Past Issues
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Compendium of good practices on response to TB, HIV and viral Hepatitis during the COVID-19 pandemic
2022The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative impact on health service delivery and the
response to them including for TB, HIV and viral Hepatitis. Since the
beginning of the pandemic, countries, territories, partners and communities have put all
efforts to adapt services to the situation. In order to document and disseminate successful
examples in response to the three diseases during the pandemic, WHO/Europe has
issued a compendium of good practices on response to TB, HIV and viral Hepatitis
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Compendium of good practices in the health sector response to viral hepatitis in the WHO European Region
2020In line with implementation of the Action Plan for the Health Sector Response to Viral Hepatitis in the WHO European Region, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched an official call for good practices on viral hepatitis in May 2019. National health authorities, intraregional programmes, national technical focal points and programmes, civil society organizations (CSOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) responding to viral hepatitis were invited to submit exemplary practices. The narratives were collected over six months from May to November 2019, compiled and evaluated against pre-defined criteria, and technically reviewed by WHO experts in the Regional Office. This compendium includes 34 practice examples from 18 Member States LQ the WHO European Region authored by various actors in the collective response to viral hepatitis, including government and national viral hepatitis programmes, academia, public health/research institutes and NGOs and CSOs.
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Compendium of good practices in the implementation of the Tuberculosis Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2016–2020
2019Tuberculosis (TB), especially drug-resistant TB, is a public health challenge in both civilian and penitentiary sectors worldwide. The global End TB Strategy envisages specific measures to be taken by WHO Member States globally to tackle the problem and address the challenge. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed the Tuberculosis Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2016–2020 to achieve the milestones and objectives set by the global End TB Strategy. This first Compendium of good practices in the implementation of the Tuberculosis Action Plan for the WHO European Region is an essential publication for implementation of the Strategy, providing examples of treatment and care following the recommendations proposed for WHO and its partners.
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Good practices in the prevention and care of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis in correctional facilities
2018Tuberculosis (TB), especially drug-resistant TB, is a public health challenge in both civilian and penitentiary sectors worldwide. The Global End TB Strategy envisages specific measures to be taken by WHO Member States globally to tackle the problem and address the challenge. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed the Tuberculosis Action Plan for 2016–2020 to achieve the milestones and objectives set by the Global End TB Strategy. This first compendium of best practices in TB control in prisons is an essential document for the implementation of the Strategy, providing examples of treatment and care following the recommendations proposed for WHO and its partners.
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Compendium of good practices in the health sector response to HIV in the WHO European Region
2018In response to the rapidly increasing number of new HIV infections in the WHO European Region, the action plan for the health sector response to HIV in WHO European Region was endorsed at the 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in September 2016. From December 2017 to April 2018, the WHO Regional Office for Europe collected good practices in implementation of the action plan and compiled them in this compendium. National health authorities, national and international experts, and civil-society organizations involved in HIV prevention, treatment and care were solicited to share their practices. The practices exemplify efforts within five target areas: HIV prevention; HIV testing and treatment; reducing AIDS-related deaths; curbing discrimination; and increasing financial sustainability of the HIV/AIDS response. This first compendium of good HIV practices in the WHO European Region includes 52 practice examples from 32 Member States. The compendium is intended as a resource for relevant stakeholders in the HIV response.
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Good practices in strengthening health systems for the prevention and care of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis
2016In response to the burden of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB), the Consolidated Action Plan to Prevent and Combat M/XDR-TB in the WHO European Region, 2011–2015, was prepared for all 53 Member States and endorsed at the sixty-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. In order to improve the transfer of knowledge and experience among countries and to improve the health system approach, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has been collecting and disseminating good examples of the prevention, control and care of TB and M/XDR-TB in the Region. In this second compendium, 45 examples of good practices in strengthening health systems for the prevention and care of TB and drug-resistant TB are presented from 21 countries, including 14 countries of high priority for MDR-TB and countries with high and low incidences of TB. This compendium complements the final report of implementation of the Consolidated Action Plan 2011–2015 and can be used to scale up effective interventions in line with the new TB Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2016–2020. It is intended as a resource for stakeholders at all levels of health systems.
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Best practices in prevention, control and care for drug-resistant tuberculosis
2013The WHO European Region has the highest proportion of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) patients in the world. In response to this alarming problem, the Consolidated Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the WHO European Region, 2011–2015, was developed for all 53 Member States and endorsed at the sixty-first session of the WHO Regional Committee on 15 September 2011. In the two years since the implementation of the plan, much progress has been made, however critical challenges also remain. In order to improve the transfer of knowledge and experiences between countries, and help in improving the health system approach, the TB and M/XDR-TB Control Programme of the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched an initiative to collect examples of best practices in M/XDR-TB preven-tion, control and care. Submission of best practices was open to all stakeholders in the Region, and examples were collected from May to August 2013. In total, 82 best practices were submitted from 30 countries. All practices, for which there was enough information (76 practices), were evaluated against defined selection criteria by an expert committee. The selected best practices were compiled to form this compendium. This compendium is intended to be a resource for stakeholders at all levels of health systems for the continued implementation of the Consolidated Action Plan in the Region.
