WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management

WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2017-05-09
Genre: Medical instruments and apparatus
ISBN: 9789241565462

This is the model list and clearing house of appropriate, basic, and priority medical devices based on the list of clinical interventions selected from clinical guidelines on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, monitoring, and end of life care. This publication addresses medical devices that can be used for the management of cancer and specifically describes medical devices for six types of cancer: breast, cervical, colorectal, leukemia, lung, and prostate. This book is intended for ministries of health, public health planners, health technology managers, disease management, researchers, policy makers, funding, and procurement agencies and support and advocacy groups for cancer patients.

WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
Author:
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240027971

The final goal of this publication is to guide on the selection of medical devices. This increases access to medical devices required to prevent, diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases (including stroke) and diabetes, especially in low and middle resource settings. This publication is intended for Ministries of Health, public health planners, health technology managers, disease managers, researchers, policy-makers, funding and procurement agencies, and support and advocacy groups for patients suffering from cardiac diseases, stroke and diabetes. It serves to inform policy-makers and technical decision-makers on the selection of medical devices required for the package of benefits and interventions for a target population in the context of universal health coverage.

Medical Devices

Medical Devices
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9241564040

Background papers 1 to 9 published as technical documents. Available in separate records from WHO/HSS/EHT/DIM/10.1 to WHO/HSS/EHT/DIM/10.9

Rare Diseases and Orphan Products

Rare Diseases and Orphan Products
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2011-04-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309158060

Rare diseases collectively affect millions of Americans of all ages, but developing drugs and medical devices to prevent, diagnose, and treat these conditions is challenging. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends implementing an integrated national strategy to promote rare diseases research and product development.

WHO report on cancer

WHO report on cancer
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-04-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240001298

First WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics

First WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9241210265

The objective of the list is to help countries develop or update their national essential diagnostics lists, raise awareness and political will, guide procurement and regulation policies and improve access to the most important in vitro diagnostics that all countries need to make available to their populations, particularly in low-resourced countries. It will also contribute towards health systems strengthening and realizing universal health coverage.

WHO global survey on the inclusion of cancer care in health-benefit packages, 2020–2021

WHO global survey on the inclusion of cancer care in health-benefit packages, 2020–2021
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2024-02-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240088504

The survey results provide an understanding of the landscape of the inclusion of cancer care along the path to universal health coverage (UHC). This survey determines what countries included in their largest public- sector HBPs in terms of types of cancer, screening services, cancer treatments (with particular emphasis on cancer medicines), and palliative and survivorship care. The findings of the report strengthen the need for greater support for cancer-care planning and delivery, to continue progress towards UHC.