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Integrative review of national health literacy policy blueprints as a tool for change toward health literate systems

Health literacy enables people to access, understand, and use information and services to make informed health decisions, improving health and quality...

Report of the Regional Director: the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025

The Report of the Regional Director: The Work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025 offers a glimpse of the results achieved...

A decision framework for effective, equitable and context-specific public health and social measures during public health emergencies: decision navigator

In times of public health crises, leaders and decision-makers face immense pressure to act quickly and effectively. Their choices regarding public health...

Availability, price and affordability of health technologies for the management of diabetes

The WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/341967, describes those...