Physicians
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Physicians may focus their practice on certain disease categories, types of patients, and methods of treatment—known as specialities—or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities—known as general practice. Medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the academic disciplines, such as anatomy and physiology, …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French
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management of patients, capacity-building for physicians and health personnel and good-quality surveillance …
WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English
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midlife. • Experts are not only researchers, physicians, etc. If we can engage communities as experts …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 French
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management of patients, capacity-building for physicians and health personnel and good-quality surveillance …
WHO: World Health Organization · 31 October 2024 English
The Tenth high-level meeting of the Small Countries Initiative (SCI), which took place in Limassol, Cyprus, on 10–12 April 2024, brought together ministers of health and secretaries of state from …
Luxembourg is investing in education programmes for physicians and nurses, focusing on skills tailored to address … number of physicians over the previous two years. In primary-care settings, one-third of physicians are of … medication. While Iceland has a high number of physicians and nurses, as well as many specialists, there …
WHO: World Health Organization · 31 October 2024 English
This Health System Summary is based on the Caribbean Netherlands: Health System Reviewpublished in 2024 in the Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Series. Health System Summaries usea concise format to …
promotion and risk reduction. These primary care physicians act as gate- keepers for secondary care referrals …
WHO: World Health Organization · 26 October 2024 English
This report presents the results of the Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Monitoring Framework conducted in the European Union Member States in 2024, updating the information published in 2015, 2018 and 2021. …
provision of such counselling. For example, physicians in primary health care could be financially rewarded …
PHR: Physicians for Human Rights · 22 October 2024 English
Nations (UN) peacekeepers, and community members, according to a new report published today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). This widespread […] The post “Massive Influx” of Conflict-Related Sexual …
according to a new report published today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). This widespread […]</p> …
PHR: Physicians for Human Rights · 18 October 2024 English
civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, health workers, patients, and the broader health system. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) joins the deans of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University …
workers, patients, and the broader health system. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) joins the deans of the …
WHO: World Health Organization · 23 September 2024
The Stories of AMR photobook was developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe as part of an awareness raising campaign that uses the power of photography and storytelling to …
daily interactions with people. In our role as physicians, we are a source of guidance and inspiration …
WHO: World Health Organization · 22 September 2024 English
Considering the relevance of pursuing quality of care and patient safety to achieve Universal Health Coverage,the current health priorities and needs of the Romanian health-care system, this guidebook aims to …
in Health. Primary care is provided by family physicians, who operate mainly as solo practitioners in … offices in health centres, and by primary care physicians in medical offices in schools and universities … the patients enrolled on their lists. Family physicians aim to have a gatekeeping role, although patients …
