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Use of WHO documents to provide information support to decision makers |
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Kaigorodova T. V. (WHO Documentation centre, Public Health Research Institute of the Ministry )
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One of the main objectives of WHO documentation centres in countries is to inform decision makers both at the national and regional levels of the WHO approach to improve population health and develop national health systems.
WHO Documentation Centre in Russia is actively involved in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health and State Duma (federal level) and heads of healthcare departments in regions and republics of the Russian Federation (regional level).
Analysis of the demand for WHO information met by the WHO Documentation Centre in 2002-03 shows the following:
1. The Ministry of Health and State Duma requested the following types of information:
A. WHO official documents (resolutions and decisions of the World Health Assembly, the WHO Executive Board and the WHO Regional Committee for Europe) – 60-%
B. Executive summaries on specific problems based on the main WHO publications (3 pages maximum) – 15%
C. Conferences and WHO Working Groups reports – 12.5%
D. Analysis of legislative acts in different countries and WHO approach to develop health legislation – 12.5%
2. The regional level requested the following types of information:
A. Executive summaries on specific problems based on the main WHO publications – 60%
B. World health reports and the European health report (2002) published by WHO – 20%
C. World health statistics – 10%
D. Analytic papers on local legislation and WHO approach to health legislation – 10%
3. Generally requested problem areas at the federal level included: health policy; maternal and child health; smoking cessation; health manpower development (including nursing) and sustainable development.
4. Generally requested problem areas at the regional level included: financing of health care; hospital care reform; Health for all - 21; maternal and child health
Analytic materials for federal and regional authorities are prepared by the leading researchers and experts of the Central Public Health Research Institute, MOH, RF Institute and the WHO Documentation Centre.
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