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Pharmacological treatment of priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health care: a job aid for supporting implementation of the mhGAP guidelines
Pharmacological treatment of priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health care: a job aid for supporting implementation of the mhGAP guidelines Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders are common in all regions of the world, affecting every community and age group across all countries, regardless of income. Some 10% of the global burden of disease is attributed to these disorders, but the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only...
Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report
Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional trends between 2010 and 2022 for 50 health-related SDG indicators using...
The role of the private health sector in COVID-19 response
Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the 2019 country capacity survey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region This regional report provides the results of the 2019 noncommunicable disease (NCD) country capacity survey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. It offers an overview of the current capacities of the countries of the Region to prevent and control NCDs particularly in regard to the four key areas of: governance; prevention and reduction...
Bibliographic databases
Medical library directory
Medical library directory
Facilitates the flow of information between libraries in the Region and coordinates regional and global efforts to improve access to health information
Arabic MeSH
Arabic MeSH
For indexing, organizing and retrieving information and information products in Arabic
Institutional Digital Repository (IDR)
The Institutional Digital Repository (IDR)
The Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) of the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean was launched in October 2011 in order to improve accessibility to documents of WHO governing bodies, the annual reports and message of the Regional Director, technical and intercountry meeting reports.
IMEMR Journals Directory (IMJD)
IMEMR Journals Directory (IMJD)
Index Medicus Journals Directory (IMJD) is a comprehensive repository for the bibliographic information on peer-reviewed health and biomedical sciences journals published in the Region and indexed in the Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR).
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Red Trunk Library
Red Trunk Library
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Blue Trunk Library
For health care professionals in remote areas.
Global Health Library (Global Index Medicus)
Global Index Medicus (GIM)
International platform to promote and link mainstream, regional, national and local health information
Research4life
Research4life
Access to academic and professional peer-reviewed online content for developing countries
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