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Regional desk review of haemoglobinopathies with an emphasis on thalassaemia and accessibility and availability of safe blood and blood products as per these patients’ requirement in South-East Asia under universal health coverage

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Regional desk review of haemoglobinopathies with an emphasis on-1

World Health Organization 2021 Thalassaemias are the most common monogenetic inherited disorders of haemoglobin (Hb). The inheritance of thalassaemias is autosomal recessive. Thalassaemias are globally prevalent, although prevalence varies widely between countries of the same region, and even within countries. Originally restricted to specific geographical locations, thalassaemias are now global due to population migration. α- thalassaemia […]

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Progress report on covering every birth and death: improving civil registration and vital statistics in the WHO South-East Asia Region: 2021 update

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World Health Organization 2021 The civil registration of birth and death provides legal documentation of an individual’s identity, civil status, and family relations. It facilitates access to services, benefits, entitlements and protections that are central to health and well-being. The ongoing registration of vital events as and where they occur, in particular the certification of […]

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Access to medical products in the South-East Asia Region, 2021: Review of progress

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Access to medical products in the South-East Asia Region-1

World Health Organization 2021 The WHO South-East Asia Region is committed to ensuring access for all to safe, effective, affordable and quality medical products, in line with the 2018 Delhi Declaration on Improving Access to Essential Medical Products, and the Region’s Flagship Priority Programme on achieving universal health coverage (UHC).

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