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Lessons from case studies of social participation and its role in the pandemic response in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 2025

Meaningful engagement of populations in health policy is becoming more important, as reflected in the global commitment to meaningful participation in...

Meaningful youth engagement in a WHO guideline development process: case study of WHO abortion care guideline (2022)

Young people are disproportionately affected by unsafe abortion, yet their perspectives are often missing from research and policy. This gap limits the...

Low health literacy is costing health

This document highlights health literacy as a critical determinant of health and a foundation for empowering individuals to make informed choices amid...

Reaching never-treated people to eliminate neglected tropical diseases: a toolkit for national programmes

Aim of the toolkit This toolkit aims to provide guidance to national and district NTD programmes, partner organizations, researchers and communities...