Resources by WHO

= Recommended

Resource	Description	Requests	Contributor
Unwanted Fertility Among the Poor: An Inequity? 2007	In February, the World Health Organization (WHO) came out with its most recent 2007 bulletin, entitled "Unwanted Fertility Among the Poor: An Inequity?" The paper's objective is to determine if higher fertility and lower contraceptive use among the poorer segments of society should be considered an inequality, reflecting a higher desire for large families among the poor, or an inequity, a product of the poor being prevented from achieving their desired fertility to the same degree as wealthier segments of society.	389	WHO
Inerventions to Improve Antimalarial Use 2005	There are few drugs for malaria, and those which are available for use are subject to rapid development of resistance. Curiously, little effort has been made to improve drug use in malaria-endemic countries and to assess the benefits of such improvements.	1776	WHO
Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare Services - A Global Review 2005	Quality and accreditation in health care services: a global review resulted from a study conducted by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) under contract to the World Health Organization.	2003	WHO
The World Health Report 2005 Make every mother and child count 2005	The World Health Report 2005 – Make Every Mother and Child Count, says that this year almost 11 million children under five years of age will die from causes that are largely preventable.	1909	WHO
Private Health Insurance: Implications for Developing Countries 2005	Private health insurance is playing an increasing role in both high- and low-income countries, yet is poorly understood by researchers and policy-makers.	2763	WHO
Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use 2005	Second edition. This document is one of WHO's two evidence-based guidelines on contraceptive use. The document provides guidance on the safe and effective use of a wide range of contraceptive methods, and is the companion guideline to WHO's Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use.	2336	WHO
The World Health Day Report 2005 - Make Every Mother and Child Count 2005	The World Health Report 2005 – Make Every Mother and Child Count, says that this year almost 11 million children under five years of age will die from causes that are largely preventable.	1629	WHO
Rebuilding the ship as we sail: knowledge management in antiretroviral treatment scale-up 2004	In a recent film about the Napoleonic wars, a frigate suffers heavy damage and loss of life after a withering canon barrage from a faster and more heavily armed privateer.	1939	WHO
Can developing countries achieve adequate improvements in child health outcomes without engaging the private sector? 2003	The private sector exerts a significant and critical influence on child health outcomes in developing countries, including the health of poor children.	1088	WHO
Quality and comparison of antenatal care in public and private providers in the United Republic of Tanzania 2003	In recent years, many developing countries have been actively seeking to improve the outputs and outcomes of their health care delivery system by engaging in a process of reform.	1833	WHO
What can be done about the private health sector in low-income countries? 2002	A very large private health sector exists in low-income countries. It consists of a great variety of providers and is used by a wide cross-section of the population.		WHO