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The report reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70 %. oday, out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, seven patients in high-income countries and 15 patients in low- ... more
Sepsis contributes significantly to preventable mortality and is the final common pathway to death for severe infectious diseases; it can also arise as a complication of injuries and non-communicabl ... more
A Situational Assessment and Five-YearAction Plan for the Africa CDC Strengthening Regional Public Health Institutions and Capacity for Surveillance ... more
Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Portugues
International Perspectives and Future Directions
Responding to Outbreaks of Antimicrobial-resistant Pathogens in Health-care Facilities: Guidance for the Western Pacific Region is developed following requests from Member States in the Western Pacific Region for additional information ... more
Member States have requested WHO policy guidance on how to facilitate the implementation of national AMS activities in an integrated and programmatic approach. This policy guidance responds to that demand from Member States ... more
Infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics are increasing in frequency, scale and impact. Health care facilities can amplify the transmission of emerging infectious diseases or multidrug-resistant o ... more
This report presents an analysis of antibacterial agents in preclinical (third annual review) and clinical (fifth annual review) development. The analysis covers traditional (direct-acting small molecules) ... more
The Operational guide: use of referral laboratories for the analysis of foodborne hazards in the Pacific aims to strengthen the food analysis capacity of Pacific Island countries and areas by identi ... more
BUKO Pharma-Kampagne has investigated the causes and consequences of antibiotic resistance in India, South Africa, Tanzania and Germany. Together w ... more
This manual is to assist health care providers and laboratory scientists to diagnose mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer). The manual aims to achieve a better understanding of the clinical presentation ... more
The report presents the latest data on more than 50 health-related Sustainable Development Goal and "triple billion" target indicators. The 2021 edition includes preliminary estimates for global exc ... more
This document shall serve as the most comprehensive set of guidelines on the safe management of waste generated from heath care activities in the country. It incorporates the requirements of all Philippine laws and regulations governing HCWM ... more
Meeting Report Bangkok, Thailand 8-11 August 2016
March 2020
This document aims to provide guidance to healthcare facilities and healthcare providers in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) on preparedness ... more
The Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a living guideline consolidates technical guidance developed and published during the COVID-19 pandemic in ... more
The WHO guidelines provide recommended steps for safe phlebotomy and reiterate accepted principles for drawing, collecting blood and transporting blood to laboratories/blood banks.
The 2023 Country Presence Report provides an overview of what WHO does in countries to advance towards the SDGs and implement GPW13, how we do it, with whom we work, and what is needed to overcome c ... more
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a significant burden globally, with millions of patients affected each year. These infections affect both high- and limited-resource healthcare settings, but in limited-resource settings, rates are approxim ... more
BMZ Paper 1
The ICAT is a simple and practical approach for assessing the adequacy of existing infection prevention and control practices and provides specific ... more
During the first two years of the project (2019–2020), through a ‘One Health’ approach, comprehensive engagement was established with AMR coordinating committees, WHO regional and country offices and ... more
“2022 was an eventful year for the WHO Country Office in Ghana,” says Dr Francis Kasolo, WHO Representative to Ghana. In 2022, WHO Ghana collaborated with partners to deliver interventions in support of the Government of Ghana's health sector agenda to ensure healthy lives for all towards ach ... more
Document available in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Swahili. For other languages check also: http://www.who.int/cholera/publications/OutbreakAssessment/en/

Fever Diagnostic Technology Landscape

UNITAID World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
1st edition. Unitaid’s report describes a slate of new devices that can more efficiently identify dangerously ill children so that they can be treated immediately. These tools make it easier to recognize danger signs, and support integrated appr ... more
Cognizant of the need for standardization of the response for COVID-19, the Federal Ministry of Health prepared this national guideline in an effort to contain the epidemic before it overwhelms the health care facilities. This national guideline is expected to guide policy makers ... more
Third edition. The main changes within the third edition of the JEE tool include the split of the technical area National legislation, policy, and financing into two technical areas (Legal instruments and ... more
Antibiotics 2022, 11(3), 329; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11030329. The authors found that the most-represented antibiotics on the Rwandan market were amoxicillin, co-trimoxazole and cloxacillin. No counterfeit antibiotics were found in this ... more
The updated List of Essential Diagnostics contains 46 general tests that can be used for routine patient care as well as for the detection and diagnosis of a wide array of disease conditions, and 69 ... more
Manual para la primera fase de implementación
Strengthening Parmaceutical Systems. 2nd edition
Problem-solving in the clinic, Online course midwaidwa midwaidwa
Mission report: June 11-20, 2017
WHO practical guidelines. 2nd edition

56th directing council - 70th session of the regional committee of WHO for the Americas

Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization (Americas); Observatorio Regional de Recursos Humanos de Salud (2018) C_WHO
Washington, D.C., USA, 23-27 September 2018 Provisional Agenda Item 4.6 CD56/10, Rev. 1 31 August 2018 Original: Spanish
3rd edition

District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries Part-2

Cheesbrough, M. Cambridge University Press (2006) C4
2nd edition

56o Conselho director - 70a sessão do comitê regional da OMS para as Américas

Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde; Organização Mundial da Saúde (Américas) (2018) C_WHO
Tema 8.22 da agenda provisória Washington, D.C., EUA, 23 a 27 de setembro de 2018 CD56/INF/22 31 de agosto de 2018 Original: inglês/espanhol

56e conseil directeur - 70e session du comité régional de l'OMS pour les Amériques

Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé; Organisation mondiale de la Santé (Amériques ) (2018) C_WHO
Washington, D.C., ÉUA, du 23 au 27 septembre 2018 Point 8.3 de l'ordre du jour provisoire CD56/INF/3 14 juillet 2018 Original: anglais

56.o consejo directivo - 70.a sesión del comité regional de la OMS para las Américas

Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Organización Mundial de la Salud (Americas) (2018) C_WHO
Washington, D.C., EUA, del 23 al 27 de septiembre del 2018 Punto 8.22 del orden del día provisional CD56/INF/22 31 de agosto del 2018 Original: inglés/español
Update, 23 de junio de 2022