Hande Harmanci, Philippe Duclos, Carmen A. Rodriguez Hernandez, Andrew Meek, Madhava Ram Balakrishnan, Narendra Kumar Arora, and Stefan Z. Wiktor Global Hepatitis Programme, World Health Organization, SAGE Secretariat, Department of Vaccines, Immunization and Biologicals, World Health Organization, Prequalification Team, World Health Organization, and Safety and Vigilance Team, World Health Org...

Abstract  According to the World Health Organization in 2007, peoplechr('39')s vulnerability to severe, rapid and new threats to their health security must be reduced. Because most people today feel insecure about worries about their daily lives, it is essential to create a new environment in which health security becomes a basic concern for all. Meanwhile, the marine crew needs special attent...

as an international legal instrument, the international health regulations (ihr) is internationally binding in 196 countries, especially in all the member states of the world health organization (who). the ihr aims to prevent, protect against, control, and respond to the international spread of disease and aims to cut out unnecessary interruptions to traffic and trade. to meet ihr requirements,...

A constantly changing and increasingly complex global environment requires leaders with special competencies to respond effectively to this scenario. Within this context, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) goes beyond traditional leadership training models both in terms of its design as well as its conceptual approach to international health. As an intergovernmental, centenary organiza...

abstract background: workplace violence is a serious and problematic phenomenon in health care settings. research shows that health care workers are at the highest risk of such violence. the aim of this study was to address the frequency of physical violence against iranian health personnel, their response to such violence, as well as the contributing factors to physical violence. materials and...

introduction: increasing numbers of chronic patients who need permanent support and staff members who are exposed to daily psychological stress highlight the need for hospitals which consider health promotion programs as a key service. health promotion program was introduced by the world health organization (who) in 1990 and has ever since been implemented by many countries throughout the world...

Bulletin of the World Health Organization | April 2006, 84 (4) a Centre for International Children Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 2052, Australia. b World Health Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. c World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to this author (email: [email protected]). Ref. No. 06-0303...

1 World Health Organization, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 2 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 3 Ministry of Health, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 4 Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 Medair, Ecublens, Switzerland, 6 International Organization for Migration, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 7 World Health Organization, ...