Filter
1088
Text search:
medical
masks
Featured
Recommendations
193
New Publications
163
Language
Document type
No document type
363
Guidelines
283
Studies & Reports
170
Manuals
95
Fact sheets
47
Strategic & Response Plan
42
Situation Updates
36
Training Material
27
Infographics
11
Resource Platforms
7
Brochures
5
Online Courses
1
Videos
1
Countries / Regions
India
63
Liberia
42
Western and Central Europe
42
Global
36
Sierra Leone
35
Nigeria
34
South Africa
32
Kenya
30
Syria
24
West and Central Africa
19
Middle East and North Africa
19
Latin America and the Carribbean
19
Philippines
18
East and Southern Africa
18
Ghana
17
Africa
16
Bangladesh
14
Nepal
13
Ukraine
12
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
12
Rwanda
11
Eastern Europe
11
Ethiopia
10
Uganda
10
South Sudan
10
Myanmar / Burma
10
Senegal
9
Malawi
9
South–East Asia Region
9
Russia
9
Guinea
8
Germany
8
Zambia
8
Madagascar
8
Yemen
8
Venezuela
8
Mali
7
Iraq
7
Tanzania
7
Mozambique
7
Namibia
7
Brazil
7
Burkina Faso
6
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
6
Moldova
6
Vietnam
6
Lebanon
5
Colombia
5
Lesotho
5
Congo, Democratic Republic of
4
Haiti
4
Cambodia
4
Thailand
4
Indonesia
4
Sudan
4
Asia
4
Palestine
4
USA
3
Zimbabwe
3
Pakistan
3
Jordan
3
Turkey
3
China
3
Central African Republic
3
Peru
3
Eswatini/ Swaziland
3
Chile
3
Western Pacific Region
3
Laos
3
Tajikistan
3
United Kingdom
3
Cameroon
2
Niger
2
Somalia
2
Botswana
2
Bolivia
2
Angola
2
France
2
Portugal
2
Spain
2
Guinea-Bissau
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Afghanistan
1
Egypt
1
Malaysia
1
Mauritania
1
Singapore
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Benin
1
Argentina
1
North Macedonia
1
Hungary
1
Burundi
1
Honduras
1
Ecuador
1
Paraguay
1
Fiji
1
Bhutan
1
Poland
1
Albania
1
Mongolia
1
Congo-Brazzaville
1
Bulgaria
1
Romania
1
Slovakia
1
Uzbekistan
1
Kazakhstan
1
Turkmenistan
1
Japan
1
Mauritius
1
Morocco
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
453
Clinical Guidelines
72
Key Resources
50
Public Health
37
Women & Child Health
34
Pharmacy & Technologies
17
Capacity Building
13
Annual Report MEDBOX
2
Toolboxes
COVID-19
490
Ebola
83
TB
63
Rapid Response
58
Caregiver
49
HIV
31
Pharmacy
26
Conflict
24
Specific Hazards
22
Natural Hazards
16
Refugee
14
Mental Health
14
AMR
12
Planetary Health
9
Cholera
6
Polio
5
Global Health Education
5
NCDs
5
Zika
4
Disability
3
NTDs
2
Health Financing Toolbox
2
Medical devices are used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and diseases and for rehabilitation. WHO developed guidance on medical device donation in 2011, which has been now rev
...
n the countries of the Region of the Americas, there are different forms of organization of health services at the first level of care. Some countries include certain laboratory, dental and diagnostic imaging practices in the first level of care, while other countries centralize these practices in t
...
Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
recommended
23 February 2021
This document describes the medical devices required for the clinical management of COVID-19, selected and prioritized according to the latest available evidence and interim guidelines. This includes: oxygen therapy, pulse oximeter
...
A guide for Regional Workshop and Hospital Technicians
22 April 2022, This document provides updated interim recommendations on the use of masks by health workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This update is prompted by new evidence around mask use and COVID-19 transmi
...
Drugs and medical supplies are dispensed at the cutting edge level of the interface between the public health system and the people. Availability or lack of it brings either credit or discredit to the public health system. The primary reason for hol
...
21 August 2020
This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children as a means
...
Waste Management & Research 39(1) DOI: 10.1177/0734242X211029175
Prepared for the Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project - The project Medical Waste Management Plan’s (MWMP) overall objective is to prevent and/or mitigate the negative effects of increased generation of
...
a systematic review and meta-analysis Derek K Chu et al. on behalf of the COVID-19 Systematic Urgent Review Group Effort (SURGE) study authors.
Published: The Lancet June 01, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016S0140-6736(20)31142-9
'We did a systematic review of 172 observational studies in health-
...
Accessed: 03.03.2020
The document "Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications" complements this guideline.
This document provides interim guidance on the quality, performance characteristics and related standards
...
Wearing a face mask can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community by reducing the release of respiratory droplets from asymptomatic / pre-symptomatic individuals or those with mild non-specific symptoms. The use of face masks for this purp
...
Access to medical personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential for routine healthcare delivery, and a critical tool for containing outbreaks, as well as preventing and responding to pandemics. It is one of our most effective tools against COVID-
...
Cloth masks and mask sterilisation as options in case of shortage of surgical masks and respirators
recommended
This document aims to provide advice on the use of cloth face masks and sterilisation of respirators and surgical masks as an alternative in healthcare settings with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
...
Community use of face masks
recommended
Update 1 October 2020.
This document provides guidance to Member States on the effective use of face masks/coverings in the community by individuals without COVID-19 symptoms in order to reduce potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2.a It also provid
...
This Guide contains information, guidelines, diagrams and other materials addressed to medical practitioners who are engaged in the treatment of casualties of chemical weapons. It is made available to the public for information purposes, but is not
...