Filter
5514
Filtered Results: 5514
Text search:
monitoring
food
Featured
Recommendations
525
New Publications
1671
Language
Document type
No document type
3155
Studies & Reports
913
Guidelines
647
Strategic & Response Plan
274
Manuals
272
Training Material
86
Fact sheets
83
Situation Updates
66
Brochures
6
Infographics
6
Resource Platforms
5
Online Courses
1
Countries / Regions
India
248
Global
219
Kenya
180
Ethiopia
138
Nepal
129
Sierra Leone
129
Liberia
122
Myanmar / Burma
114
Uganda
108
Nigeria
107
South Africa
103
Rwanda
101
Bangladesh
97
Syria
96
Western and Central Europe
91
Zambia
90
Ghana
85
Tanzania
82
Malawi
81
Africa
72
South Sudan
72
Philippines
62
Latin America and the Carribbean
62
Congo, Democratic Republic of
62
Ukraine
54
Namibia
44
Haiti
41
Zimbabwe
38
Yemen
38
Lesotho
37
Cambodia
37
Guinea
36
South–East Asia Region
36
Indonesia
34
Mozambique
32
West and Central Africa
30
Eastern Europe
28
Venezuela
27
East and Southern Africa
26
Senegal
23
Burkina Faso
21
Jordan
21
Middle East and North Africa
21
Lebanon
21
Brazil
21
Botswana
20
Afghanistan
19
Sudan
19
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
18
Cameroon
17
Central African Republic
17
Somalia
17
Pakistan
17
Asia
16
Colombia
15
Vietnam
15
Western Pacific Region
14
Eswatini/ Swaziland
14
Thailand
13
Germany
13
USA
12
Moldova
12
Iraq
12
Laos
11
Mali
11
China
9
Tajikistan
8
Turkey
8
Iran
8
Peru
8
Russia
8
Palestine
8
Libya
8
Madagascar
8
Niger
7
Mexico
6
Paraguay
6
North America
6
Papua New Guinea
6
Sri Lanka
6
Burundi
5
United Kingdom
5
Argentina
5
Greece
5
Poland
5
Timor Leste/ East Timor
4
Benin
4
Kyrgyzstan
4
Saudi Arabia
4
Turkmenistan
4
Spain
4
Southern Africa
4
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
4
Romania
4
Angola
4
Chad
4
Kazakhstan
3
Croatia
3
Portugal
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Bolivia
3
Djibouti
3
Egypt
3
Georgia
3
Honduras
3
Bhutan
3
Ecuador
3
North Macedonia
2
Serbia
2
Gambia
2
Togo
2
Chile
2
Albania
2
Canada
2
Singapore
2
Vanuatu
2
Morocco
2
Mongolia
2
Qatar
2
Bulgaria
2
Hungary
2
Japan
2
France
2
Mauritius
2
Tunisia
2
Azerbaijan
2
Belarus
2
Israel
2
Guatemala
2
North Korea
1
El Salvador
1
Estonia
1
Congo-Brazzaville
1
Uzbekistan
1
Malaysia
1
Mauritania
1
Italy
1
Dominican Republic
1
Guinea-Bissau
1
Lithuania
1
Uruguay
1
Jamaica
1
Denmark
1
Maldives
1
Algeria
1
Nicaragua
1
Slovakia
1
Solomon Islands
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
2300
Clinical Guidelines
351
Key Resources
347
Public Health
319
Women & Child Health
290
Capacity Building
129
Pharmacy & Technologies
38
Toolboxes
COVID-19
410
HIV
286
Mental Health
285
Planetary Health
279
Conflict
257
AMR
222
TB
187
Disability
179
Ebola
179
Rapid Response
172
Natural Hazards
121
Caregiver
115
Global Health Education
114
NCDs
113
Refugee
110
NTDs
90
Pharmacy
89
Cholera
58
Specific Hazards
46
Health Financing Toolbox
46
Zika
23
Polio
15
Typhoon
7
Social Ethics
6
South Sudan
2
Health Financing
2
Over 6 million people worldwide are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease
(CD). T. cruzi is transmitted by triatomine insects, congenitally, through uncontrolled blood donations and organ transplants,
and via consumption of food or drink contaminated by triatomi...
WHO needs US$2.54 billion to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal is a consolidation of WHO’s priorities and financial requirements for 2023 to carry out health interventions in emergency and humanitarian r...
This document focuses on the management of patients affected by gambiense HAT and
constitutes an update to the WHO therapeutic guidance issued in 2013. The main changes in recommendations concern the criteria and methods for deciding the treatment among the new set of therapeutic options and the pa...
This was a Phase 3, multi-center, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, active control study where 273 male and female patients with first stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense HAT were treated at six sites: one trypanosomiasis reference center in Angola, one hospital in South Sudan, and four hospita...
To enhance health co-benefits across urban policies which tackle air pollution and climate change, WHO, in cooperation with various international, national, and local partners, implemented the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) pilot project in Accra, Ghana. The Initiative prompted the health sector to u...
Improving the survival chances and quality of life of women, newborns, and children remains an urgent global challenge. Since 2012, substantial progress has been made in reducing maternal and under-5 deaths, and a only handful of countries are on target to meet the SDG targets in 2030. Yet, 5 millio...
This document aims to assist countries to take the first step towards better considering gender and equity issues in their efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to inform the implementation of strategies in national action plans and contribute to improved reach and effectiveness of AMR e...
The NDMS&IP focuses on mainstreaming disability to promote equitable access to services in the six thematic areas of health, education, livelihoods, empowerment, and social inclusion and cross-cutting issues.
The first part of the NDMS&IP outlines incongruences between national and sectoral policie...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance. The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents.
The guidance pro...
Zimbabwe has, over the years, grappled with the repercussions of the climate crisis, which have led to erratic rainfall patterns characterized by either severe floods or prolonged periods of drought. The nation has experienced a concerning trend of numerous regions reporting rainfall levels below th...
Cardiovascular diseases, principally ischemic heart disease (IHD), are the most important cause of death and disability in the majority of low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). In these countries, IHD mortality rates are significantly greater in individuals of a low socioeconomic status (...
Ethiopia has been repeatedly affected by conflict, flooding, drought, and disease outbreaks in the past years. As of January 2024, the country is actively responding to the longest recorded cholera outbreak which started in August 2022, recurrent measles outbreaks which started in August 2021, and t...
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...
The document "Pocketbook for Management of Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence in Under-Resourced Countries" (2nd Edition) provides practical guidelines for managing diabetes in children and adolescents, particularly in resource-limited settings. It covers key topics like diagnosing and treating d...
The documents focus on promoting healthier nutrition by addressing issues like sugar, salt, and fat intake, emphasizing their role in non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases. They include educational tools for children and adults to support balanced diets and public h...
The article explores the underlying factors influencing unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles among adolescents in Kilifi County, Kenya. Using a qualitative approach, the study involved interviews and focus group discussions with adolescents, stakeholders, and young adults. Key findings include a...
About one fourth of the world’s population is estimated to have been infected with the tuberculosis (TB) bacilli, and about 5–10% of those infected develop TB disease in their lifetime. The risk for TB disease after infection depends on several factors, the most important being the person’s im...
Chapter 10 of Pediatric Surgery: This chapter provides an overview of some of the challenges when providing anaesthesia care for children in Africa. The chapter reviews
the cardiac, respiratory, and renal differences of children in comparison to adults. Additionally, it addresses preoperative asses...
WHO guidance for contingency planning
recommended
In this contingency planning guidance, a set of actions to prepare for emergencies from all hazards and to help minimize their impact, is proposed. These actions include the development, implementation, simulation, monitoring and regular update of risks-based contingency plans.
Policy Brief November 2021 Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) global crisis due to the increase in the use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients, disruptions to infection prevention and control practices in o...
