Resources

Racism is a key driver of health inequities, with discrimination recognized as a major social determinant of health. This publication analyzes nationwide data from Brazil’s first application of the Everyday Discrimination Scale to deepen understanding of how discrimination shapes racial inequities.

A violência contra crianças e adolescentes é um problema social complexo, com graves implicações para a saúde pública. Dar visibilidade a esta questão é um primeiro passo para o enfrentamento do problema.

This study summarizes the evidence for harm reduction interventions, describes the policy environment in which they exist, and provides recommendations to better align drug policy with existing and emerging evidence in the US context.

This factsheet reveals the impacts of lead poisoning on early childhood development, why young children are at an increased risk of lead poisoning, and what solutions can be applied at an individual, community, sub-national and national level to prevent childhood exposure to lead.

In 2019, WHO and Ministry of Health staff in 15 countries participated in an initiative that involved training and implementation of country-level sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policy dialogues. An evaluation of the process and outcomes was subsequently undertaken in six of the countries.

The STREAM clinical trial experience indicated that it is possible to achieve similar treatment outcomes in people with MDR-TB who have a DM co-morbidity. However, this sub-population experienced more SAEs, underscoring the importance of close monitoring to manage their impact and improve MDR-TB treatment outcomes.