD SAFETY
Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives Tackling Antibiotic Resistance from

and Contaminants a Food Safety Perspective in Europe
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious
safety data on two contaminants in food: cadmium and lead. diseases. But their use and misuse have resulted in the
Monographs on nine groups of related flavouring agents development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now
evaluated by the Procedure for the Safety Evaluation of a significant health problem: each year in the European
Flavouring Agents are also included. Union alone, over 25 000 people die from infections caused
by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is also
This volume and others in the WHO Food Additives series a food safety problem: antibiotic use in food animals – for
contain information that is useful to those who produce and treatment, disease prevention or growth promotion – allows
use food additives and veterinary drugs and those involved resistant bacteria and resistance genes to spread from food
with controlling contaminants in food, government and food animals to humans through the food-chain.
regulatory officers, industrial testing laboratories, toxicological
laboratories and universities. This publication explores the options for prevention and
containment of antibiotic resistance in the food-chain
through national coordination and international cooperation,
including the regulation and reduction of antibiotic use in
food animals, training and capacity building, surveillance
of resistance trends and antibiotic usage, promotion of
knowledge and research, and advocacy and communication
to raise awareness of the issues.
14 This publication is primarily intended for policy-makers and

authorities working in the public health, agriculture, food
production and veterinary sectors, and offers them ways to
take a holistic, intersectoral, multifaceted approach to this
growing problem.
WHO Food Additives Series, No. 64 WHO Regional Office for Europe
2011, 544 pages [E] 2011, xvi + 65 pages [E, R*]
ISBN 978 92 4 166064 8 ISBN 978 92 890 1421 2
CHF/US$ 70.00 CHF/US$ 25.00
Order no. 12700064 Order no. 13400106
HEALTH SYSTEMS
Monitoring the Building

Blocks of Health Systems
A Handbook of Indicators and
their Measurement Strategies
When working with countries to measure and compare health systems

functioning, it is important to strike a good balance between avoiding
blueprints that do not allow for country contexts and specificities
while also encouraging a degree of standardization that enables
comparisons within and between countries as well as over time.
Standardized indicators allow comparisons between countries
and can help mutual learning, including the identification of
bottlenecks and the sharing of lessons learnt.
This handbook does not attempt to cover all components of

the health system or deal with the various monitoring and evaluation
frameworks. Instead, it is structured around the WHO framework that
describes health systems in terms of six core components or "building
blocks": service delivery, health workforce, health information
systems, medical products, vaccines and technologies, financing
and leadership/governance. The selection of indicators was guided 15
by the need to detect change and show progress in health systems
strengthening. Indicators relate to both the level and distribution of
inputs and outputs. While the focus is on low- and middle-income
countries, experiences from high-income countries are also used
to guide the development of measurement systems.
Each section has proposed core indicators that all countries are
encouraged to collect, plus a wider set of indicators that users
can choose or modify as needed. It is anticipated that the core
indicators will enable the production of country "dashboards"
that contain the instruments by which health systems trends
can be regularly monitored and compared. Countries should
integrate new indicators with existing indicators of their health
sector and statistical strategies and plans. Health systems
monitoring should also be seen in the context of the indicators'
impact on access to priority health services and their contribution
to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The handbook is divided into six sections, each of which

covers one health system component or building block and
is set out along the following lines:
• introduction to the component and related indicators;
• description of possible sources of information and available
measurement strategies;
• proposed "core indicators", supplemented, where necessary,
by additional indicators that may be used depending on
the country health system attributes and needs.
2010, 104 pages [E]

ISBN 978 92 4 156405 2
CHF/US$ 30.00 (print-on-demand)
Order no. 11500796
HEALTH SYSTEMS
Telemedicine CD-ROM International Statistical Classification

Opportunities and Developments in Member States. of Diseases and Health Related Problems
Report on the Second Global Survey on eHealth 2009 (The) ICD-10. 2008 Edition. Training tool
The eHealth series is primarily meant for government ministries This new electronic training tool is based on 17 years' practical
of health, information technology, and telecommunications, experience in providing training for ICD-10 in the WHO
as well as others working in eHealth -academics, researchers, Network for the Family of International Classifications
eHealth professionals, nongovernmental organizations, (WHO-FIC). The modular structure of the new training tool
and donors.The telemedicine module of the 2009 survey means that courses can be tailored specifically to users needs
examined the current level of development of four fields of - focusing either on different aspects of the classification or
telemedicine: teleradiology, teledermatogy, telepathology, and the whole classification.
telepsychology, as well as four mechanisms that facilitate the
promotion and development of telemedicine solutions in the The full training package consists of 28 sections, taking
short- and long-term: the use of a national agency, national approximately 40 hours' to complete. Coders undertaking
policy or strategy, scientific development, and evaluation. the full training will learn about classification context, how
to use ICD-10 for morbidity and mortality coding, pitfalls
Telemedicine - opportunities and developments in Member in coding and analysis, basic medical science, statistical
States discusses the results of the telemedicine module, which presentation of coded data, confidentiality and certification
was completed by 114 countries (59% of Member States). of causes of death.
Global Observatory for eHealth Series, Volume 2

2010, 90 pages [E] 2010, CD-ROM
ISBN 978 92 4 156414 4 ISBN 978 92 4 154781 9
16 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 20.00 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 15.00
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Integrating Poverty and Gender Communicable Diseases in the Eastern

into Health Programmes: Mediterranean Region
A sourcebook for Health Professionals Prevention and control 2005 – 2009
Module on Nutrition
In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, communicable
The set of modules that comprise this Sourcebook are diseases are among the major causes of mortality and morbidity
intended for use in pre-service and in-service training of and pose major impediments to social and economic well-
health professionals. It is expected that this publication being. This report provides an overview of the status of
will also be of use to health policy-makers and programme communicable diseases in the Region, and progress in disease
managers, either as a reference document or in conjunction prevention and control during 2005–2009 through six visions.
with in-service training.
This module is designed to improve the awareness, knowledge

and skills of health professionals on poverty and gender
concerns in the field of nutrition.
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
2010, 76 pages [E] 2010, 88 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9061 490 6 ISBN 978 92 9021 758 9
CHF/US$ 10.00 CHF/US$ 25.00
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HEALTH SYSTEMS
Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors and Social Determinants Approaches

Socioeconomic Inequalities - What are the Links ? to Public Health
A Multicountry Analysis of Noncommunicable Disease From Concept to Practice
Surveillance Data
The thirteen case studies contained in this publication were
This project identified countries in the Asia Pacific Region that commissioned by the research node of the Knowledge
have population-level surveillance data on noncommunicable Network on Priority Public Health Conditions (PPHC-KN), a
disease (NCD) risk factors. Country teams were then set up to WHO-based inter-departmental working group associated
conduct a series of country-specific (re)analyses of the data, with the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
using a standardized protocol aimed to provide comparable
cross-country analyses to examine the relationships between The case study project was overseen and managed by the
NCD (behavioural) risk factors and indicators of social WHO Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights
disadvantage and socioeconomic status. (ETH) of the World Health Organization, in collaboration
with the Special Programme for Research and Training in
The report is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 presents Tropical Diseases (TDR), the Special Programme of Research,
a review of the evidence on the relationships between NCD Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction
risk factors and socioeconomic status in developed and (HRP), and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems
developing countries. Chapter 2 outlines the methodology Research (AHPSR).
for conducting the (re)analysis and provides a detailed
summary of the cut-off points for NCD risk factors and The case studies describe a wealth of experiences with
socioeconomic status measures used by each country. implementing public health programmes that intend to have
Chapter 3 presents the country-specific results in terms an effect on social determinants and equity. They also document
of prevalence rates and independent associations between the real life challenges in implementing such programmes.
risk factors and socioeconomic status measures. Chapter 4
presents the cross-country comparison of associations 17
between risk factors and socioeconomic status measures.
Finally, Chapter 5 discusses the policy and programmes
implications of these results.
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific By E. Blas, J. Sommerfeld and A. Sivasankara Kurup
2010, 125 pages [E] 2010, 224 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9061 474 6 ISBN 978 92 4 156413 7
CHF/US$ 15.00 CHF/US$ 40.00
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HEALTH SYSTEMS
Policies and Incentives for Promoting Monitoring, Supervisory and Evaluation Tools
Innovation in Antibiotic Research for Community-based Initiatives
High levels of pathogen resistance are rendering current Investing in health, particularly that of the poor, is central
antibiotics obsolete. Coupled with insufficient investment to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
in discovering new treatments, multidrug-resistant infections In support of this strategy WHO’s Regional Office for the
are an increasingly urgent public health concern. Eastern Mediterranean is actively promoting in countries of the
Region community-based initiatives like Basic Development
To curb the growth of antibiotic resistance and prevent major Needs, Healthy Cities, Healthy Villages and Women in Health
morbidity and mortality from multidrug-resistant bacterial and Development. These approaches are based on the principle
infections, the overuse of antibiotics must be addressed that good health status-an important goal in its own right–is
and research and development for antibiotics with novel central to creating and sustaining capabilities of poor people
mechanisms of action actively promoted. This requires to meet their basic needs and to escape from poverty.
appropriately designed incentives for health and regulatory
systems, in addition to economic incentives to attract The Community-based Initiatives Series is aimed at
academic interest and industry investment. facilitating the management of such initiatives. Users of
the series may include government authorities, community
This book, commissioned by the Swedish Government from representatives, WHO and other international agencies
the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and nongovernmental organizations.
analyses many proposed policies and incentive mechanisms
and sheds light on the key issues that will help policy-makers
reach informed, concrete decisions on how to avert this
potential public health crisis.
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WHO Regional Office for Europe

By E. Mossialos, C.M. Morel, S. Edwards, J. Berenson,
M. Gemmill-Toyama and D. Brogan WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
2010, 220 pages [E] 2010, 40 pages [E, F, Ar]
ISBN 978 92 890 4213 0 ISBN 978 92 9021 744 2
CHF/US$ 50.00 CHF/US$ 20.00
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HUMAN RIGHTS INFLUENZA
Human Rights and Gender Equality Manual for the Laboratory Diagnosis
in Health Sector Strategies and Virological Surveillance of Influenza
How to Assess Policy Coherence
The overall aim of the tool is to enhance coherence between In many settings influenza is recognized as a major cause of
international obligations and commitments on human rights disease and death. In other parts of the world, however, its
and gender equality, the national legal, policy and institutional epidemiology and the degree of its impact on human health
frameworks, and their application in health sector strategies. remain relatively uncertain - in large part due to a lack of
The specific objectives of the tool are to assess the extent to virological and disease surveillance.
which health sector strategies are consistent with, and promote,
human rights standards and principles, including gender WHO has developed this manual in order to strengthen the
equality; Identify gender equality and human rights-related laboratory diagnosis and virological surveillance of influenza
gaps and opportunities with respect to national commitments infection by providing standard methods for the collection,
and health sector strategies, in order to facilitate effective detection, isolation and characterization of viruses. The specific
and strategic health sector interventions; Generate a multi- objectives of the manual include:
stakeholder process and dialogue to address human rights
and gender equality in relation to health. • increasing understanding of the principles and importance
of haemagglutination and haemagglutination inhibition
The target-audience of the tool comprises the various actors (HAI) testing in the identification of influenza virus field
involved in health planning and policy-making, implementation isolates, and in serological diagnosis using the WHO
or monitoring of health sector strategies. This includes health Influenza Reagent Kit;
policy-makers and planners, national human rights institutions, • ensuring HAI test results are analysed and interpreted
development partners and civil society organizations. Its use accurately by including the appropriate controls and
will vary depending on the specific context and focus of the recognizing potential problems in interpreting test results;
assessment exercise. • increasing understanding of the principles of reverse 19
transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and its
application in the typing and subtyping of influenza viruses;
• highlighting the significance of influenza virus isolation
as compared with direct antigen detection;
• increasing understanding of the principles of the
microneutralization assay and its application to
serological diagnosis;
• increasing understanding of the principles of the
neuraminidase inhibition (NAI) assays used in the
detection of virus strains resistant to antivirals.
All national and international influenza surveillance

systems – including those for monitoring clinical disease –
depend fundamentally upon the consistent and successful
implementation of the key laboratory activities in these
and other areas described in this manual.
2011, 150 pages [E] 2011, 152 pages [E]

ISBN 978 92 4 156408 3 ISBN 978 92 4 154809 0
CHF/US$ 25.00 CHF/US$ 30.00
Order no. 11500798 Order no. 11500806
MENTAL HEALTH
mhGAP Intervention Guide

for Mental, Neurological and
Substance-use Disorders in
non-specialized Health Settings
Mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)
WHO recently launched the mental health Gap Action Programme

(mhGAP) for low- and middle-income countries with the objective of
scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance-use disorders.
This mhGAP Intervention Guide has been developed to facilitate
mhGAP-related delivery of evidence-based interventions in non-
specialized health-care settings.
The present model guide is based on a review of all the science available
in this area and presents the interventions recommended for use in low-
and middle-income countries. The Intervention Guide includes guidance
on evidence-based interventions to identify and manage a number of
priority conditions. The priority conditions included are depression,
psychosis, bipolar disorders, epilepsy, developmental and behaviour
disorders in children and adolescents, dementia, alcohol-use disorders,
drug-use disorders, self-harm/suicide and other significant emotional
or medically unexplained complaints. These priority conditions were
20
selected because they represent a large burden in terms of mortality,
morbidity or disability, have high economic costs, and are associated
with violations of human rights. The guide is aimed at health-care
providers working at first- and second-level facilities.
The Intervention Guide is brief so as to facilitate interventions by busy

non-specialists in low- and middle-income countries. It describes in
detail what to do but does not go into descriptions of how to do.
It is important that the non-specialist health-care providers are trained
in using the mhGAP Intervention Guide in assessing and managing
people with mental, neurological and substance-use disorders.
"An excellent, practical manual for non-specialist health providers

managing mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders
at the primary and secondary levels of health care, in government
as well as non-government led systems."
— Allen Foster, President, CB
"The fully evidence based WHO intervention guide will help

us extend care to all persons with mental illness through the
National and District Mental Health Programme in the country."
— K. Sujatha Rao, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare,
Government of India
2010, 90 pages [E, F, S]

ISBN 978 92 4 154806 9
CHF/US$ 20.00
Order no. 11500793
MENTAL HEALTH PHARMACEUTICALS
WHO-AIMS Report on Mental Health Systems WHO Guidelines on Pharmacological

in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Treatment of Persisting Pain in Children
with Medical Illnesses
This report summarizes descriptive data on mental health These guidelines have been developed to support countries
systems in 14 countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean to relieve pain in their paediatric populations. These guidelines
Region using the WHO Assessment Instrument for Mental address persisting pain in children caused by conditions such
Health Systems (WHO-AIMS). The comprehensive and as cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle-cell disease, burns, trauma, and
detailed information presented provides a better understanding phantom limb pain. Recommendations – developed following
of mental health systems in these countries than was a careful and transparent appraisal of available evidence – are
hitherto available. presented for the pharmacological treatment of mild, moderate
and severe pain.
Results indicate that mental health resources and activities
are scarce, inequitably distributed and inefficiently used; The guidelines include chapters on the various systems used
community-based mental health services are underdeveloped; to classify pain and on the evaluation of pain, which reviews
mental health systems are often not well connected to other the available tools for routine pain measurement in children.
relevant sectors, such as the primary health care system and Provision of sustainable pain relief within health care systems
the employment sector; and insufficient attention is given to is covered in a separate chapter.
human rights.
Since morphine and other opioid analgesics – required for
This report highlights the urgent need for additional the relief of moderate–to-severe pain in children – are listed
resources to be devoted to mental health care, more under the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the
equitable distribution of resources, and a concerted effort new guidelines include an annex explaining the Convention’s
to divert resources concentrated in mental hospitals requirements for the handling and procurement of opioid
towards community care. analgesics for the relief of pain. 21

EMRO Technical Publications Series, No. 37
2010, 57 pages [E] 2011, 250 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9021 755 8 ISBN 978 92 4 154812 0
CHF/US$ 25.00 CHF/US$ 25.00
Order no. 14500037 Order no. 19300235
PHARMACEUTICALS
Ensuring Balance in National Policies WHO Expert Committee on Specifications

on Controlled Substances for Pharmaceutical Preparations
Guidance for Availability and Accessibility Forty-fifth Meeting Report
for Controlled Medicines
This report gives recommendations and provides independent
This book provides guidance on policies and legislation with international standards and guidelines in the area of quality
regards to availability, accessibility, affordability and control assurance for implementation by WHO Member States,
of medicines made from substances regulated under the international organizations, United Nations agencies, regional
international drug control conventions, herein referred to and interregional harmonization efforts, as well as WHO's
as “controlled medicines”. Their scope encompasses “all medicines' related programmes and initiatives.
controlled medicines”, but with a specific focus on essential
medicines. Controlled medicines play an important role in During the 45th meeting the following new and revised
several areas of medicine, including pain treatment, treatment guidelines were adopted and are thus annexed to the report:
of opioid dependence, emergency obstetrics, psychiatry and Procedure for adoption of ICRS (revised), Good Pharmacy
neurology. The availability, accessibility and affordability of Practice (joint FIP/WHO, revised), Guidance for Pharmaceutical
controlled medicines are important issues for all countries, Microbiology laboratories (new), Procedure for prequalification
but problematic for most of them. of laboratories (revised), WHO guidelines for preparing a
laboratory information file, GMP: main principles (revised),
This book elaborates on the background and then provides 21 GMP for blood establishments (jointly with ECBS), GMP
guidelines on various topics: content of drug control legislation for HVAC (revised), GMP for sterile pharmaceutical products
and policy; authorities and their role in the system; policy (revised), Guidelines for preparing a Site Master File (new),
planning for availability and accessibility; healthcare Guiding principles on transfer of technology (new), Model
professionals; estimates and statistics; procurement; and guidance for the storage and transport of time- and
nationally listed drugs. Each guideline has an elucidation temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products (new, jointly
22 and a description of the legal context. The Country with ECBS), Guidance on submission of documentation for
Assessment Checklist enables the user to determine which prequalification of innovator FPPs approved by stringent
guidelines still need to be worked on. A CD-ROM provides regulatory authorities (new), Procedure for prequalification of
additional information. medicines (revised), Guideline for submission of documentation
for a multisource (generic) finished product (new) and Special
guidance for artemisinin as a starting material for production
of antimalarials (subject to confirmation of impurity profile, new).
WHO Technical Report Series, No. 961

2011, 72 pages [E, F*] 2011, 415 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 156417 5 ISBN 978 92 4 120961 8
CHF/US$ 25.00 CHF/US$ 70.00
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PHARMACEUTICALS
CD-ROM International Pharmacopoeia. CD-ROM Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals

Fourth Edition A Compendium of Guidelines and Related Materials
Including First and Second Supplements
This CD-ROM incorporates all new monographs, amendments This CD-ROM includes the entire set of current WHO guidelines
and additions as adopted by the Expert Committee on relating to quality assurance. All guidelines included in this
Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations and is being collection have been prepared in consultation with the WHO
published to include the First and Second Supplements of Expert Advisory Panel on The International Pharmacopoeia
the Fourth Edition of The International Pharmacopoeia. and Pharmaceutical Preparations, with specialists from
Only the electronic version is being produced this time. industry, national institutions, nongovernmental organizations,
Thus it will replace all former versions in a user-friendly way. and others, through a vast global consultative process.
The draft guidelines are evaluated during the meetings of the

WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical
Preparations and, if found suitable, adopted as international
standards. This is a comprehensive updated edition of the
compendium and it includes all current text most of which
were published in the WHO Technical Report Series and
in the Vol. 1 and 2 of the printed version of the Quality
Assurance of Pharmaceutical Compendium.
This compendium brings it together to make it more accessible

and of greater practical value to those working in faculties of
pharmacy, in medicines regulation and control, and in the
pharmaceutical industry. 23
2011, CD-ROM [E] 2011, CD-ROM [E]

ISBN 978 92 4 154813 7 ISBN 978 92 4 154814 4
CHF/US$ 200.00 CHF/US$ 100.00
Order no. 19900049 Order no. 19900050
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Medical Eligibility Criteria WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel

for Contraceptive Use for Contraceptive Use, 2008 Update
Fourth Edition Pack of 20 Wheels
Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use reviews the This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting
medical eligibility criteria for use of contraception, offering use of contraceptive methods. It is based on the Medical
guidance on the safety of use of different methods for Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 3rd edition and its
women and men with specific characteristics or known 2008 Update. This update of the MEC Wheel contains 25 new
medical conditions. The recommendations are based on recommendations that tell family planning providers whether
systematic reviews of available clinical and epidemiological a woman presenting with a known medical or physical
research. It is a companion guideline to Selected practice condition is able to use various contraceptive methods safely
recommendations for contraceptive use. Together, these and effectively.
books are intended to be used by policy-makers, programme
managers, and the scientific community, to support national Notable changes include no restrictions on the use of any
programmes in the preparation of service delivery guidelines. method for women diagnosed with mild cirrhosis, chronic
hepatitis or who are carriers of viral hepatitis. In addition, the
The fourth edition of this useful resource supersedes previous updated wheel includes new guidance on drug interactions.
editions, and has been fully updated and expanded. It Now, women who take anticonvulsants (except lamotrigine),
includes over 86 new recommendations and 165 updates who are on antiretroviral therapy (except ritonavir-boosted
to recommendations in the previous edition. Guidance for ARVs), or have a deep vein thrombosis and are taking
populations with special needs is now provided, and a new anticoagulant therapy are generally able to use any
annex details evidence on drug interactions from concomitant contraceptive method.
use of antiretroviral therapies and hormonal contraceptives.
To assist users familiar with the third edition, new and updated The wheel includes recommendations on initiating use
24 recommendations are highlighted. Everyone involved in of six common types of contraceptives:
providing family planning services and contraception should
have the fourth edition of Medical Eligibility Criteria for 1. Combined pills (low dose combined oral contraceptives)
Contraceptive Use to hand. 2. Combined injectable contraceptives
3. Progestogen-only pills
4. Progestogen-only injectable, DMPA and NET-EN
5. Progestogen-only implants
6. Copper-bearing IUD.
2010, 154 pages [E] 2010, Pack of 20 Wheels [E, F*, S, R*]
ISBN 978 92 4 156388 8 ISBN 97892 4 154771 0
CHF/US$ 25.00 CHF/US$ 60.00
Order no. 11504579 Order no. 11502688
RESEARCH
Research and the World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Conference
A History of the Advisory Committee on Health on Epidemiology: The Proceedings
Research, 1959-1999
This overview outlines the statutory background for WHO's The South-East Asia Regional Conference on Epidemiology
research, identifies the milestones in health research over five was organized by WHO and the Indian Association of
decades, and discusses issues of both process and programmes. Epidemiologists, in partnership with the US Centers for
This report also includes accounts of regional efforts in Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Bank,
health research. International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN),
International Epidemiology Association, Public Health
Foundation of India, McGill University, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences and the Indian Council of Medical Research
in March 2010.
The objectives of the conference were to promote the

role of epidemiology in public health action and advocate
for its application in national programme development
and management. The conference concluded with some
specific recommendations for follow-up and issued the
Delhi Declaration on Epidemiology calling for a time-
bound roadmap to be developed by all Member States.
2010, 154 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 156411 3 This publication contains the full text of all papers presented
CHF/US$ 30.00 at this conference.
In developing countries: CHF/US$ 21.00 25
Order no. 11500802
World Health Statistics 2011
The World Health Statistics series is WHO's annual compilation

of health-related data for its 193 Member States, and includes
a summary of the progress made towards achieving the
health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and
associated targets.
As with previous versions, World Health Statistics 2011 has

been compiled using publications and databases produced
and maintained by the technical programmes and regional
offices of WHO. Indicators have been included on the basis
of their relevance to global public health, the availability and
quality of the data, and the reliability and comparability of
the resulting estimates. Taken together, these indicators
provide a comprehensive summary of the current status of
national health and health systems in key areas.
WHO Regional Office for the South-East Asia

2011, 177 pages [E, F, S ] 2010, 410 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 156419 9 ISBN 978 92 9022 392 4
CHF/US$ 40.00 CHF/US$ 10.00
Order no. 11506672 Order no. 15400020
SUBSTANCE ABUSE/ALCOHOL & TOBACCO
Addressing the Harmful Use of Alcohol Global Strategy to Reduce

A Guide to Developing Effective Alcohol Regulation the Harmful Use of Alcohol
This legislation guide provides advice on approaches to Every year, the harmful use of alcohol kills 2.5 million people,
alcohol regulation to support development of effective including 320 000 young people between 15 and 29 years
legislation appropriate to each country. It also provides of age. It is the eighth leading risk factor for deaths globally,
practical advice based on international experience about and harmful use of alcohol was responsible for almost 4% of
the implications of legislative options, steps to be taken to all deaths in the world, according to the estimates for 2004.
implement legislation and best practice on how to enforce
legislation and support compliance. In addition to the resolution, a global strategy developed by
WHO in close collaboration with Member States provides a
The policy options covered are taxation and pricing, portfolio of policy options and interventions for implementation
regulating the sale of alcohol to the public, minimum at national level with the goal to reduce the harmful use of
age restrictions, alcohol marketing and drink driving. alcohol worldwide. Ten recommended target areas for policy
options include health services' responses, community action,
pricing policies and reducing the public health impact of illicit
alcohol and informally produced alcohol. WHO was also
requested to support countries in implementing the strategy
and monitor progress at global, regional and national levels.
2010, 38 pages [E, F, S, C, R, Ar]

ISBN 978 92 4 159993 1
CHF/US$ 15.00
26 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 10.50
Order no. 11500800
Tax Policies on Tobacco Products in Thailand

The Way Forward
In its efforts to control tobacco use, Thailand has used

taxation as a price measure and increased excise tax rates
significantly over time. This report suggests that a mechanism
to raise the price of cigarettes at a rate higher than the
inflation along with appropriate taxation on other tobacco
products will make the taxation system more effective for
tobacco control.
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific WHO Regional Office for the South-East Asia
2011, 118 pages [E] 2011, 50 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 9061 503 3 ISBN 978 92 9022 388 7
CHF/US$ 15.00 CHF/US$ 10.00
In developing countries: CHF/US$10.50 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 7.00
Order no. 15200137 Order no. 15400021
SUBSTANCE ABUSE/ALCOHOL & TOBACCO
Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health European Status Report

on Alcohol and Health 2010
In recent years, a greater number of countries have been The harmful use of alcohol creates a significant disease burden
providing increasingly concise data, allowing WHO to create and in many countries causes public health problems leading
a more comprehensive picture of the global situation on to a substantial health, social and economic burden. Reducing
alcohol use and its health consequences. the harmful use of alcohol is becoming a priority on the
national, regional and global levels; it can be done by
However, many gaps remain in the data, so a detailed exact implementing strategies of proven effectiveness.
picture cannot be clearly drawn for all countries and regions.
This information is critical for monitoring progress in reducing This report presents the latest data from the WHO European
the harmful use of alcohol at all levels and, since endorsement Region on alcohol consumption and harm and the responses
of the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol made to them in countries. It summarizes the situation in the
by the World Health Assembly, for monitoring and evaluation Region as a whole and gives profiles of the 53 countries
of progress made in implementation of the global strategy. Member States, presenting consolidated tables and graphs
with data on some of the key indicators from the 2009
This new Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health presents survey on alcohol and health. In addition, the report describes
a comprehensive perspective on the worldwide, regional and the WHO instruments and activities that are available to
country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health support countries in building the gains they have already
consequences and policy responses in Member States. made in this area.
It represents a continuing effort by WHO to support Member

States with global information in their efforts to reduce the
harmful use of alcohol and its health and social consequences. 27
WHO Regional Office for Europe

2011, 322 pages [E] 2010, 379 pages [E]
ISBN 978 92 4 156415 1 ISBN 978 92 890 0206 6
CHF/US$ 60.00 CHF/US$ 50.00
Order no. 11500805 Order no. 13400104
TUBERCULOSIS TRAVEL AND HEALTH
Global Tuberculosis Control 2010 International Travel and Health 2011

Situation as on 1 January 2011
The main purpose of the report is to provide a comprehensive This book explains how travellers can stay healthy and provides
and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress WHO guidance on vaccinations, malaria chemoprophylaxis
made in TB care and control at global, regional and country and treatment, personal protection against insects and other
levels. This fifteenth annual report contains more up-to-date disease vectors, and safety in different environmental settings.
information than any previous report in the series, following It covers all the principal risks to travellers' health, both during
earlier data collection and the completion of the production their journeys and at their destinations.
cycle within a calendar year.
It describes all relevant infectious diseases, including their
This report includes the same wealth of information as causative agents, modes of transmission, clinical features
previous reports in the series, but three new features are and geographical distribution, and provides details of
worth highlighting. prophylactic and preventive measures.
First, the data are more up-to-date than those included in Features of this new edition include:
previous reports. Data up to and including 2009 are
presented for almost all key indicators; financial data • updated and improved vaccine-preventable
extend to 2011. disease descriptions
• updated vaccine recommendations and schedules
Second, results from several analyses undertaken for the • revised list of countries and areas at risk of yellow fever
first time in 2010 are included. Examples are: (i) for each • updated country list with malaria information
of the 22 high-burden countries (HBCs), trends in rates • updated maps showing disease distribution
28 of TB incidence and mortality since 1990 combined with • updated information for travellers with HIV
projections of whether the target of halving the 1990
mortality rate by 2015 will be achieved; (ii) estimates of the
lives saved by TB control between 1995 and 2009 and This book is intended for the medical and public health
projections of the additional lives that could be saved up professionals who advise travellers, but it is also a standard
to 2015, including separate estimates for women and reference for travel agents, airlines and shipping companies -
children; (iii) assessment of progress in implementing and and for travellers themselves.
financing TB care and control against the targets included in
a just-released and updated version of the Global Plan to
Stop TB; and (iv) a new and compelling compilation of data
showing the contribution that public-private-mix can make
to case detection.
Third, country profiles are available for all countries (rather

than the 22 HBCs only).
2010, 211 pages [E] 2011, 250 pages [E, F]

ISBN 978 92 4 156406 9 ISBN 978 92 4 158046 5
CHF/US$ 40.00 CHF/US$ 30.00
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TRAVEL AND HEALTH
Guide to Ship Sanitation Package International Medical Guide for Ships,

Third Edition Third Edition & Quantification Addendum:
International Medical Guide for Ships, Third
Edition & Guide to Ship Sanitation
The WHO Guide to Ship Sanitation is referenced in the
International Health Regulations and has become the official
global reference on health requirements for ship construction This package contains a copy of International Medical Guide
and operation. Its purpose is to standardize the sanitary for Ships, Third edition and a copy of the Quantification
measures taken in ships, to safeguard the health of travellers Addendum which contains recommended quantities,
and workers and to prevent the spread of infection from one indications and dosing for 55 medicines listed in the
country to another. The Guide was first published in 1967 International Medical Guide for Ships 3rd edition, as well
and amended in 1987. as a copy of the third edition of Guide to Ship Sanitation
which provides revised sanitary measures taken in ships, to
This revised 3rd edition of the Guide has been prepared to safeguard the health of travellers and workers and to prevent
reflect the changes in construction, design and size of ships the spread of infection from one country to another.
since the 1960s and the existence of new diseases (e.g.
Legionnaires' disease) that were not foreseen when the 1967
Guide was published.
The Guide is divided into several chapters such as the

introduction, water safety, food safety, recreational water
environments, ballast water and waste disposal, Legionnaire's
disease, persistent infectious agents and disease vectors.
Each chapter consists of two main sections, "Background"
and "Guidelines". 29
The "Background" section describes critical issues and

supporting health evidence applicable to the specific topic
of the chapter.
The "Guidelines" section in each chapter of the Guide provides

user-targeted information and guidance applicable to the
topic of the chapter, identifying responsibilities and providing
examples of practices that can control public health risks,
highlighting the most important aspects that need to be
considered when setting priorities for action.
2011, 101 pages [E] 2010, 488 pages + 50 pages + 101 pages [E]
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TROPICAL DISEASES
Working to Overcome the Global Impact of Control of the Leishmaniases

Neglected Tropical Diseases Report of the WHO Expert Committee
First WHO Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 on the Control of Leishmaniases
Neglected tropical diseases blight the lives of a billion This report makes recommendations on new therapeutic
people worldwide and threaten the health of millions regimens for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, on the use
more. These close companions of poverty weaken of rapid diagnostic tests, details on the management of
impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of Leishmania-HIV co-infection and consideration of social
health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede factors and climate change as risk factors for increased spread.
global public health outcomes.
Recommendations for research include the furtherance of
Wider recognition of the public health significance of epidemiological knowledge of the disease and clinical studies
neglected tropical diseases and better knowledge of their to address the lack of an evidence-based therapeutic regimen
epidemiology have stimulated necessary changes in public for cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniases and post-
health thinking to approach and achieve control. The kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL).
World Health Organization recommends five control
strategies or intervention processes: preventive chemotherapy, This report not only provides clear guidance on implementation
intensified case management, vector control, veterinary but should also raise awareness about the global burden of
public health, and safe water, sanitation and hygiene. leishmaniasis and its neglect. It puts forward directions for
Although one strategic approach may take the lead for the formulation of national control programmes and elaborates
control of a specific disease or group of diseases, evidence the strategic approaches in the fight against Leishmaniases.
suggests that more effective control follows when the five
processes operate in combination and in the local context. The committee's work reflects the latest scientific and other
relevant developments in the field of leishmaniasis that can
30 This report presents evidence to demonstrate that activities be considered by member states when setting national
undertaken to prevent and control neglected tropical diseases programmes and making public health decisions.
are producing results - and that achievements are being
recognized. By 2008, preventive chemotherapy had reached
more than 670 million people in 75 countries.
WHO Technical Report Series, No. 949

2010, 181 pages [E] 2010, 199 pages [E]
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TROPICAL DISEASES
World Malaria Report 2010 Operational Research in Tropical

and other Communicable Diseases
Final Report Summaries 2007-2008
This report summarizes information received from 106 The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
malaria-endemic countries and from malaria control partners. supports operational research projects in the area of
It highlights continued progress made towards meeting communicable diseases. A main feature of this research
international targets for malaria control to be achieved by activity is the active collaboration between the control
2010 and by 2015. International funds disbursed for malaria programmes of the ministries of health and researchers from
control increased from US$ 200 million in 2004 to US$ academic institutions. Together they target critical national
1.5 billion in 2009. Since 2008, more than 289 million health problems by turning them into research priorities
insecticide-treated mosquito nets have been delivered to and devising solutions.
sub-Saharan Africa, enough to protect three quarters of the
765 million persons at risk of the disease. This publication summarizes the outcomes of two rounds of
the Small Grants Scheme for operational research in tropical
Over the last decade, 11 countries in the Africa Region and and other communicable diseases during 2005 and 2006. It
32 countries in other regions showed reductions of 50% or is the fourth issue in a series that is produced every biennium
greater in either confirmed malaria cases or malaria admissions to disseminate research results to national control programmes
and deaths. Malaria control is making a major contribution and the international scientific community.
to reducing mortality in children less than 5 years old and to
attaining the health-related Millennium Development Goals. It is hoped that these research results will be translated into
policy and practice, thereby achieving progress towards
equity in health and avoiding the unnecessary waste of
limited resources that would result from the duplication
of research funding or the ineffective implementation of 31
control measures. This publication is also a call for action:
a plea that these recently produced results are utilized and
implemented in order to address the challenges of
communicable disease control.

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TROPICAL DISEASES TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Comprehensive Guidelines Traditional Herbal Remedies

for Prevention and Control of Dengue for Primary Health Care
and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
Revised and Expanded
Dengue Fever is the fastest emerging arboviral infection with This publication contains 28 monographs on common ailments
major public health consequences for millions of people which can be readily treated with simple herbal remedies.
around the world, and in particular the South-East Asia They can be prepared easily and used within the ambit of
region. These regional guidelines were extensively revised, primary health care. Each monograph provides description of
updated and expanded with the focus on new and additional the ailment, the form of traditional preparation, its composition,
topics of current relevance to the populations of the region. English name, Latin name and family of the plant, plant part
used, main chemical constituents, quality standards, method
They are intended to provide guidance to national and local- of preparation, dosage form, therapeutic properties, indications
level programme managers and public health officials, as well and uses, dose and mode of administration, precautions and
as stakeholders, including health practitioners, laboratory safety aspects, and important references.
personnel and multisectoral partners, in strategic planning,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and strengthening This manual can be used by health planners, policy makers,
the response to dengue prevention and control in their national and district health authorities and others involved in
countries. Scientists and researchers involved in vaccine and the health sector development and reform. It is also an attempt
antiviral drug development will also find crucial baseline to increase availability and accessibility to cost-effective
information in this publication. treatment of commonly encountered health problems with
herbal remedies. It will be useful for education and training
of community health workers as well.
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WHO Regional Office for the South-East Asia WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
2011, 340 pages [E] 2010, 167 pages [E]
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WATER/SANITATION
Guidelines for
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Fourth Edition
This fourth edition of the World Health Organization’s Guidelines for

Drinking-water Quality builds on over 50 years of guidance by WHO
on drinking-water quality, which has formed an authoritative basis
for the setting of national regulations and standards for water safety
in support of public health.
It is the product of significant revisions to clarify and elaborate on

ways of implementing its recommendations of contextual hazard
identification and risk management, through the establishment
of health-based targets, catchment-to-consumer water safety
plans and independent surveillance. It reflects the renewed focus on
primary prevention.
Significant additional guidance on good practice is presented, incorporating

changes introduced by the first and second addenda to the third edition.
Emerging water management issues are comprehensively addressed
33
for a range of circumstances, from household water treatment and
safe storage and the bulk supply of water over long distances to the
potential implications of climate change.
Additional risk assessments are presented for a number of

new chemical and microbial hazards and applied to a suite of
pesticides used for public health purposes. Existing reviews
on chemicals and waterborne pathogens have been revised
to account for new scientific information. The chapter on
radiological aspects of drinking-water quality has been
comprehensively updated.
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emphasizes achievable practices and the formulation of
sound regulations, applicable to low-income, middle-income
and industrialized countries alike, that aim to prevent a
potential health crisis caused by the consumption of unsafe
drinking-water, against the backdrop of rapid urbanization,
water scarcity and climate change.
Expected July 2011

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WATER/SANITATION
Sanitation and Hygiene in East Asia Water Safety in Buildings
The main objectives of this report is to provide an overview This book provides guidance for managing water supplies in
of the status of sanitation in East Asia to support decisions buildings where people may drink water, use water for food
and recommendations in light of the collective governments' preparation, wash, shower, swim or use water for other
commitments expressed in the Beppu Declaration on recreational activities or be exposed to aerosols produced by
1 December 2007. water-using devices, such as cooling towers. These uses
occur in a variety of buildings, such as hospitals, schools,
The countries included in this analysis are those of the East child and aged care, medical and dental facilities, hotels,
Asia Region. The report provides different scenarios to apartment blocks, sport centres, commercial buildings and
stimulate discussion about strengthening and making transport terminals.
operational the EASAN Platform, including the formation
of a steering committee and a secretariat responsible for This publication is one of a series of supporting documents
putting into effect action agreed upon at EASAN forums. that provide guidance on implementing the World Health
Organization’s Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. It is
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The target audience for this book includes the full range
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building water supplies. In particular, it is directed at those
who design, construct, manage, operate, maintain and
34 regulate building water systems. This book is intended to
be a useful resource for the development of training and
information material.
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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Health and Disability Statistical Classification of
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WHODAS 2.0 is a practical instrument Edition. Training tool
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Food Safety and Travel
International Travel A Guide on Safe Food Five Keys to Safer

and Health 2011 for Travellers Food Manual
This book covers all the principal risks This leaflet gives practical advice This manual elaborates the core food
to travellers’ health, both during their and basic hints on how to eat safely, safety information provided in the
journeys and at their destinations. It and what to do in case of diarrhoea. WHO Five Keys to Safer Food poster
describes all relevant infectious diseases, Information in the leaflet was and suggests how to communicate
including their causative agents, modes prepared by the WHO Programmes these messages. The manual also
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details of prophylactic and preventive endorsed by the World Tourism groups (e.g. professional food handlers,
measures. This book is designed for Organization and the International consumers, children and women).
medical and public health professionals Tourist Health Association.
who advise travellers, but it is also a
standard reference for travel agents,
airlines, shipping companies and
travellers themselves.
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Gender, Women and Health
Women and Health: Today's Sex, Gender and Influenza Counselling for Maternal
evidence tomorrow's agenda in Achieving Gender Equality and Newborn Health Care
and Health Equity
This is a report on women and health – This publication focuses on the different The main aim of this practical
both women’s health needs and their effects of seasonal epidemics, pandemics handbook is to strengthen counselling
contribution to the health of societies. and localized outbreaks of influenza on and communication skills of skilled
Women’s health has long been a males and females including pregnant attendants (SAs) and other health-care
concern for WHO but today it has women. It concludes that significantly providers, helping them to effectively
become an urgent priority. This report more research is required to gain a more discuss with women, families and
explains why. Using current data, it complete understanding of the complex communities the key issues surrounding
takes stock of what we know now and varied effects of sex and gender on pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum,
about the health of women throughout influenza infection and vaccination, and postnatal and post-abortion care.
their lives and across the different underscores the need to consider their It relies on a self-directed learning
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Patient Safety and Hygiene
WHO Guidelines on Hand WHO Guidelines WHO Patient Safety

Hygiene in Health Care for Safe Surgery Curriculum Guide
for Medical Schools
These guidelines provide health-care These guidelines aim to help to
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Cancer Treatment & Noncommunicable Diseases

WHO Guidelines on Ensuring Balance Package of Essential
the Pharmacological in National Policies Noncommunicable
Treatment of on Controlled (PEN) Disease
40 Persisting Pain Substances Interventions for
in Children with Primary Health Care
Medical Illnesses in Low-resource
Settings
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to support countries to relieve pain policies and legislation with regards low-resource settings is an innovative
in their paediatric populations. They to availability, accessibility, affordability and action-oriented response to
address persisting pain in children and control of medicines made from essential interventions in the field of
caused by conditions such as cancer, substances regulated under the noncommunicable disease. It provides
HIV/AIDS, sickle-cell disease, burns, international drug control conventions. a prioritized set of cost-effective
trauma, and phantom limb pain. Controlled medicines play an important interventions that can be delivered
Recommendations are presented for role in several areas of medicine, to an acceptable quality of care, even
the pharmacological treatment of including pain treatment, treatment in resource-poor settings. It will
mild, moderate and severe pain. The of opioid dependence, emergency reinforce health system strengthening
guidelines include chapters on the obstetrics, psychiatry and neurology. by contributing to the building blocks
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and on the evaluation of pain, which and then provides 21 guidelines. Each of the selected interventions will help
reviews the available tools for routine guideline has an elucidation and a to make limited resources go further
pain measurement in children. Provision description of the legal context. The and the user-friendly nature of the
of sustainable pain relief within Country Assessment Checklist enables tools that have been developed,
health care systems is covered in the user to determine which guidelines will empower primary care physicians
a separate chapter. still need to be worked on. A CD-ROM as well as allied health workers to
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quickly towards this goal - universal coverage - and sustain the gains that have been achieved The report builds
on new research and lessons learnt from country experience. It provides an action agenda for countries at all
stages of development and proposes ways that the international community can better support efforts in low
income countries to achieve universal coverage and improve health outcomes.
2010, ISBN 978 92 4 156402 1, 128 pages
Community-based Rehabilitation: CBR Guidelines
These guidelines provide guidance on how to develop and strengthen CBR programmes; and promote CBR as a
strategy for community-based development involving people with disabilities. They support stakeholders to meet
the basic needs and enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families and encourage the
empowerment of people with disabilities and their families.
2010, ISBN 978 92 4 154805 2, 452 pages
Atlas on Substance Use (2010)

This Atlas provides a structured description of available prevention and treatment resources for substance use
disorders in WHO regions, different income economies and the world. The report is based on a survey instrument
and has been accomplished through collaboration with WHO regional and country offices, national focal points
and a number of leading experts in the field of psychoactive substance use.
2010, ISBN 978 92 4 150061 6, 122 pages
Casebook on Ethical Issues in International Health Research

This book collects 64 case studies, each of which raises an important and difficult ethical issue connected with planning,
reviewing, or conducting health-related research. The book’s purpose is to contribute to thoughtful analysis of these
issues by researchers and members of research ethics committees particularly those involved with studies that are
conducted or sponsored internationally. This collection is envisioned principally as a tool to aid educational programmes,
from short workshops on research ethics to in-service learning for scientists and REC members, to formal degree or
certificate courses. To assist those using these case studies in their classrooms and workshops, a teaching guide has
been included. Winner of the BMA Medical Book Award in 2010.
2010, ISBN 978 92 4 150061 6, 122 pages
About WHO Publications

Health Topics: Infectious disease, chronic illness, mental health, disability and injury, nutrition, healthy lifestyle, healthy
environments, pharmaceuticals, emergency care, health service planning, etc.
Publication range: Guidelines, norms and standards, expert meeting reports, newsletters, public health journals, etc.
Target audiences:
- Small yet strategically placed audiences: political leaders and government ministries;
- Larger audiences: professional groups. Administrators, scientists, medical personnel, and staff in a range of health-related occupations.
Contact: www.who.int/publications/en; email: pubrights@who.int
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SELECTED BOOKS IN ARABIC
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Selected Books
in Arabic
SELECTED BOOKS IN ARABIC
43
SELECTED BOOKS IN CHINESE
The World Health Report 2010 International Health

Health Systems Financing: The Regulations (2005).
Path to Universal Coverage Second Edition
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Selected Books
in Chinese
2010, 140 pages 2008, vi + 78 pages

ISBN 978 92 4 556402 7 ISBN 978 92 4 558041 6
CHF/US$ 40.00 CHF/US$ 20.00
In developing countries: In developing countries:
CHF/US$ 20.00 CHF/US$ 14.00
Order no. 52402010 Order no. 51500725
SELECTED BOOKS IN CHINESE
Comprehensive Cervical World Health Statistics 2010 Closing the Gap in a

Cancer Generation: Health Equity
A Guide to Essential Practice through Action on the Social
Determinants of Health
Final Report of the Commission
on Social Determinants of Health
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2010, 175 pages

2006, 281 pages ISBN 978 92 4 556398 3 2008, 251 pages
ISBN 978 7 81116 511 1 CHF/US$ 40.00 ISBN 978 92 4 556370 9
CHF/US$ 50.00 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 40.00
In developing countries: CHF/US$ 35.00 CHF/US$ 20.00 In developing countries: CHF/US$ 20.00
Order no. 51500675 Order no. 51505672 Order no. 51500741
Basic Documents
2009, 180 pages
Forty-seventh Edition, 2009
ISBN 978 92 4 565047 8
CHF/US$ 25.00
Order no. 52100047
SELECTED BOOKS IN RUSSIAN
Guidelines for the Guidelines for the

Psychosocially Assisted Programmatic Management
Pharmacological Treatment of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
of Opioid Dependence Emergency Update 2008
Руководство по Руководство по программному
фармакологическому лечению ведению лекарственно-
опиоидной зависимости при устойчивого туберкулеза
психосоциальной поддержке Экстренное обновление 2008 г.
В настоящем руководстве В настоящем руководстве

предлагается обзор предлагаются обновленные
использования лекарств, таких рекомендации в области
как метадон, бупренорфин, диагностирования и ведения
налтрексон и клонидин, в лекарственно-устойчивого
сочетании с психосоциальной туберкулеза в различных
поддержкой для лечения людей, географических, экономических
страдающих зависимостью от и социальных условиях,
героина или других опиоидов. а также регистрации данных,
Руководство основано на необходимых для мониторинга
систематических обзорах и оценки программ. Настоящее
литературы и применении руководство предназначается
подхода GRADE для определения для использования как
качества фактических данных. программами по борьбе
В нем содержатся конкретные с туберкулезом, так и
46 рекомендации в отношении практикующими врачами в
Selected Books
целого ряда проблем, встающих странах с низким и средним

в области организации систем уровнями дохода. В нем учтен
лечения, управления ряд рекомендаций.
программами лечения и
проведения лечения людей,
страдающих опиоидной
зависимостью.
2009, 129 pages 2009, 268 pages

ISBN 978 92 4 454754 0 ISBN 978 92 4 454758 8
CHF/US$ 30.00 CHF/US$ 25.00
In developing countries: In developing countries:
CHF/US$ 21.00 CHF/US$ 17.50
Order no. 41500745 Order no. 41502663
in Russian
The European Health Report финансирование, стратегическое

2009 управление), а также содержится
Доклад о состоянии ключевая информация по
здравоохранения в Европе, 2009 вопросам общественного
г. Здоровье и системы здравоохранения, которая может
здравоохранения помочь странам определить
наиболее рациональные
В данном докладе отражены механизмы инвестирования
широкомасштабные реформы, в здоровье.
предпринятые странами в
целях совершенствования 2010, ix + 200 pages
четырех основных функций ISBN 978 92 890 4415 8 CHF/US$ 40.00
систем здравоохранения In developing countries:
(предоставление медицинских CHF/US$ 28.00
услуг, формирование ресурсов, Order no. 43400093
SELECTED BOOKS IN RUSSIAN
Assessing Financing, The World Health Report 2010 World Health Statistics 2010
Education, Management and Health Systems Financing: The Path Мировая статистика
Policy Context for Strategic to Universal Coverage здравоохранения, 2010 год
Planning of Human Resources Доклад о состоянии
for Health здравоохранения в мире, 2010 г. В издании “Мировая статистика
Оценка финансирования, Финансирование систем здравоохранения, 2010 год”
образования, управления и здравоохранения: путь к приводится ежегодная подборка
политического контекста для всеобщему охвату населения данных ВОЗ, поступивших из
стратегического планирования медико-санитарной помощью 193 ее государств-членов, а
кадровых ресурсов также кратко характеризуются
здравоохранения В настоящем докладе Всемирная успехи в достижении связанных
организация здравоохранения со здравоохранением целей и
В этой книге описывается метод показывает, чтό могут сделать задач в области развития,
оценки систем финансирования, страны для модификации своих сформулированных в
образования и управления, финансовых систем, чтобы Декларации тысячелетия.
а также политического быстрее двигаться к достижению Оно содержит сводную
контекста, необходимого для этой цели – обеспечению информацию, всесторонне
стратегического планирования всеобщего охвата населения характеризующую текущее
и разработки политики медико-санитарной помощью состояние здоровья населения и
в отношении кадровых ресурсов – и закрепить достигнутые национальных систем
здравоохранения. Это успехи. Доклад основан на здравоохранения, включая такие
методическое пособие результатах новых исследований аспекты, как смертность и бремя
разработано в качестве и уроках, извлеченных из опыта болезней, причины смерти,
основанного на фактических стран. В нем содержится план регистрируемые инфекционные
данных всестороннего действий для стран на всех уровнях заболевания, охват услугами 47
диагностического средства для развития и предлагаются пути, здравоохранения, факторы
информированной разработки позволяющие международному риска, ресурсы систем
политики в отношении трудовых сообществу оказывать более здравоохранения, расходы на
ресурсов здравоохранения эффективную поддержку усилиям здравоохранение, неравенство в
в странах с низким и средним стран с низким доходом по отношении здоровья, а также
уровнем дохода. Такая оценка достижению всеобщего охвата демографические и
производится в три этапа: населения медико-санитарной социоэкономические
путем оценки текущего помощью и улучшению статистические данные.
статуса кадровых ресурсов результатов лечения.
здравоохранения и
потенциальных возможностей
для проведения политики
в отношении кадровых ресурсов
здравоохранения с особым
акцентом на четырех аспектах - 2010, 140 pages 2010, 177 pages
финансировании, образовании, ISBN 978 92 4 456402 8 ISBN 978 92 4 456398 4
управлении и формировании CHF/US$ 40.00 CHF/US$ 40.00
политики; путем выявления In developing countries: In developing countries:
приоритетных требований CHF/US$ 20.00 CHF/US$ 20.00
и действий на основе текущего Order no. 42402010 Order no. 41505672
статуса кадровых ресурсов
здравоохранения и путем
демонстрации того, как
направлять политику
и составлять план действий
с установлением их
очередности в отношении
кадровых ресурсов
здравоохранения.
2009, 86 pages
ISBN 978 92 4 454731 1
CHF/US$ 30.00
In developing countries:
CHF/US$ 21.00
Order no. 41500715
BLUE TRUNK LIBRARY
The Blue Trunk

Library
The Blue Trunk Library has been developed by the library of
the World Health Organization for installation in district health
centres in Africa as a means of compensating for the lack of
up-to-date medical and health information. After 12 years
of existence more than 1900 libraries have been distributed
to health districts in poor countries of the
world, where health information access is
difficult. Training workshops, for the optimal
use of the information contained in each
blue trunk, was also provided to more than
550 health professionals during this period.
The collection, which is organized according

to major health subjects, contains more
than one hundred books on medicine and public health. The
collection has recently been revised and updated with the latest
information available.
Among the works chosen, priority has been given to practical

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manuals (especially those published by WHO) offering easily
accessible solutions to the medical, public health and
management problems medical staff may have to face.
Differing levels of education among district medical staff

have also been taken into account. The same topic may
be addressed in different publications from a different point
of view: that of the physician, the nurse, the nursing
auxiliary or health worker.
In order to make it easier to transport and store, the collection

has been packed into a blue metal trunk fitted with two
shelves on which cardboard boxes containing the books
are arranged by field of interest.
"…Blue trunk libraries have

a promising future in Africa…"
— Dr Jacques Courtejoie, Center for Health Promotion,
Democratic Republic of Congo
"… a trusted source of information,

easy to use…"
— Steve Baxendale,
Pacific Open Learning Health Net, Fiji
Blue Trunk Library

Available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish in preparation
Contact: bluetrunk@who.int
US$ 2000.00
Order no. 19300206
INTRODUCTION
Organisation mondiale de la Santé – Editions de l'OMS

Catalogue des produits d’information de l’OMS – Printemps 2011
Introduction
Dans cette section vous trouverez les ouvrages et produits d’information de l’OMS publiés
Français
en version française depuis octobre 2010. Un index des titres figure à la fin du catalogue ainsi
qu’un bon de commande, les adresses de l’OMS et de ses Bureaux régionaux et la liste des
agents de vente de l’OMS.
Pour commander
Pour ceux qui ont accès à INTERNET, vous pouvez passer vos commandes en ligne sur notre site
web à l’adresse suivante : http://www.who.int/bookorders
Un bon de commande se trouve à la page 70. Les commandes sont à adresser soit aux Editions
de l'OMS, OMS, CH-1211 Genève 27, Suisse, soit à l’un quelconque des agents de vente dont
la liste figure à l’avant-dernière page de couverture. Les prix de nos publications sont en
francs suisses (CHF). Toutes les commandes adressées aux Editions de l'OMS, OMS, Genève
doivent être accompagnées du paiement soit par carte de crédit, soit par chèque libellé aux
"Editions de l'OMS" ou par transfert bancaire. Les chèques en EURO sont acceptés.
Adresse bancaire: UBS SA, Agence de l’OMS, CH-1211 Genève 27, Suisse
Compte en CHF: IBAN CH25 0027 9279 D310 0897 0
Compte en EURO: IBAN CH85 0024 0240 C016 9920 1
Compte en US$: IBAN CH31 0024 0240 C016 9920 3
Adresse électronique pour passer les commandes: bookorders@who.int

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Pays en développement
Les lecteurs résidant dans les pays en développement bénéficient d'un rabais minimum de 30%
sur les tarifs indiqués dans ce catalogue. Les prix exprimés en monnaie locale par nos agents
de vente dans les pays en développement, doivent être établis sur la base du prix réduit.
Catalogue électronique
Ce catalogue peut également être consulté en ligne à l’adresse suivante :
http://www.who.int/bookorders (sélectionnez : catalogues). La page d'accueil de l'OMS sur
INTERNET www.who.int permet d'accéder directement au catalogue électronique des publications
de l’OMS et de ses bureaux régionaux. Visitez notre site et commandez en ligne sur:
Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Editions de l'OMS Mél.: bookorders@who.int
1211 Genève 27, Suisse Catalogue en ligne:
Tél. : + 41 22 791 32 64 http://www.who.int/bookorders
Télécopie : + 41 22 791 48 57 Site web de l'OMS : www.who.int
ALCOOL EAU ET ASSAINISSEMENT
Stratégie mondiale visant à réduire Utilisation de la ventilation naturelle pour

l'usage nocif de l'alcool lutter contre les infections en milieu de soins
On estime que l’usage nocif de l’alcool entraîne 2,5 millions Une ventilation bien conçue peut réduire la transmission
de décès chaque année, en grande partie parmi les jeunes. d'infections en milieu de soins, et la ventilation naturelle
La consommation d’alcool est le troisième facteur de risque constitue parfois une mesure environnementale efficace
de maladie dans le monde. pour faire obstacle à la propagation d'infections. Lorsque
l'environnement s'y prête, la ventilation naturelle peut être
La stratégie mondiale visant à réduire l’usage nocif de l’alcool, la solution retenue pour réduire les risques infectieux dans
approuvée par la Soixante-Troisième Assemblée mondiale de le secteur de la santé.
la Santé en mai 2010, reconnaît que l’usage nocif de l’alcool
et le développement socioéconomique sont étroitement liés. Après une définition de la ventilation et de la ventilation
naturelle, le présent guide analyse les exigences auxquelles
Des solutions applicables existent et la stratégie mondiale doit satisfaire la ventilation naturelle dans le contexte de la
propose plusieurs politiques et interventions dont la mise lutte contre les infections, et expose les principes généraux de
en oeuvre doit être envisagée dans chaque pays, dans le conception, de construction, d'exploitation et de maintenance
cadre de la politique nationale mais aussi dans des cadres applicables pour que les systèmes de ventilation naturelle
de développement plus larges. La stratégie mondiale définit soient un instrument efficace de lutte contre l'infection dans
également des domaines prioritaires où l’action mondiale les établissements de soins.
est destinée à promouvoir, soutenir et compléter les mesures
prises aux niveaux local, national et régional. Ce guide s'adresse aux praticiens et aux soignants chargés
de la lutte contre l'infection, ainsi qu'aux professionnels de
santé, ingénieurs et architectes intervenant dans le domaine
50 de la réduction des risques biologiques au sein des structures
de santé.
2011, 30 pages [E, F, S, Ar, C, R] 2011, 131 pages [E, F]

ISBN 978 92 4 259993 0 ISBN 978 92 4 254785 6
CHF/US$ 15.00 CHF/US$ 30.00
Pays en développement : CHF/US$ 10.50 Pays en développement : CHF/US$ 21.00
No. de commande 21500800 No. de commande 21500771
ENVIRONNEMENT MALADIES NON TRANSMISSIBLES
La face cachée des villes Guide pratique pour l'élaboration et

Mettre au jour et vaincre les inégalités la mise en œuvre d'une politique scolaire
en santé en milieu urbain sur l'alimentation et l'exercice physique
Ce rapport constitue une composante importante de la Ce guide s'appuie sur le cadre pour une politique scolaire sur
stratégie générale de l’OMS et d’ONU-Habitat visant à l'alimentation et l'exercice physique de l'OMS. C'est un outil
renforcer les interventions des acteurs de la santé au pratique qui facilite l'adoption, l'adaptation et la mise en
niveau local, national et mondial en vue de réduire les œuvre du cadre pour une politique scolaire de la Stratégie
inégalités en santé dans un monde toujours plus urbanisé. mondiale pour l'alimentation, l'exercice physique et la santé.
Il montre que les citadins pauvres sont particulièrement
exposés à une multitude de maladies et de problèmes de Il est axé sur l'action gouvernementale visant à améliorer les
santé, imputables à des disparités dans le contexte social pratiques alimentaires et augmenter l'exercice physique dans
et les conditions de vie. les écoles aux niveaux national et sous-national, action qui
est concentrée sur l'environnement, les comportements et
En outre, il propose des informations reposant sur l'éducation.
des données factuelles et des outils dont les autorités
sanitaires et municipales peuvent se servir pour lutter Il est organisé en quatre parties : préparation et analyse de la
contre les inégalités en santé dans leur ville. situation ; définition de buts et objectifs politiques ; sélection
et mise en œuvre d'options de politiques ; et suivi et évaluation
des processus et résultats.
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Bureau régional de l'OMS pour la Méditerranée orientale

2011, 144 pages [E, F] 2010, 28 pages [E, F]
ISBN 978 92 4 254803 7 ISBN 978 92 9021 707 7
CHF/US$ 30.00 CHF/US$ 15.00
RÉADAPTATION
Guide de réadaptation
à base communautaire
(RBC)
Les cinq dernières années ont été l’occasion pour les acteurs de la
RBC de travailler en étroite collaboration pour la mise en œuvre De
ce Guide de la RBC qui se base sur les principales recommandations
adoptées en 2003, lors de la Consultation internationale consacrée
à l’examen de la réadaptation à base communautaire à Helsinki,
et en 2004, dans le document d’orientation conjoint sur la RBC
de l’OIT (Organisation Internationale du travail), l’UNESCO
(Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et
la culture) et l’OMS. Le Guide soutient / considère que la RBC
est une stratégie qui peut contribuer à la mise en œuvre de la
Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées, de
législations nationales qui incluent les personnes handicapées
et qui soutiennent le développement inclusif à base communautaire.
Le Guide offre aux directeurs de la RBC, entre autres, des propositions

d’ordre pratique sur les moyens de développer ou de renforcer les
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programmes de RBC et de veiller à ce que les personnes handicapées
et leurs familles ’ soient en mesure d’accéder aux prestations des
secteurs de la santé, de l’éducation, des moyens de subsistance et des
prestations sociales. Le Guide insiste fortement sur l’autonomisation
(‘empowerment’) en facilitant l’intégration et la participation des
personnes handicapées, de leurs familles et communautés dans tous
les processus de développement et de prise de décision.
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), l’Organisation internationale

du Travail (OIT), l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la
science et la culture (UNESCO) ainsi que le Consortium international
sur le handicap et le développement (IDDC), notamment les membres
du Groupe spécial de la RBC - CBM, Handicap International,
l’Association italienne Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), Light for
the World, l’Association norvégienne pour les personnes handicapées
et Sightsavers - ont étroitement collaboré à l’élaboration du présent
document. Il ne faut pas omettre de mentionner aussi la participation
de plus de 180 individus et d’environ 300 organisations du monde
entier et notamment des pays à faible revenu.
2011, 460 pages [E, F]

ISBN 978 92 4 254805 1
CHF/US$ 40.00
Pays en développement : CHF/US$ 20.00
No. de commande 21500792
RÉADAPTATION
Ce guide est présenté en sept différents livrets :
Livret 1 L’introduction : elle passe en revue le concept du handicap,

la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées,
l’évolution de la RBC et la matrice de la RBC. Le Chapitre sur la
Gestion offre une vue d’ensemble du cycle de gestion relatif à
l’élaboration et au renforcement des programmes de RBC.
Livrets 2 à 6 Chaque livret examine chacune des cinq composantes (santé,

éducation, moyens de subsistance, sociale et autonomisation –
‘empowerment’) de la matrice de la RBC.
Livret 7 Le livret supplémentaire aborde quatre problèmes spécifiques, à

savoir le VIH/SIDA, la santé mentale, la lèpre et les crises humanitaires,
qui ont été jusque-là négligés par les programmes de RBC.
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PALUDISME
Planches pour le diagnostic Directives pour le traitement du paludisme

microscopique du paludisme Deuxième édition
Ce jeu de douze planches plastifiées au format A4 est Les Directives de l’OMS pour le traitement du paludisme,
produit pour aider au diagnostic du paludisme humain par publiées pour la première fois en 2007, constituent un
l'examen au microscope. Les planches sont conçues dans ensemble de recommandations fondées sur des données
un double but : apporter une aide pratique aux agents probantes pour la prise en charge des cas ; elles s’adressent
de santé dans leurs activités quotidiennes de diagnostic principalement aux responsables des politiques nationales
des infections paludiques et une aide pédagogique aux en la matière et pourront servir de cadre à l’élaboration de
étudiants et stagiaires. Ce nouveau jeu a été produit en protocoles thérapeutiques nationaux particuliers plus détaillés
tenant compte des observations et commentaires faits par qui tiennent compte des caractéristiques locales de la résistance
un grand nombre de professionnels et d'experts qui ont aux antipaludéens et de la capacité du système de santé
utilisé la deuxième édition des Planches pour le diagnostic du pays.
du paludisme (OMS, 2000).
Cette deuxième édition est une révision des recommandations
On y trouve des photographies au microscope qui montrent précédentes à la lumière des dernières acquisitions. La
les différentes espèces et morphologies du paludisme dans présentation de la première édition a été conservée dans ses
les frottis minces et épais. Elles fournissent des descriptions grandes lignes en tenant compte des réactions des lecteurs.
de P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale et P. malariae, ainsi que
des instructions détaillées sur la préparation et l'utilisation
des solutions tampons et des solutions de coloration.
Les photographies au microscope, toutes réalisées au

54 grossissement x 1000 et avec des colorants de Romanowsky,
montrent nombre des variations possibles des parasites du
paludisme. On y trouvera également des illustrations et des
explications des erreurs courantes dans la préparation des
frottis sanguins, de même que des conseils pour la manipulation
sans danger des échantillons de sang, afin d'éviter le plus
possible toute exposition aux virus de l'hépatite et au
VIH/sida.
De nouvelles sections ont été ajoutées sur les anticoagulants

et le diagnostic des infections mixtes, ainsi que sur la
reconnaissance d'autres parasites courants dans le sang
périphérique. Les planches sont produites sous une forme
plastifiée et étanche qui les rend solides et faciles à utiliser
sur le terrain, comme sur la paillasse du laboratoire.
"...ce jeu de planches sera d'une très grande utilité pour

le débutant, mais aussi pour de nombreux professionnels
expérimentés voulant comparer certains parasites à la
morphologie douteuse avec l'image parfaite du stade
de développement d'une espèce donnée de Plasmodium.
Ces planches en couleur seront idéales pour enseigner
la technique du diagnostic du paludisme au microscope."
– Tropical Doctor (extrait de la précédente édition)
2010, 12 planches [E, F, S] 2010, 194 pages [E, F, S]

ISBN 978 92 4 254786 3 ISBN 978 92 4 254792 4
CHF/US$ 40.00 CHF/US$ 20.00
PERSONNEL DE SANTÉ
Accroître l'accès aux personnels de santé

dans les zones rurales ou reculées grâce
à une meilleure fidélisation
Recommandations pour une politique mondiale
Tous les responsables politiques, quel que soit le niveau

de développement économique de leur pays, s'efforcent
d'instaurer l'équité en santé et de pourvoir aux besoins
sanitaires de leur population, notamment ceux des groupes
vulnérables et défavorisés. Une pénurie de personnels de
santé qualifiés dans les zones rurales ou reculées prive une
part importante de la population de l'accès à des services de
soins de santé, ralentit les progrès sur la voie de la réalisation
des objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement et contrarie
les aspirations liées au but de la santé pour tous.
Le présent rapport propose un ensemble de recommandations

reposant sur des données factuelles pour accroître le
recrutement et la fidélisation de personnels de santé
motivés dans les zones rurales et reculées, et fournit des
orientations sur les modalités d'application des stratégies
de fidélisation dans les pays développés comme dans les
pays en développement.
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2010, 77 pages [E, F, R, S]

ISBN 978 92 4 256401 3
CHF/US$ 25.00
SIDA SÉCURITE ALIMENTAIRE
Rapport mondial : Rapport ONUSIDA Réunion d'experts FAO/OMS sur l'application

sur l'épidémie mondiale de SIDA 2010 des nanotechnologies dans les secteurs de
l'alimentation et de l'agriculture
Incidences possibles sur la sécurité alimentaire :
L'édition 2010 du Rapport de l'ONUSIDA sur l'épidémie rapport de la réunion
mondiale de sida inclut de nouveaux tableaux de bord
présentant les points clés de la riposte au sida pays par pays. De nombreux pays ont pris conscience du potentiel des
Cet ouvrage de référence mondiale s'appuie sur les dernières nanotechnologies dans les secteurs de l'alimentation et
données émanant de 182 pays et fournit des analyses complètes de l'agriculture et investissent considérablement dans ses
sur l'épidémie de sida et sa riposte. Il inclut pour la première applications dans la production alimentaire. Toutefois, du fait
fois des données sur la tendance de l'incidence dans plus de nos connaissances limitées des effets sur la santé humaine
de 60 pays. de ces applications, bon nombre de nations estiment qu'il faut
examiner sans plus tarder les incidences de ces technologies
Ce nouveau Rapport de l'ONUSIDA montre que l'épidémie sur la sécurité sanitaire des aliments.
de sida a été stoppée et que le monde commence à inverser
le cours du VIH. Les nouvelles infections ont reculé de près Pour répondre à ces attentes, la FAO et l'OMS ont pensé
de 20 % ces dix dernières années, le nombre des décès liés qu'il était opportun de convoquer une réunion d'experts
au sida a lui aussi baissé de près de 20 % au cours des cinq sur ce sujet afin de recenser d'autres travaux qui pourraient
dernières années et le nombre total des personnes vivant être nécessaires en vue de l'examen de cette question à
avec le VIH se stabilise. l'échelle mondiale.
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Programme Commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/SIDA

2010, 360 pages [E, F, S] 2011, 129 pages [E, F, S]
ISBN 978 92 9173 872 4 ISBN 978 92 4 256393 1
CHF/US$ 20.00 CHF/US$ 30.00
SANTÉ MENTALE
Guide d'intervention mhGAP pour

lutter contre les troubles mentaux,
neurologiques et liés à l'utilisation de
substances psychoactives dans les
structures de soins non spécialisées
Programme d'action Combler les lacunes
en santé mentale
Selon une idée fausse et néanmoins très répandue, l'amélioration
de la santé mentale nécessiterait des technologies très élaborées
et coûteuses et du personnel hautement spécialisé. En réalité,
la plupart des pathologies mentales, neurologiques ou liées
à l'utilisation de substances psychoactives responsables d'une morbidité
et d'une mortalité importantes peuvent être prises en charge par des
prestataires de soins de santé non spécialisés. Ce qu'il convient de
faire est donc d'accroître la capacité des systèmes de soins de santé
primaires à délivrer des modules de soins intégrés, par le biais de
formations, d'un soutien ou d'une supervision.
Ce guide est un outil technique pour la mise en oeuvre du Programme

d’action mhGAP. Il a été élaboré à partir d'une revue systématique des
éléments d'appréciation, suivie d'une consultation internationale et d'un
processus participatif. Il fournit une série complète de recommandations
pour faciliter la délivrance de soins de haute qualité dans le cadre des
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établissements de premier et de deuxième niveau, par des prestataires
de soins de santé non spécialisés, dans les pays disposant de peu de
ressources. Il présente la prise en charge intégrée des pathologies
prioritaires à l'aide de protocoles de prise de décisions cliniques.
Il s'adresse aux prestataires de soins de santé, aux décideurs et aux

directeurs de programmes pour répondre aux besoins des personnes
atteintes de troubles mentaux, neurologiques et liés à l'utilisation de
substances psychoactives.
"Un excellent manuel pratique destiné aux dispensateurs

de santé non spécialistes prenant en charge des troubles
mentaux, neurologiques et liés à l'utilisation de substances
psychoactives aux niveaux primaire et secondaire des soins
de santé, dans des systèmes publics ou non."
— Allen Foster », Président, CBM
"Le Guide d'intervention du Programme d'action Combler les

lacunes en santé mentale de l'OMS va ouvrir le champ des
possibilités de prise en charge des troubles qui sont source de
souffrances chez les patients et leurs familles partout dans le
monde. Ces algorithmes nuancés reconnaissent qu'il n existe
pas d'interventions applicables à tous ; il faut plutôt que les
traitements reposant sur des bases factuelles et administrés
par des non-spécialistes puissent et doivent être adaptés aux
besoins de chaque patient et aux environnements culturels."
— Thomas Insel, Directeur, National Institute of Mental
Health, États-Unis d'Amérique
2011, 90 pages [E, F, S]

ISBN 978 92 4 254806 8
CHF/US$ 20.00
SANTÉ MATERNELLE ET INFANTILE
Surveillance des soins obstétricaux d'urgence Conseil pour la prise en charge

Manuel d'utilisation de la santé maternelle et néonatale (Le)
Manuel pour le renforcement des compétences
Le présent manuel constitue une mise à jour d’un document Le but principal de ce manuel est de renforcer les compétences
publié en 1997 par l’UNICEF, l’OMS et UNFPA, qui traite en conseil et en communication des agents de santé, dont
de la surveillance de la disponibilité et de l’utilisation des les personnes qualifiées, en les aidant à discuter efficacement
services obstétricaux. Les indicateurs définis dans ce document avec les femmes, leur mari/partenaire, leur famille et leur
ont été utilisés par les ministères de la santé, les agences communauté, des questions importantes entourant la grossesse,
internationales et les responsables de programmes de plus l'accouchement, le postpartum, la période postnatale et après
de 50 pays partout dans le monde. un avortement. Les informations principales comprises dans
le manuel de prise en charge clinique intitulé Soins liés à
La présente révision comprend des changements basés sur la grossesse, à l'accouchement et à la période néonatale.
des activités de suivi et d’évaluation effectuées à l’échelle Guide de pratiques essentielles y ont été intégrées.
mondiale, ainsi que sur les nouvelles preuves qui ont émergé
au cours des années. Ces changements ont été examinés et Le manuel se fonde sur une approche d'apprentissage autogéré
approuvés par un groupe international d’experts. Le document du conseil. Bien qu'il soit conçu pour être utilisé par un groupe
révisé comprend deux nouveaux indicateurs et une fonction d'agents de santé avec l'aide d'un animateur, il peut également
fondamentale supplémentaire, ainsi que des observations être utilisé par un utilisateur individuel. Toutes les sessions
pertinentes et de nouvelles ressources. thématiques contiennent des buts et des objectifs spécifiques,
qui décrivent clairement les compétences qui seront développées
Le présent manuel a pour objet de décrire les indicateurs et et les apprentissages correspondants qui en résultent.
de fournir des directives aux personnes qui travaillent sur le
terrain en ce qui a trait aux études à mener. Il comprend une Des activités pratiques ont été conçues pour encourager la
58 liste de services salvateurs, ou « fonctions fondamentales », réflexion, provoquer des discussions, établir des compétences
qui servent à définir une structure sanitaire eu égard à sa et assurer la pertinence locale de l'information. A la fin
capacité de traiter les urgences obstétricales. de chaque session se trouve un récapitulatif pour s'assurer
que l'étudiant a compris les points clés avant de passer
L’accent est mis sur le fonctionnement actuel plutôt que aux sessions suivantes.
théorique. Les indicateurs de soins obstétricaux d’urgence
décrits dans le présent manuel peuvent servir à mesurer
le progrès dans un continuum de programmation : de la
disponibilité des soins obstétricaux d’urgence et l’accès à
ceux-ci jusqu’à l’utilisation et la qualité des services dispensés.
2010, 160 pages [E, F] 2010, 232 pages [E, F]

ISBN 978 92 4 254773 3 ISBN 978 92 4 254773 3
CHF/US$ 35.00 CHF/US$ 40.00 (Impression à la demande)
Bibliothèques
bleues
“L’établissement d’un réseau de diffusion de l’information
médicale et sanitaire au delà des circuits universitaires et
académiques a été rendu possible par le projet “Bibliothèques
bleues”. La cible des bibliothèques bleues, ce sont les centres
de santé du district. Les livres sélectionnés ont été choisis
pour cette cible.”
La Bibliothèque bleue est une collection qui

a été mise au point par la bibliothèque de
l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé pour être
installée dans les centres de santé de district en
Afrique afin de pallier le manque d’information
médicale et sanitaire actualisée.
Cette collection qui est pré-classée par grandes rubriques,

contient une centaine de livres portant sur la médecine
et la santé publique.
Pour faciliter son transport et sa conservation, la collection

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d’ouvrages a été emballée dans une malle en tôle bleue qui
a été équipée de deux étagères sur lesquelles sont classées
les boîtes à brochures numérotées contenant les livres.
Parmi les ouvrages sélectionnés, priorité a été donnée aux

manuels pratiques, (en particulier ceux publiés par l’OMS),
dans lesquels on trouve facilement la réponse aux problèmes
de santé et de gestion sanitaire auxquels le personnel médical
peut être confronté. Il a également été tenu compte des
différents niveaux de formation parmi le personnel médical
du district, c’est pourquoi le même sujet peut être traité
dans plusieurs ouvrages mais sous un angle à chaque fois
différent : celui du médecin, de l’infirmier(e), de l’aide-
soignant(e) ou de l’auxiliaire de santé.
"... les bibliothèques bleues ont un avenir

prometteur en Afrique..."
— Dr Jacques Courtejoie, Directeur du Bureau d'Etudes
et de Recherches pour la promotion de la santé,
République démocratique du Congo
"... une source d'information fiable,

facile à utiliser..."
— Steve Baxendale, Pacific Open Learning HealthNet, Fidji
Bibliothèque bleue
disponible en anglais, français, portuguais; espagnol en préparation
US$ 2000.00
Contact: bluetrunk@who.int
INTRODUCCIÓN
Organización mundial de la salud – Ediciones de la OMS

Catálogo de los productos de información de la OMS – Primavera de 2011
Introducción
En la sección en español se recogen los datos bibliográficos de todos los productos de información
publicados en español desde octubre de 2010 de la sede de la Organización Mundial de la Salud
en Ginebra (Suiza) y de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). Para facilitar la búsqueda
Español
de información el catálogo comprende un índice (página 65), el formulario de pedido, las direcciones
de la OMS y de sus Oficinas Regionales y la lista de agentes de ventas.
Las publicaciones de la OPS están disponibles a través de:

Centro de Ventas y Distribución de la OPS
PO Box 27
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0027, USA
Tel.: (301) 617-7806
(1-800) 472-3046 (solamente desde los EE.UU.)
Fax: (301) 206-9789
E-mail: paho@brightkey.net
Internet: http://publications.paho.org
Agente de Ventas de la OPS (vea la lista completa en nuestra página web)
Representación de la OPS/OMS en su país
Pedidos
Los productos de información de la OMS ya se pueden encargar en línea en nuestro nuevo sitio
web de publicaciones: http://www.who.int/bookorders
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Los pedidos deben dirigirse a Ediciones de la OMS, OMS, CH-1211 Ginebra 27, Suiza, o a
uno de los agentes de ventas consignados en la lista que figura en la contraportada, para lo
cual se ha incluido un formulario de pedido. Los precios de nuestros productos de
información se basan en el precio en francos suizos (CHF). Todos los pedidos dirigidos
a la sede de la OMS deberán ir acompañados del pago correspondiente, con tarjeta de
crédito o un cheque, a favor de «OMS, Ediciones de la OMS».
Dirección bancaria: UBS SA, Agence de l'OMS, CH-1211 Ginebra 27, Suiza
Código Swift: UBSW CH ZH 12 A
Nº de la cuenta en CHF: IBAN CH25 0027 9279 D310 0897 0
Nº de la cuenta en US$: IBAN CH85 0024 0240 C016 9920 1
Nº de la cuenta en EUR: IBAN CH31 0024 0240 C016 9920 3
E-mail para los pedidos: bookorders@who.int
Países en desarrollo
A los lectores que residen en países en desarrollo se les concede una rebaja mínima del 30%
sobre los precios indicados en este catálogo. Los precios indicados en moneda local por nuestros
agentes de venta en los países en desarrollo deberán expresarse de forma que tengan en
cuenta dicha rebaja.
Catálogo en línea
El presente catálogo puede consultarse asimismo en nuestro sitio web, en la dirección siguiente:
http://www.who.int/bookorders. Encontrará más datos sobre nuestros productos de
información en nuestro sitio web y podrá encargar nuestros productos en la siguiente dirección:
Para más información: Catálogo en línea:

Organización Mundial de la Salud http://www.who.int/bookorders
Ediciones de la OMS (vea: catálogos)
CH-1211 Ginebra 27 - Suiza Pedidos en línea:
Tel.: + 41 22 791 32 64 http://www.who.int/bookorders
Fax: + 41 22 791 48 57 Sitio web de la OMS: www.who.int
correo-e: bookorders@who.int
ABUSO DE SUSTANCIAS /ALCOHOL PERSONAL SANITARIO
Estrategia mundial para reducir Aumentar el acceso al personal sanitario en

el uso nocivo del alcohol zonas remotas o rurales mejorando la retención
Recomendaciones mundiales de política
Se calcula que el uso nocivo del alcohol causa cada año Para lograr servicios de salud eficaces y mejorar los resultados
2,5 millones de muertes, y una proporción considerable de sanitarios, es indispensable que haya un número suficiente
ellas corresponde a personas jóvenes. El consumo de bebidas de agentes de salud motivados y competentes en el lugar
alcohólicas ocupa el tercer lugar entre los principales factores y el momento apropiados. La escasez de personal sanitario
de riesgo de mala salud en el mundo. El uso nocivo del alcohol calificado en las zonas remotas o rurales impide que un
es uno de los cuatro factores de riesgo de enfermedades no porcentaje considerable de la población acceda a los servicios
transmisibles importantes que son susceptibles de modificación de salud, entorpece el progreso hacia la consecución de los
y prevención. Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y constituye un escollo
en la estrategia destinada a lograr salud para todos.
La estrategia mundial para reducir el uso nocivo del alcohol,
avalada por la 63.a Asamblea Mundial de la Salud en mayo La OMS ha elaborado estas recomendaciones en respuesta
de 2010, reconoce los vínculos estrechos que existen entre a las peticiones de los líderes mundiales, la sociedad civil y
dicho uso y el desarrollo socioeconómico. Asimismo, aprovecha los Estados Miembros.
varias iniciativas estratégicas mundiales y regionales para la
prevención y el control de enfermedades no transmisibles, en Las recomendaciones fundamentadas en datos probatorios
particular el plan de acción de la estrategia mundial para la se refieren a los desplazamientos del personal sanitario dentro
prevención y el control de las enfermedades no transmisibles. de las fronteras de un país y giran exclusivamente en torno a
La estrategia mundial también establece áreas prioritarias las estrategias destinadas a aumentar la dotación de personal
para la actuación mundial dirigida a promover, apoyar y sanitario en zonas remotas o rurales mejorando las medidas
complementar las medidas pertinentes en los niveles local, para atraer, contratar y retener a los agentes salud. Las
nacional y regional. recomendaciones son aplicables a todas las categorías de 61
agentes del sector sanitario formal y regulado, incluidos
los administradores y el personal de apoyo, y también a
los estudiantes que asisten o desean asistir a programas
de formación en disciplinas relacionadas con la salud.
2010, 72 páginas [E, F, S, Ar, C, R] 2011, 80 páginas [E, F, S, R]

ISBN 978 92 4 359993 9 ISBN 978 92 4 356401 2
CHF/US$ 15.00 CHF/US$ 25.00
Países en desarrollo : CHF/US$ 10.50 Países en desarrollo : CHF/US$ 17.50
No. de pedido: 31500800 No. de pedido: 31500789
SALUD MENTAL
Guía de intervención mhGAP para los

trastornos mentales, neurológicos y
por uso de sustancias en el nivel de
atención de la salud no especializada
Programa de acción mundial para superar
las brechas en salud mental
La Guía de Intervención incluye recomendaciones sobre las

intervenciones basadas en datos probatorios para identificar
y manejar una serie de condiciones prioritarias. Estas condiciones
prioritarias incluyen: depresión, psicosis, trastorno bipolar, epilepsia,
trastornos del desarrollo y conductuales en niños y adolescentes,
demencia, trastornos por uso de alcohol, trastornos por uso de drogas,
lesiones autoinfligidas/suicidio y otros síntomas emocionales significativos
o no justificados médicamente.
La Guía de Intervención es breve para facilitar las intervenciones

por parte de los profesionales no especializados, sobrecargados
laboralmente, en los países de ingresos bajos y medio-bajos. La Guía
incluye un "esquema principal" que proporciona información sobre
las formas más comunes de presentación de las condiciones prioritarias
con el fin de guiar al clínico a los módulos pertinentes. Los módulos
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suministran información sobre como evaluar y manejar las condiciones
prioritarias con un formato simple de árbol de decisiones.
La Guía de Intervención es una herramienta técnica creada por la OMS

para ayudar a la implementación en los países del Programa de Acción
Mundial para superar las brechas en salud mental (mhGAP).
"Un excelente manual práctico para los profesionales de

salud no especializados que manejan los trastornos mentales,
neurológicos y de abuso de sustancias en los niveles de la
atención de salud primario y secundario, tanto en el sistema
gubernamental como no gubernamental".
— Allen Foster, President, CBM
"Una herramienta integral y muy útil, que contribuirá

significativamente a la integración de la salud mental
en la atención primaria en varios países
de ingresos bajos y medianos".
— Mario Maj, President, World Psychiatric Association
"La guía de intervención de la OMS, basada de forma amplia

en datos probatorios, nos ayudará a extender la atención a
todas las personas con enfermedades mentales a través del
Programa de Salud Mental Nacional y de distrito en el país".
— K. Sujatha Rao, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare,
Government of India
2010, 90 páginas [E, F, S]

ISBN 978 92 4 354806 7
CHF/US$ 20.00
Países en desarrollo : CHF/US$ 14.00
No. de pedido: 31500793
INOCUIDAD DE LOS ALIMENTOS
Reunión conjunta FAO/OMS de expertos

acerca de la aplicación de la nanotecnología
en los sectores alimentario y agropecuario
Posibles consecuencias para la inocuidad
de los alimentos: informe de la reunión
Muchos países han determinado el potencial de la

nanotecnología en los sectores agropecuario y alimentario y
están invirtiendo de manera considerable en sus aplicaciones
a la producción de alimentos. Sin embargo, debido a los pocos
conocimientos que existen sobre los efectos en la salud
humana de tales aplicaciones, muchos países reconocen la
necesidad de examinar previamente los consecuencias para
la inocuidad de los alimentos de la tecnología.
En respuesta a tales peticiones, la FAO y la OMS consideran

que era oportuno convocar una reunión de expertos sobre
el tema con el fin de definir el trabajo futuro para abordar
a cuestión a nivel mundial.
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2010, 129 páginas [E, F, S]

ISBN 978 92 4 356393 0
CHF/US$ 30.00
Países en desarrollo : CHF/US$ 21.00
No. de pedido: 31500782
SEGURIDAD DEL SANGRE SIDA
Recomendaciones para la estimación de las Informe mundial: Informe del ONUSIDA

necesidades de sangre y sus componentes sobre la epidemia mundial de SIDA 2010
Esta publicación pretende apoyar la planificación de actividades La edición de 2010 del Informe del ONUSIDA sobre la epidemia
por parte de los programas y los bancos de sangre que mundial de sida incluye nuevas fichas de puntuación por
abastecen a los hospitales de la Región de las Américas. países sobre cuestiones clave relacionadas con la respuesta
Su contenido parte de la premisa de que para cumplir de al sida. Este documento de referencia mundial, basado en los
manera más eficiente y efectiva sus funciones, los centros últimos datos recopilados en 182 países, ofrece un análisis
proveedores deben proyectar las necesidades futuras de integral de la epidemia y la respuesta. El informe incluye, por
componentes sanguíneos a nivel hospitalario y así programas primera vez, datos sobre las tendencias de la incidencia en
de manera más puntual el logro de sus metas. más de 60 países.
El nuevo informe del ONUSIDA muestra que se ha conseguido

detener la epidemia de sida y que el mundo está comenzando
a reducir la propagación del VIH. Las nuevas infecciones han
descendido prácticamente un 20% en los últimos 10 años,
las muertes relacionadas con el sida también se hanreducido
casi un 20% en el último lustro, y el número total de
personas que viven con el VIH se está estabilizando.
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Organización Panamericana de la Salud Programa conjunto de la Naciones Unidas sobre el VIH/SIDA

2010, 152 páginas [E, S] 2010, 360 páginas [E, F, S]
ISBN 978 92 75 33120 0 ISBN 978 92 9173 873 1
US$ 20.00 CHF/US$ 20.00
US$ 14.00 in Latin American and the Caribbean Países en desarrollo : CHF/US$ 10.00
No. de pedido OT 219 No. de pedido 38800068
INDEX/INDICE
A Evaluation of Certain Contaminants in Food, 12

Accroître l'accès aux personnels de santé dans les zones rurales Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants, 12
ou reculées grâce à une meilleure fidélisation, 55
Addressing the Harmful Use of Alcohol, 26
AIDS Scorecards, 2
Aumentar el acceso al personal sanitario en zonas remotas F
o rurales mejorando la retención, 61 Face cachée des villes (La), 51
B G
Berenson, J., 18 Gemmill-Toyama, M., 18
Bibliothèques bleues, 59 Getting to Zero, 2
Blas, E., 17 Global Report: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS
Blue Trunk Library, 48 Epidemic 2010, 3
Books in Arabic, 42 Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health, 27
Books in Chinese, 44 Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol, 26
Books in Russian, 46 Global Tuberculosis Control 2010, 28
Brogan, D., 18 Guía de intervención mhGAP para los trastornos mentales,
Bulletin of WHO, 35 neurológicos y por uso de sustancias en el nivel de
Buscarini, E., 7 atención de la salud no especializada, 62
Guide de réadaptation à base communautaire (RBC), 52
Guide d'intervention mhGAP pour lutter contre les
troubles mentaux, neurologiques et liés à l'utilisation
C de substances psychoactives dans les structures de
CD-ROM International Statistical Classification of Diseases soins non spécialisées, 57
and Health Related Problems (The) ICD-10. 2008 Edition. Guide pratique pour l'élaboration et la mise en
œuvre d'une politique scolaire sur l'alimentation 65
Training tool, 16
CD-ROM International Pharmacopoeia. Fourth Edition, 23 et l'exercice physique, 51
CD-ROM Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals, 23 Guide to Ship Sanitation, 29
CD-ROM WISN Workload Indicators of Staffing Need, 11 Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, 33
Communicable Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean
Region, 16
Comprehensive Guidelines for Prevention and Control
of Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, 32 H
Concise International Chemical Assessment Document HIV Surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa, 2
No. 67: Selected 2-alkoxyethanols, 6 HIV/AIDS among Men who have Sex with Men and
Conseil pour la prise en charge de la santé maternelle Transgender Populations in South-East Asia, 4
et néonatale (Le), 58 Human Rights and Gender Equality in Health Sector
Control of the Leishmaniases, 30 Strategies, 19
D I
Directives pour le traitement du paludisme, 54 Informe mundial: Informe del ONUSIDA sobre la epidemia
mundial de SIDA 2010, 64
Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes:
A sourcebook for Health Professionals, 16
E International Travel and Health 2011, 28
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 36
Edwards, S., 18
EMRO Technical Publications Series
No. 37: WHO-AIMS Report on Mental Health Systems J
in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 21 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Ensuring Balance in National Policies on Controlled AIDS Scorecards, 2
Substances, 22 Getting to Zero, 2
Estrategia mundial para reducir el uso nocivo del alcohol, 61 Global Report: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS
European Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2010, 27 Epidemic 2010, 3
INDEX/INDICE
Informe mundial: Informe del ONUSIDA sobre la epidemia Policies and Incentives for Promoting Innovation in Antibiotic
mundial de SIDA 2010, 64 Research, 18
MDG6 : Six things you need to know about the AIDS Priority HIV and Sexual Health Interventions in the Health
response today, 2 Sector for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender
Rapport mondial : Rapport ONUSIDA sur l'épidémie People in the Asia-Pacific Region, 4
mondiale de SIDA 2010, 56
R
L Rapport mondial : Rapport ONUSIDA sur l'épidémie mondiale
Lutz, H. T., 7 de SIDA 2010, 56
Recomendaciones para la estimación de las necesidades
de sangre y sus componentes, 64
Recommendations for Estimating the Need for Blood
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Management of National Blood Programmes, 5 Research and the World Health Organization, 25
Manual for the Laboratory Diagnosis and Virological Reunión conjunta FAO/OMS de expertos acerca de la
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MDG6: Six things you need to know about the AIDS y agropecuario, 63
response today, 2 Réunion d'experts FAO/OMS sur l'application des
Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 24 nanotechnologies dans les secteurs de l'alimentation
mhGAP Intervention Guide for Mental, Neurological et de l'agriculture, 56
and Substance-use Disorders in non-specialized
Health Settings, 20
Monitoring Equity in Access to AIDS Treatment Programmes, 3
Monitoring the Building Blocks of Health Systems, 15 S
Monitoring, Supervisory and Evaluation Tools for Community- Safety Evaluation of Certain Contaminants in Food, 13
66 based Initiatives, 18 Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and
Morel, C.M., 18 Contaminants, 14
Mossialos, E., 18 Sanitation and Hygiene in East Asia, 34
Selected 2-alkoxyethanols, 6
Short Guide to Implementing the Healthy City Programme, 11
Sivasankara Kurup, A., 17
N Social Determinants Approaches to Public Health, 17
Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors and Socioeconomic Sommerfeld, J., 17
Inequalities What are the Links?, 17 South-East Asia Regional Conference on Epidemiology, 25
Stratégie mondiale visant à réduire l'usage nocif de l'alcool, 50
Surveillance des soins obstétricaux d'urgence, 58
O
Operational Research in Tropical and other Communicable
Diseases, 31 T
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance from a Food Safety Perspective
in Europe, 14
Tax Policies on Tobacco Products in Thailand, 26
P Telemedicine, 16
Package International Medical Guide for Ships, Third Edition Traditional Herbal Remedies for Primary Health Care, 32
& Quantification Addendum: International Medical Guide Translation rights, 38-41
for Ships, Third Edition & Guide to Ship Sanitation, 29
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Recomendaciones para la estimación de las necesidades U
de sangre y sus componentes, 64 Urbanization and Health, 10
Recommendations for Estimating the Need for Blood Utilisation de la ventilation naturelle pour lutter contre
and Blood Components, 5 les infections en milieu de soins, 50
Pesticide Residues in Food 2009, 13

Planches pour le diagnostic microscopique du paludisme, 54
INDEX/INDICE
W WHO Regional Office for the South-East Asia

Water Safety in Buildings, 34 Comprehensive Guidelines for Prevention and Control
Weekly Epidemiological Record, 36 of Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, 32
WHO Drug Information, 36 HIV/AIDS among Men who have Sex with Men
WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical and Transgender Populations in South-East Asia, 4
Preparations, 22 South-East Asia Regional Conference on Epidemiology, 25
Tax Policies on Tobacco Products in Thailand, 26
WHO Food Additives Series Traditional Herbal Remedies for Primary Health Care, 32
No. 63: Safety Evaluation of Certain Contaminants
in Food, 13 WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
No. 64: Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives Addressing the Harmful Use of Alcohol, 26
and Contaminants, 14 Management of National Blood Programmes, 5
WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Selected Pollutants, 10 Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors and Socioeconomic
WHO Guidelines on the Pharmacological Treatment of Inequalities - What are the Links?, 17
Persisting Pain in Children with Medical Illnesses, 21 Priority HIV and Sexual Health Interventions in the Health
WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Tools: Chemical Sector for Men who have Sex with Men and
Hazards, 6 Transgender People in the Asia-Pacific Region, 4
WHO Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound, 7
WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use, WHO Technical Report Series
2008 Update, 24 No. 949: Control of the Leishmaniasis, 30
No. 959: Evaluation of Certain Contaminants in Food, 12
WHO Pesticide Residues in Food No. 960: Evaluation of Certain Food Additives
No. 25: Pesticide Residues in Food 2009, 13 and Contaminants, 12
WHO Recommendations on the Management of Diarrhoea No. 961: WHO Expert Committee on Specifications
and Pneumonia in HIV-Infected Infants and Children, 8 for Pharmaceutical Preparations, 22
WHO-AIMS Report on Mental Health Systems in the Eastern
WHO Regional Office for Europe Mediterranean Region, 21
Working to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected 67
European Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2010, 27
Policies and Incentives for Promoting Innovation Tropical Diseases, 30
in Antibiotic Research, 18 World Malaria Report 2010, 31
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance from a Food Safety World Report on Disability, 9
Perspective in Europe, 14 World Health Statistics 2011, 25
WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality:
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Communicable Diseases in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region, 16
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 36
EMRO Technical Publications Series, No. 37: WHO-AIMS
Report on Mental Health Systems in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region, 21
Guide pratique pour l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre
d'une politique scolaire sur l'alimentation
et l'exercice physique, 51
HIV Surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa, 2
Monitoring, Supervisory and Evaluation Tools
for Community-based Initiatives, 18
Operational Research in Tropical and other
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Short Guide to Implementing the Healthy City
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Urbanization and Health, 10
WHO-AIMS Report on Mental Health Systems
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INTRODUCTION

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Selected Books in Arabic 42-43

Blue Trunk Library 48

Getting to Zero MDG6 : Six things you need to know

AIDS Scorecards: Overview HIV Surveillance in the Middle East

Global Report: UNAIDS Report Monitoring Equity in Access

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

This report provides information on the status of the epidemic

Management of National Blood Programmes Recommendations for Estimating the

Each workshop focused on key management areas that

Selected 2-alkoxyethanols WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Tools:

The Toolkit has been developed for public health and

Concise International Chemical Assessment Document, No. 67

The present manual, a basic reference text that covers ultrasound

These new publications, which extensively cover modern diagnostic

Volume 1 begins with a chapter on the basic physics of ultrasound,

The book is co-published by WHO and the World Federation

By H. T. Lutz and E. Buscarini

WHO Recommendations on the Management

To improve survival and quality of life among the 2.5 million

The document on the management of pneumonia and

This publication is intended primarily for use by national

2010, 60 pages [E]

Following the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

The report contains chapters on health; rehabilitation; assistance

This pioneering report shows how removing barriers to

Expected June 2011

WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Urbanization and Health

A Short Guide to Implementing the Healthy CD-ROM WISN Workload Indicators

The completely revised WISN User's Manual comes with

Within national human resources planning, monitoring and

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Evaluation of Certain Contaminants in Food

Specifications for the following food additives were revised:

Annexed to the report are tables summarizing the Committee's

Pesticide Residues in Food 2009 Safety Evaluation of Certain

Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives Tackling Antibiotic Resistance from

14 This publication is primarily intended for policy-makers and

Monitoring the Building

When working with countries to measure and compare health systems

This handbook does not attempt to cover all components of

The handbook is divided into six sections, each of which

2010, 104 pages [E]

Telemedicine CD-ROM International Statistical Classification

Global Observatory for eHealth Series, Volume 2

Integrating Poverty and Gender Communicable Diseases in the Eastern

This module is designed to improve the awareness, knowledge

Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors and Social Determinants Approaches

WHO Regional Office for Europe

All national and international influenza surveillance

2011, 150 pages [E] 2011, 152 pages [E]

mhGAP Intervention Guide

WHO recently launched the mental health Gap Action Programme

The Intervention Guide is brief so as to facilitate interventions by busy

"An excellent, practical manual for non-specialist health providers

"The fully evidence based WHO intervention guide will help

2010, 90 pages [E, F, S]

WHO-AIMS Report on Mental Health Systems WHO Guidelines on Pharmacological

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Ensuring Balance in National Policies WHO Expert Committee on Specifications

WHO Technical Report Series, No. 961