World Health Organization

About: World Health Organization is a government organization based out in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Public health. The organization has 13330 authors who have published 22232 publications receiving 1322023 citations. The organization is also known as: World Health Organisation & WHO.

Imbalance in the health workforce

Abstract: Imbalance in the health workforce is a major concern in both developed and developing countries. It is a complex issue that encompasses a wide range of possible situations. This paper aims to contribute not only to a better understanding of the issues related to imbalance through a critical review of its definition and nature, but also to the development of an analytical framework. The framework emphasizes the number and types of factors affecting health workforce imbalances, and facilitates the development of policy tools and their assessment. Moreover, to facilitate comparisons between health workforce imbalances, a typology of imbalances is proposed that differentiates between profession/specialty imbalances, geographical imbalances, institutional and services imbalances and gender imbalances.

The burden of malaria mortality among African children in the year 2000

Abstract: Results The literature review identified 31 studies from 14 countries in middle Africa and 17 studies and reports from four countries in southern Africa. In 2000, we estimated that ~100 million children lived in areas where malaria transmission occurs and that 803 620 (precision estimate: 705 821–901 418) children died from the direct effects of malaria. For all of sub-Saharan Africa, including populations not exposed to malaria, malaria accounted for 18.0% (precision estimate: 15.8–20.2%) of child deaths. These estimates were sensitive to extreme assumptions about the causes of deaths with no known cause. Conclusions These estimates, based on the best available data and methods, clearly demonstrate malaria’s enormous mortality burden. We emphasize that these estimates are an approximation with many limitations and that the estimates do not account for malaria’s large indirect burden. We describe information needs that, if filled, might improve the validity of future estimates.

Assessment of gross motor development in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study.

Abstract: The objective of the Motor Development Study was to describe the acquisition of selected gross motor milestones among affluent children growing up in different cultural settings This study was conducted in Ghana, India, Norway, Oman, and the United States as part of the longitudinal component of the World Health Organization (WHO) Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS) Infants were followed from the age of four months until they could walk independently Six milestones that are fundamental to acquiring self-sufficient erect locomotion and are simple to evaluate were assessed: sitting without support, hands-and-knees crawling, standing with assistance, walking with assistance, standing alone, and walking alone The information was collected by both the children's caregivers and trained MGRS fieldworkers The caregivers assessed and recorded the dates when the milestones were achieved for the first time according to established criteria Using standardized procedures, the fieldworkers independently assessed the motor performance of the children and checked parental recording at home visits To ensure standardized data collection, the sites conducted regular standardization sessions Data collection and data quality control took place simultaneously Data verification and cleaning were performed until all queries had been satisfactorily resolved