Publications

Regional publications

Health care technology management series
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Health care technology policy framework [pdf 986kb]

This document proposes a macro policy and provides a framework for the operation and technical policies to be developed by individual countries.

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Eastern Mediterranean regional strategy for appropriate health technology [pdf 792kb]

The strategy proposed in this document aims to strengthen the capacity of countries to set up health technology policies that supports the implementation of their national health policies.

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Health care technology policy formulation and implementation [pdf 924kb]

This volume looks at the national health policy formulation and implementation. It identifies the important players in the process and outlines the procedures to be followed.

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Health care technology management: country situation analysis [pdf 976kb]

This volume outlines guidelines for conducting country situation analysis for health technology management purposes.

WHO global publications

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Trilateral study by the World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and World Trade Organization (WTO)ntellectual property and trade
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Manual of diagnostic ultrasound, Volume 2: Rapid developments and improvements in equipment and indications for the extension of medical ultrasonography into therapy led to the development of Volume 2 of the manual of diagnostic ultrasound.

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Meeting reports

Report on the First Inter-Country Meeting on Health Technology Assessment (HTA): A tool for evidence informed decision making in health
11-13 November 2013, Hamamet, Tunisia