scholarly journals Indoor carbon dioxide concentrations in Croatian elementary school classrooms during the heating season

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-302
Author(s):  
Dario Brdarić ◽  
Krunoslav Capak ◽  
Vlatka Gvozdić ◽  
Andrea Barišin ◽  
Jagoda Doko Jelinić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
World Health ◽  
Heating Season ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations ◽  
Rural Elementary Schools ◽  
The World ◽  
Poor Ventilation ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractAware that exposure to stuffy indoor air with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) is associated with higher absenteeism and reduced academic performance in school pupils, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe initiated indoor air quality surveys in schools, including CO2 monitoring, to assess ventilation and exposure to stuffy air. Here we report the findings of the first such survey in Croatia. It was conducted in 60 classrooms of 20 urban and rural elementary schools throughout the country during the heating season. Measurements of CO2 levels showed that all 60 classrooms exceeded the international guidelines of 1938 mg/m3. Mean CO2 concentrations ranged from 2771 to 7763 mg/m3. The highest concentration measured in urban schools was 7763 mg/m3 and in rural schools 4771 mg/m3. Average CO2 levels were higher in continental schools (3683 mg/m3) than the coastal ones (3134 mg/m3), but all demonstrate poor ventilation during the heating season all over Croatia.

scholarly journals The WHO European health for all database

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Health Statistics ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
International Context ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
European Health ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health Situation

The European health for all database provides easy and rapid access to a wide range of basic health statistics (indicators) for the 51 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. It was developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in the mid 1980s to support the monitoring of health trends in the Region. The database is a helpful tool for international comparison and for assessing the health situation and trends in any European country in an international context.

scholarly journals Implementation of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo ◽  
Talkmore Maruta ◽  
Nqobile Ndlovu ◽  
Sikhulile Moyo ◽  
Ali Ahmed Yahaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
World Health Organization Regional

Background: The increase in disease burden has continued to weigh upon health systems in Africa. The role of the laboratory has become increasingly critical in the improvement of health for diagnosis, management and treatment of diseases. In response, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and its partners created the WHO AFRO Stepwise Laboratory (Quality) Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) program.SLIPTA implementation process: WHO AFRO defined a governance structure with roles and responsibilities for six main stakeholders. Laboratories were evaluated by auditors trained and certified by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine. Laboratory performance was measured using the WHO AFRO SLIPTA scoring checklist and recognition certificates rated with 1–5 stars were issued.Preliminary results: By March 2015, 27 of the 47 (57%) WHO AFRO member states had appointed a SLIPTA focal point and 14 Ministers of Health had endorsed SLIPTA as the desired programme for continuous quality improvement. Ninety-eight auditors from 17 African countries, competent in the Portuguese (3), French (12) and English (83) languages, were trained and certified. The mean score for the 159 laboratories audited between May 2013 and March 2015 was 69% (median 70%; SD 11.5; interquartile range 62–77). Of these audited laboratories, 70% achieved 55% compliance or higher (2 or more stars) and 1% scored at least 95% (5 stars). The lowest scoring sections of the WHO AFRO SLIPTA checklist were sections 6 (Internal Audit) and 10 (Corrective Action), which both had mean scores below 50%.Conclusion: The WHO AFRO SLIPTA is a process that countries with limited resources can adopt for effective implementation of quality management systems. Political commitment, ownership and investment in continuous quality improvement are integral components of the process.

scholarly journals European Immunization Week 2008: Progress towards regional goals

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collective WHO
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Political Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Childhood Immunisation ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Immunisation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe established the European Immunization Week (EIW, http://www.euro.who.int/vaccine) in 2005 for three reasons: 1) to raise public awareness of the benefits of immunisation, 2) to support national immunisation systems, and 3) to provide a framework for mobilising public and political support for governmental efforts to protect the public through universal childhood immunisation.

World Health Organization

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 546-548
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

On March 22, 1949 Costa Rica ratified the constitution of the World Health Organization and on April 13 WHO was joined by Honduras, thus bringing the membership of the organization to 61.The agreement by which the Pan American Sanitary Organization became the regional office for WHO in the western hemisphere was signed on May 24, 1949 in Washington by Dr. Brock Chisholm, Director General of WHO and Dr. Fred L. Soper, Director of the Pan American Sanitary Office. Under the agreement the office was to adopt and promote health and sanitary conventions and programs in the western hemisphere provided they were “compatible with the policy and programs of the World Health Organization and are separately financed.”

scholarly journals Why Has the Health-Promoting Prison Concept Failed to Translate to the United States?

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 858-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Woodall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
European Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
World Health Organization Regional

Two decades since the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe published a report on health promotion in prison that stimulated further debate on the concept of the “health-promoting prison,” this article discusses the extent to which the concept has translated to the United States. One predicted indicator of success for the health-promoting prison movement was the expansion of activity beyond European borders; yet 2 decades since the European model was put forward, there has been very limited activity in the United States. This “Critical Issues and Trends” article suggests reasons why this translation has failed to occur.

Cora Du Bois’ Brief Stint With the World Health Organization (1950–1951): Right Time, Wrong Place

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 716-734
Author(s):  
Socrates Litsios
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Health Program ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Cultural Anthropologist ◽  
Du Bois ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Wrong Place

Brock Chisholm, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the early 1950s, was heard to say that “one cultural anthropologist [Cora Du Bois] was worth one hundred malaria teams.” Paul Russell, the leading malariologist at the time, responded (privately in his diary) that Chisholm’s remark was the sort that “one might expect from a psychiatrist planning a world health program.” George Foster reported that Du Bois “was completely disgusted with” her stay at WHO. “They never asked her to do anything. She never followed up.” Chisholm was not the only one who appreciated her contribution to the work of WHO; other WHO programs and offices would have welcomed her contribution. However, by operating out of WHO’s South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), she found herself isolated with little chance of her work being reviewed favorably, i.e., the “wrong place.”

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