Shambhu Acharya

Datos Biográficos

ID9118736
NOMBREShambhu Acharya
NOMBRESShambhu
APELLIDOAcharya
FIRMAACHARYA S
AFILIACIONESWorld Health Organization
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2014
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Expanding access to sexual and reproductive health and rights through evidence-based policy dialogue

    Open AccessUlrika Rehnstrom Loi, Amy Coates et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Policy dialogue is an important component of evidence-based policy-making. In 2019, WHO and Ministry of Health staff in 15 countries participated in an initiative that involved training and implementation of country-level sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policy dialogues. An evaluation of the process and outcomes was subsequently undertaken in six of the countries. METHODS: The three-stage policy dialogue initiative …

  • Universal health coverage evolution, ongoing trend, and future challenge

    Open AccessChhabi Lal Ranabhat, Shambhu Prasad Acharya et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) from the United Nations (UN) has metamorphized from its early phase of primary health care (PHC) to the recent sustainable development goal (SDG). In this context, we aimed to document theoretical and philosophical efforts, historical analysis, financial and political aspects in various eras, and an assessment of coverage during those eras in relation to UHC in a global scenario. Searching with broad ke…

  • Integrating maternal, newborn, child health and non-communicable disease care in the sustainable development goal era

    Open AccessSvetlana Akselrod, Anshu Banerjee et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) are two deeply intertwined health areas that have been artificially separated by global health policies, resource allocations and programming. Optimal MNCH care can provide a unique opportunity to screen for, prevent and manage early signs of NCDs developing in both the woman and the neonate. This paper considers how NCDs, NCD modifiable risk factors, and NCD metabolic r…

  • The World Health Organization's Actions Within the United Nations System to Facilitate a Whole-of-Society Response to Covid-19 at Country Level

    Open AccessGina Samaan, Michelle McPherson et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted that managing health emergencies requires more than an effective health response, but that operationalizing a whole-of-society approach is challenging. The World Health Organization (WHO), as the lead agency for health within the United Nations (UN), led the UN response at the global level through the Crisis Management Team, and at the country level through the UN Country Teams (UNCTs) in ac…

  • Serving the Vulnerable

    Open AccessMicaela Pereira Bajard, Nicola Stephens et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), created by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1991, serves as the global humanitarian coordination forum of the UN s system. The IASC brings 18 agencies together, including the World Health Organization (WHO), for humanitarian preparedness and response policies and action. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the IASC recognized the importance of providing intensified support to countries with confl…

  • The World Health Organization's Frontline Support to Countries During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020

    Open AccessAmy Coates, Kathleen Taylor Warren et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020. WHO rapidly scaled up its response including through its 149 country offices to support Member States prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes the frontline role of the WHO Country Offices (WCOs) and demonstrates that WHO utilized its existing country presence to deliv…

  • Recognizing the roles of primary health care in addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessUday Narayan Yadav, Sabuj Kanti Mistry et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, are key challenges to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Looking at trends over the years, the surge in NCDs is anticipated to continue, with the greatest impact on the poor and marginalized groups, mainly from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) [1]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with one or more underlying NCDs were particularly vulner…

  • Development assistance for health given to Nepal by China and India

    Open AccessHaomin Yang, Shambhu Prasad Acharya et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2014

    BACKGROUND: Development assistance for health (DAH) promotes health development in low and middle income countries. China and India, as emerging donors, have scaled-up their DAH programs during the recent years. Nepal, as a neighboring country to China and India, has witnessed the history and development of China's and India's DAH. METHODS: This research uses a literature review and in-depth individual interviewing to compare the history and form…