Author: Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240020829
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Guidance on centralization of blood donation testing and processing
Author: Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240020829
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization
Author: Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240024379
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
The seventy-second meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization was held from 19 to 23 October 2020 by WebEx video conferencing due to the restrictions imposed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The meeting was opened on behalf of the Director-General of WHO by Dr Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão, Assistant Director-General, Access to Medicines and Health Products. Dr Simão welcomed Committee members, meeting participants and observers. Dr Simão began by noting that the Committee had met as recently as August 2020, primarily to address standardization activities related to COVID-19, and that much remains to be learnt about the pandemic. The WHO Solidarity Trial was continuing to facilitate the rapid and robust comparison of potential treatments. Recently published interim results indicated that the four small molecule treatments remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon had little or no benefit in terms of overall mortality or speed of recovery of hospitalized patients – to date only dexamethasone had proved to be effective against severe COVID-19.
Guidance on increasing supplies of plasma-derived medicinal products in low- and middle-income countries through fractionation of domestic plasma
Author: Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240021817
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Guidance on implementation of a quality system in blood establishments
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240086579
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Guidance to identify barriers in blood services using the blood system self-assessment (BSS) tool
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240082247
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Cases on Applying Knowledge Economy Principles for Economic Growth in Developing Nations
Author: Piaggesi, DaniloPublisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1799884198
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
The knowledge economy is the added non-monetary value that society accrues from increased access to data, information, and knowledge in the new, globally connected world. ICT and technology innovation are paving the way for significant economic development opportunities for countries that have embarked in a concerted effort to model their economies according to the knowledge economy principles. Among developing countries, knowledge economy principles are being applied mostly in a sector-wise level, where government intervention with enabling policies coupled with joint efforts by the private sector, academia, and other actors are resulting in durable and sustainable benefits. Cases on Applying Knowledge Economy Principles for Economic Growth in Developing Nations examines cases from developing countries in order to derive an adapted model of knowledge economy that could be applied to developing country conditions. This book contributes to the change of paradigm on how to help developing countries in advancing to better conditions by using ICT-related technology. Covering topics such as learning organizations, green technology, and sustainable organizations, this is a dynamic resource for emerging economies, researchers, students, professors, academicians, and multilateral organizations helping developing countries.
Screening Donated Blood for Transfusion-transmissible Infections
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 924154788X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
"Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention that has an essential role in patient management within health care systems. All Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed World Health Assembly resolutions WHA28.72 (1) in 1975 and WHA58.13 (2) in 2005. These commit them to the provision of adequate supplies of safe blood and blood products that are accessible to all patients who require transfusion either to save their lives or promote their continuing or improving health." --Preface.
Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Author: Kenneth D. McClatcheyPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9780683307511
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description
This thoroughly updated Second Edition of Clinical Laboratory Medicine provides the most complete, current, and clinically oriented information in the field. The text features over 70 chapters--seven new to this edition, including medical laboratory ethics, point-of-care testing, bone marrow transplantation, and specimen testing--providing comprehensive coverage of contemporary laboratory medicine. Sections on molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics, and laboratory management plus the emphasis on interpretation and clinical significance of laboratory tests (why a test or series of tests is being done and what the results mean for the patient) make this a valuable resource for practicing pathologists, residents, fellows, and laboratorians. Includes over 800 illustrations, 353 in full color and 270 new to this edition. Includes a Self-Assessment and Review book.
Operations Research and Health Care
Author: Margaret L. BrandeauPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402080662
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
In both rich and poor nations, public resources for health care are inadequate to meet demand. Policy makers and health care providers must determine how to provide the most effective health care to citizens using the limited resources that are available. This chapter describes current and future challenges in the delivery of health care, and outlines the role that operations research (OR) models can play in helping to solve those problems. The chapter concludes with an overview of this book – its intended audience, the areas covered, and a description of the subsequent chapters. KEY WORDS Health care delivery, Health care planning HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES 3 1.1 WORLDWIDE HEALTH: THE PAST 50 YEARS Human health has improved significantly in the last 50 years. In 1950, global life expectancy was 46 years [1]. That figure rose to 61 years by 1980 and to 67 years by 1998 [2]. Much of these gains occurred in low- and middle-income countries, and were due in large part to improved nutrition and sanitation, medical innovations, and improvements in public health infrastructure.
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