Filter
736
Filtered Results: 736
Text search:
World
Health
Organization
WHO,
Regional
Office
for
Eastern
Mediterranen
Featured
Recommendations
103
New Publications
151
Language
Document type
No document type
262
Studies & Reports
193
Guidelines
126
Manuals
62
Strategic & Response Plan
37
Training Material
14
Fact sheets
13
Situation Updates
12
Infographics
7
Resource Platforms
6
Brochures
1
App
1
Online Courses
1
Videos
1
Countries / Regions
Global
67
Syria
24
Africa
21
Middle East and North Africa
19
Western and Central Europe
16
Somalia
9
Yemen
9
Sudan
7
South–East Asia Region
7
Latin America and the Carribbean
7
Pakistan
6
West and Central Africa
6
Eastern Europe
6
Nigeria
5
Ethiopia
5
Sierra Leone
4
Liberia
4
Iraq
4
Jordan
4
Afghanistan
4
Lebanon
4
Myanmar / Burma
4
East and Southern Africa
4
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
4
Saudi Arabia
3
Ghana
3
Uganda
3
India
3
Turkey
3
Kenya
3
Rwanda
3
Asia
3
Iran
3
Senegal
2
Nepal
2
Thailand
2
China
2
South Africa
2
Bangladesh
2
North Macedonia
2
Ukraine
2
Libya
2
Venezuela
2
Congo, Democratic Republic of
1
Morocco
1
USA
1
Cameroon
1
Philippines
1
Egypt
1
Tanzania
1
Cambodia
1
Benin
1
Croatia
1
Ecuador
1
Greece
1
Western Pacific Region
1
Palestine
1
Albania
1
Djibouti
1
Russia
1
Qatar
1
Georgia
1
Tunisia
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Clinical Guidelines
106
Countries
93
Public Health
82
Women & Child Health
66
Key Resources
39
Capacity Building
24
Pharmacy & Technologies
15
Toolboxes
Mental Health
86
COVID-19
79
Planetary Health
46
Rapid Response
45
TB
39
HIV
38
Caregiver
32
NTDs
32
Conflict
30
Refugee
29
Global Health Education
28
AMR
28
Disability
26
NCDs
24
Pharmacy
19
Ebola
11
Polio
10
Zika
7
Cholera
6
Natural Hazards
5
Specific Hazards
4
Health Financing Toolbox
4
Typhoon
1
Social Ethics
1
COVID-19 has heavily emphasized how contact tracing is crucial for managing outbreaks, and as part of the strategy for adjusting, and eventually lifting, lockdowns and other stringent public health and social measures. As the pandemic develops further, it will be a core measure to manage further wav...
Pathogen genomic surveillance has become a priority for public health systems in recent years. Genomic sequencing is increasingly being used to characterize pathogens and monitor important public health priorities (e.g. poliovirus, influenza virus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Vibrio cholerae, ant...
Following the publication of Guidelines on certification of elimination of human onchocerciasis in 2001 by the World Health Organization (WHO), these are the first evidence-based guidelines developed by NTD Department according to the international standards. They provide a set of recommendations th...
The purpose of this document is to present and promote the minimum requirements for IPC programmes at the national and health care facility level, identified by expert consensus according to available evidence and in the context of the WHO core components.
The minimum requirements are defined as: I...
WHO recommends interpersonal therapy (IPT) as a possible first line treatment for depression. With this new manual, the World Health Organization (WHO) gives guidance on the use of interpersonal therapy (IPT) using a 8 session group protocol. The manual - which is part of WHO’s mhGAP programme - d...
Meeting Report
Bangkok, Thailand 8-11 August 2016
This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychologicalfirst aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities. PFA is an approach that can b...
The Strategic Framework for Emergency Preparedness is a unifying framework which identifies the principles and elements of effective country health emergency preparedness. It adopts the major lessons of previous initiatives and lays out the planning and implementation process by which countries can ...
This document is based on currently available scientific evidence on treatment for drug use disorders and sets out a framework for the implementation of the Standards, in line with principles of public health care. The Standards identify major components and features of effective systems for the tre...
Interim rapid response guidance, 10 June 2022.
It includes considerations for certain populations such as patients with mild disease with considerations for community care, patients with moderate to severe disease, sexually active persons, pregnant or breastfeeding women, children and young persons...
Updated recommendations on simplified service delivery and diagnostics for hepatitis C infection
recommended
Policy Brief. 24 June 2022. This policy brief, one of two on the updated hepatitis C (HCV) guidelines, focuses on the new recommendations on simplified service delivery for a public health approach to HCV testing, care and treatment. These recommendations include decentralization, integration and ta...
The "Assessing National Capacity for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: Report of the 2021 Global Survey" by WHO examines the global state of readiness and infrastructure for managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) across countries. Based on the 2021 survey, it analyzes nationa...
A Step-by-Step Guide.
It is intended for health planners, dengue or vector control programme managers and individuals, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies with interests and/or expertise in developing biological, chemical, environmental and communication interventions to prevent...
WHO’s total revenue in 2020 was US$ 4299 million and total expenses were US$ 3561 million, resulting in a surplus of US$ 824 million, which includes finance revenue (e.g. interest and investment income) of US$ 86 million, representing increases of 38% and 15% in revenue and expenses respectively. ...
The recommendations cover the level of blood pressure to start medication, what type of medicine or combination of medicines to use, the target blood pressure level, and how often to have follow-up checks on blood pressure. In addition, the guideline provides the basis for how physicians and other h...
Setting WHO directions
This adaptation and implementation guide is part of a five-part Caregiver skills training for families of children with developmental delays or disabilities (CST) package providing guidance on caregiver skills training for families of children aged 2–9 years with developmental delays or disabiliti...
Since 1996, trachoma has been targeted for elimination as a public health problem worldwide. The active trachoma criterion for national elimination as a public health problem is a TF1–9 < 5%, sustained for at least two years in the absence of antibiotic mass drug administration (MDA), in each form...
This document is an output of a WHO cross-programme initiative aiming to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of anaemia and thereby accelerate reduction in its prevalence. It comes at an important time, midway through the era of the Sustainable Development Goals, when progress in reduci...
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a major public health problem and cause of chronic liver disease.
The 2024 HBV guidelines provide updated evidence-informed recommendations on key priority topics. These include expanded and simplified treatment criteria for adults but now also for adolescents; expa...
