Filter
956
Filtered Results: 956
Text search:
WHO
Collaborating
Centre
of
Patient
Safety
Infection
Control
&
Improving
Practices
Featured
Recommendations
112
New Publications
322
Language
Document type
No document type
559
Studies & Reports
137
Guidelines
125
Strategic & Response Plan
58
Manuals
54
Training Material
10
Situation Updates
5
Fact sheets
5
Videos
2
Infographics
1
Countries / Regions
India
48
Sierra Leone
40
Global
36
Kenya
32
Uganda
30
Liberia
28
Ethiopia
26
Nigeria
25
Tanzania
24
Ghana
23
South Africa
23
Western and Central Europe
22
Nepal
19
Zambia
17
Rwanda
17
Myanmar / Burma
17
Namibia
15
Malawi
14
Africa
13
Guinea
10
Zimbabwe
9
Ukraine
9
South–East Asia Region
9
Bangladesh
8
Eastern Europe
8
Lesotho
7
Asia
7
Cameroon
5
Philippines
5
Mozambique
5
Botswana
5
East and Southern Africa
5
West and Central Africa
5
Latin America and the Carribbean
5
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
5
Russia
5
Congo, Democratic Republic of
4
Pakistan
4
South Sudan
4
Cambodia
4
Middle East and North Africa
4
Western Pacific Region
4
Albania
4
Tajikistan
4
Afghanistan
3
Syria
3
Indonesia
3
Burundi
3
Burkina Faso
2
Senegal
2
Jordan
2
Germany
2
Benin
2
Sri Lanka
2
Yemen
2
Laos
2
Georgia
2
Mauritius
2
Haiti
1
Somalia
1
Iraq
1
Lebanon
1
Gambia
1
China
1
Singapore
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Central African Republic
1
Eswatini/ Swaziland
1
North Macedonia
1
Angola
1
Madagascar
1
Bhutan
1
Venezuela
1
Italy
1
Timor Leste/ East Timor
1
Qatar
1
Bulgaria
1
Moldova
1
Turkmenistan
1
Denmark
1
Maldives
1
United Kingdom
1
Latvia
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
401
Clinical Guidelines
104
Public Health
59
Key Resources
50
Women & Child Health
45
Capacity Building
13
Pharmacy & Technologies
7
Toolboxes
AMR
76
HIV
75
TB
68
COVID-19
58
Caregiver
44
Ebola
38
Rapid Response
35
Mental Health
27
Planetary Health
27
Pharmacy
26
Global Health Education
21
Conflict
17
NTDs
16
Refugee
12
Disability
9
NCDs
9
Cholera
8
Polio
6
Natural Hazards
6
Health Financing Toolbox
5
Zika
3
Specific Hazards
2
Developed in collaboration with the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)
In 2015, 26% of the deaths of 5.9 million children who died before reaching their fifth birthday could have been prevented
through addressing envi...
Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
recommended
The goal of the draft global action plan is to ensure, for as long as possible, continuity of successful treatment and prevention of infectious dis...
iSupport
recommended
iSupport is a self-help skills and training programme for carers of people with dementia. Worldwide, around 55 million people have dementia. Dementia causes significant psychological and emotional impact on families and carers. iSupport aims to prev...
An estimated 59 000 people die from rabies each year. That’s one person every nine minutes of every day, 40% of whom are children living in Asia and Africa. As dog bites cause almost all human cas...
Caring for burns patients from the incident scene to definitive treatment can be a complex, resource-consuming process with the potential to overwhelm health system capacity.This document provides practical guidance for building capacity and capabil...
Clinical care for severe acute respiratory infection: toolkit: COVID-19 adaptation
13 May 2021
To avoid a reversal of progress from the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, new knowledge and lessons from successful programmatic innovations are urgently needed to improve TB p...
9 September 2020
In a snapshot, fair allocation of vaccines will occur in the following way:
An initial proportional allocation of doses to countries until all countries reach enough quantit...
Antimicrobials have been a critical public health tool since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, saving the lives of millions of people around the...
Summary of current WHO recommendations and guidance on programmatic approaches
Global Report on assistive technology
recommended
The report notes that the number of people in need of one or more assistive products is likely to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050, due to populations ageing and the prevalence ... noncommunicable diseases rising across the world. The report also highlights the vast gap in access between low- and high-income countries. An analysis of 35 countries reveals that access varies from 3% in poorer nations to 90% in wealthy countries.
Affordability is a major barrier to access, the report notes. Around two thirds of people with assistive products reported out-of-pocket payments for them. Others reported relying on family and friends to financially support their needs.
World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & World Organisation for Animal Health. (2021). Antimicrobial resistance and the United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework: guidance for Unit...
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of refor...
Psoriasis, which can involve the skin, nails and joints, is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and disabling noncommunicable disease (NCD) for which there is no cure. It negatively impacts on quality of life. Some ... those who suffer from the disease develop chronic, inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic arthritis) that leads to joint deformations and disability. People with psoriasis are also reported to be at increased risk of developing other serious clinical conditions such as cardiovascular and other NCDs
Compendium of Case Studies
Early-warning indicators to prevent stock-outs and overstocking of antiretroviral, antituberculosis and antimalaria medicines.
Special issue: WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health -Vol. 5, Issue 1, April 2016.This special This issue contains a rich collection of arti...
The guidelines reiterate that the general principles of ethics for biomedical research involving human participants shall also be applicable. In addition, the guidelines specify unique provisions for stem cells, because ... their inherent property for unlimited proliferation, differentiation to cells of the germ layers, oncogenic potential, unrecognised toxicities and possible involvement in pre-implantation stages of human development. The guideline therefore focuses on: 1. Monitoring mechanism and regulatory pathway for basic, clinical research and product development based on categories of research and level of manipulation. 2. Procurement of gametes, embryos and somatic cells for derivation and propagation of any stem cell lines, their banking and distribution. 3. Other important areas like international collaboration, exchange of cell/lines and education for stakeholders and advertisement.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the global community of countries, partners, donors, technical experts, scientists and field implementation teams continue to work towards the ultimate goal <... a world free of the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
