Injury prevention and control: a handbook for undergraduate medical curriculum

WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health 2012;1(1):121-122 121 The South-East A s i a R e g i o n a c c o u n t s f o r approximately one third of the global total number of i n j u r y - r e l a t e d deaths as well as the total disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost to injury. However, injury has long been a neglected public health problem in the Region. Even though medical professionals have a critical role in treating trauma victims as well as promoting injury-prevention activities, it has been observed that the Recent WHO publications Injury prevention and control: a handbook for undergraduate medical curriculum Publisher: World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia. New Delhi: 2011. 152 pages. (SEA-Injuries-15) - http://203.90.70.117/PDS_DOCS/B4649.pdf present medical and nursing curriculum in the Member States does not adequately cover violence and injury prevention. Consequently, several intercountry consultations were held to identify the gap regarding violence and injury prevention education, and the core areas for strengthening injury prevention and control (IPC) in medical and nursing education. Based on these findings, a group of experts prepared this handbook on injury prevention and control for use in undergraduate medical curricula, considering the core competencies required and the learning process needed to achieve the competencies. This handbook also describes the approaches for strengthening communication, counseling, and advocacy skills, which are especially critical for violence and injury prevention. Management of sexually transmitted infections - Regional guidelines Publisher: World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia. New Delhi: 2011. 91 pages. ISBN: 9789290224105 - http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Publications_Mgmt_sexu_trans_inf- Regional_Guide.pdf Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be of major public health concern in the South-East Asia Region of WHO (SEAR). Failure to adequately treat STI at an early stage may lead to serious complications and sequelae. STIs have also been found to increase the WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health 2012;1(1):121-122122 Recent WHO Publications r isk of sexual transmission and acquisition of HIV infect ion. The rise in incidence o f a n o r e c t a l infections among men who have sex with men, and the increasing lack of response to third generation cephalosporins in SEAR countries are other areas of concern. Almost all countries in the Region have national guidelines for the management of STI, based on either syndromic management or etiological diagnosis or both. However, only a few countries have updated/revised their management guidelines recently. These new regional guidelines for STI management take into consideration the new technologies and therapeutics that are now available. Noncommunicable diseases in the South-East Asia Region: situation and response Publisher: World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia. New Delhi: 2011. 94 pages. ISBN: 9789290224136 - http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/SDE_Rep-2011-Dec.pdf ress countries are making for tackling the NCD epidemic, provides the base for regional and country responses, highlights some good country practices and recommends the way forward in addressing NCDs and risk fac- tors in a comprehensive and integrated way. The report is intended for policy-makers in health and development, health profession- als, researchers and academia, and other key stakeholders involved in prevention and control of NCDs. This report de- scribes the current burden of noncom- municable diseas- es in the South- East Asia Region, their underlying risk factors and socioeconomic de- terminants. The report also sum- marizes the prog-