Resources & Toolkits

The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is designed for use in low-, middle- and high-income countries. It can be used by many different stakeholders, including dedicated assessment committees, nongovernmental...

The Rural ICT Toolkit is addressed mainly to African policymakers and regulators and other interested parties who wish to develop rural ICT programs and projects in their countries. It is also aimed at those wanting to foster regional harmonisation, allowing for cross-border initiatives that can increase economies of scale and thus the attractiveness of the... [Read...

For twenty years, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has released reports on the pervasive and sometimes deadly intimate partner violence perpetrated against and within LGBTQ and HIV affected communities, in an effort to better identify our communities’ needs. Year after year, these reports demonstrate that IPV affects the LGBTQ community in unique and...

Several toolkits are available on key issues faced in addressing rural finance in rural development programmes. The purpose of the toolkits is to: build the capacity of project design and implementation teams in various thematic areas support the scaling up agenda support policy dialogue Key issues The microfinance sector is very dynamic. Constantly changing, it...

This Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces and Cigna Foundation Handbook for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) was developed with the assistance of NGOs, such as the CHS Alliance, and experts in the field, with the aim of providing a practical guide NGOs can use to advance the Duty of Care concept within their organisations and create healthy... [Read...

This handbook, one of a series of books produced African Palliative Care Association (APCA), provides quick-reference information on the principles and practices of palliative care. This is with an aim of providing essential knowledge and skills on palliative care for the care and support providers, heads of health teaching institutions, policy makers and others involved... [Read...

PATH developed the comprehensive Procurement Capacity Toolkit for those responsible for and involved in the supply of reproductive health products. Purpose The Procurement Capacity Toolkit is intended to bring together existing resources in a manageable framework and aims to fill major gaps in the body of materials available to those responsible for and involved in...

This toolkit provides information about the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities (the Commission), 13 priority commodities, and examples of how its ten recommendations to improve access and availability are being applied globally and within countries. It also provides advocacy resources for utilizing the Commission platform to raise awareness and engage stakeholders in addressing commodity-related gaps...

This Document was commissioned by Optimize: Immunization Systems and technologies for tomorrow, a collaboration between the world health organization and path. This toolkit can help public health managers to plan for the implementation of information and communications technology (ICT) in health information systems. It draws on lessons learned during project Optimize, a five-year partnership between...

Tobacco control is included in the new, global development goals. But that won’t automatically produce more effective tobacco control at country level: for that to happen will require a huge effort from all advocates. This toolkit is designed to help. The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is included in the Sustainable... [Read...