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accessed Febr. 6, 2020
Updated 10 August 2020 This document presents an essential medicines list (EML) to manage patients in intensive care units (ICUs) with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, which includes active ingredients with dosage form and concentration, and are preferably in the WHO Model Lists of Essent ... more
This Quick Reference Handbook of Selected Congenital Anomalies and Infections is a companion tool to Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers, and is intended for use by front-line health care professionals who are diagnosing and collecting data on congenital defects and infection ... more
Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/334254
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 oximeters, patient monitors, thermometers, infusion and suc ... more
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 oximeters, patient monitors, thermometers, infusion and suc ... more
Many critical questions remain about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in real-world settings. These questions can only be answered in post-introduction vaccine effectiveness studies.This guidance document outlines an approach to leverage existing surveillance systems for Severe Acute Respirato ... more
On 9 February 2021, a first webinar entitled “Expanding our understanding of Post COVID-19 condition” was held under the auspices of WHO and in consultation with the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium(ISARIC), Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Dis ... more
This document is a practical guide to the management of burn injuries for healthcare professionals everyhwere who are non-burn specialistsi
The United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities (UNCLSC, 2012) defined 13 health products to end preventable deaths of woman and children. One of those 13 products is the neonatal resuscitator, is indispensable medical device to save newborns from asphyxia at birth. For the efficient use of ... more
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health systems around the world. The objectives of this study are to estimate the overall effect of the pandemic on essential health service use and outcomes in Mexico, describe observed and predicted trends in services over 24 months, and to estimat ... more
A summary of health effects, resources, and adaptation examples from health departments funded by CDC’s Climate and Health Program
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report.
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strate ... more
The threat climate change poses to health, equity, and development has been rigorously documented. However, in an era marked by economic crisis, regional conflicts, natural disasters and growing disparities between rich and poor, the joint global actions required to address climate change have been ... more

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

Ngwa, W.; et al. Lancet Oncology Commission (2022) C2
Lancet Oncol 2022; 23: e251–312Published OnlineMay 9, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00720-8 In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in cancer incidence and mortality. Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major increase in cancer mo ... more
The Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas (PFA) has previously published guidelines and organised campaigns for community pharmacists on the prevention, detection and control of arbovirus infections in 2018 with a grant from the FIP Foundation for Pharmacy Education and Research. Building on that exp ... more
There is growing international consensus that food systems transformation is important to address the challenges of malnutrition in all its forms, the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), environmental sustainability, increasing inequality and ensuring the welfare of workers and animals. In li ... more
In 2014, the World Heart Federation (WHF) launched an initiative to develop a series of Roadmaps [1e6]. Their aim is to identify potential roadblocks on the pathway to effective prevention, detection, and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), along with evidence-based solutions to overcome ... more
Worldwide, there are about 17 million deaths due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year and at least two or three times as many non-fatal events. Raised cholesterol greatly increases the risks of stroke and heart disease, causing a large health burden across the world. The World Health Organizat ... more
Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing an epidemiological transition. With an improvement in socioeconomic conditions and an aging population, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), like cardiac arrhythmias, are expected to increase in these countries. However, there are limited studi ... more
This publication aims to provide updated guidance on the specific use of yellow fever laboratory assays in the context of surveillance to be used across the Global Yellow Fever Laboratory Network for disease surveillance. In the recent years, new commercial assays became available and are now recomm ... more
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are of increasing concern for society and national governments, as well as globally due to their high mortality rate. The main risk factors of NCDs can be classified into the categories of self-management, genetic factors, environmental factors, factors of medical co ... more
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, imposing a consistent burden on health system. In recent years, prevalence of asthma symptoms became globally increased in children and adolescents, particularly in Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Host (genetics, atopy) and environmental fa ... more
Data on asthma aetiology in Africa are scarce. We investigated the risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren (5–17 years) in urban Uganda. We conducted a case-control study, among 555 cases and 1115 controls. Asthma was diagnosed by study clinicians. The main risk factors for asthma were tertia ... more
Several challenges face asthma management in Egypt, including the high percentage of uncontrolled patients, inadequate compliance, and overuse of short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) leading to increased asthma-related morbidity and mortality. In this regard, the recent Global Initiative for Asthma (G ... more
Sixth Edition
Research Article Journal of Addiction Volume 2016, Article ID 2476164, 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2476164 Sudan Medical and Scientific Research Institute, Khartoum, Sudan Received 26 November 2015; Accepted 27 January 2016
• provide scientific information on the safety, efficacy, and quality control/ quality assurance of widely used medicinal plants, in order to facilitate their appropriate use in Member States; • provide models to assist Member States in developing their own mono- graphs or formularies for these ... more
Background book on Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition
4th edition. This is fourth edition of Treatment of tuberculosis: guidelines, adhering fully to the new WHO process for evidence-based guidelines. Several important recommendations are being promoted in this new edition
Cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, chronic respiratory disease
This Manual covers all important aspects of echinococcosis, including parasite biology and life-cycles, geographic distribution and prevalence, epidemiology, clinical presentation in humans and animals, diagnosis and treatment, as well as control and prevention using newly developed tools and method ... more
Clinical management handbook
4th edition 2022 of the Handbook includes new WHO recommendations that expand contraceptive choices. Also, guidance on starting ongoing contraception following emergency contraception is provided. Drawing on lessons from recent outbreaks, this new edition details tangible me ... more

War Surgery. Vol. 2

C. Giannou, M. Baldan and A. Molde International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2013)
Working with limited resources in armed conflict and other situations of violence. Vol.2

Guidelines for Workplace TB Control Activities

Benjamin O Alli [et al.] World Health Organisation, International Labour Organization (2003) C_WHO
This World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) joint guidelines production aims at harnessing the contribution of employers and workers towards the control of TB. It covers all the practical steps involved in establishing TB control activities, including (for la ... more
These policy guidelines provide a strategic approach and new recommendations for integrated TB and HIV services for patients suffering from substance-abuse addiction. The key recommendations fall under three main categories: joint planning, key interventions, and overcoming barriers.
To improve survival and quality of life among the 2.5 million children living with HIV, a comprehensive package of prevention, care and treatment is required. This package should include management of infections such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and ear infections, as well as common opportunisti ... more
The message contained in this publication is clear: countries need a public health system that can respond to the deliberate release of chemical and biological agents. Regrettable though this message may be, the use of poison gas in the war between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 19 ... more

Laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer

Portaels, F- World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
A manual for health care providers. This manual provides expert guidance on the laboratory techniques and procedures used in the diagnosis of Buruli ulcer, a disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Aimed at laboratory technicians and scientists working on this disease, the manual details the exac ... more

Diagnostic de l’ulcère de Buruli au laboratoire

Portaels, F. Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (2014) C_WHO
Manuel destiné au personnel de santé. Le présent manuel est un guide spécialisé sur les techniques et les méthodes de laboratoire à utiliser pour le diagnostic de l’ulcère de Buruli, une maladie provoquée par Mycobacterium ulcerans. Destiné aux techniciens et aux scientifi ques de labora ... more
The revised guidelines present two major changes to existing guidelines: (A) there are now just 2 categories of pneumonia instead of 3 (“pneumonia” which is treated at home with oral amoxicillin and “severe pneumonia” which requires injectable antibiotics) and (B) oral amoxicillin replaces o ... more
mBio, Vol. 6 Issue 2, March/April 2015 Available evidence demonstrates that direct patient contact and contact with infectious body fluids are the primary modes for Ebola virus transmission, but this is based on a limited number of studies. In this review, the authors address what we know and what ... more

El Niño and Health

R Sari Kovats et al. World Health Organization (1999) C_WHO
This volume presents the complex patterns of cancer incidence and death around the world and evidence on effective and cost-effective ways to control cancers. The Disease Control Priorities Volume 3 evaluation of cancer will indicate where cancer treatment is ineffective and wasteful, and offer alte ... more
Standard Treatment Guideline
Examination of the business behavior of Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer and Baxter in India
Examination of the business behaviour of Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer and Baxter in Uganda
Desde Atencion primaria de salud
3rd edition.
CẨM NANG AN TOÀN SINH HỌC PHÒNG XÉT NGHIỆM LAO. NHÀ XUẤT BẢN Y HỌC HÀ NỘI - 2015.
MMWR. Recommendations and Reports: December 16, 2005 / 54(RR15);49-55
Lignes directrices. Collection Avis et Rapports.

Drug-Resistant tuberculosis

E.G. Brown Jr, D.S. Dooley, K. Smith Curry International Tuberculosis Center, State of California, California Health & Human Service Agency, Department of Public Health (2016) C1
A survival guide for clinicans. 3rd edition.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
Recommandations pour une Approche de Santé publique. Juin 2013.
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133869 July 28, 2015, p.1-16
Policy Brief | April 2015 | This brief accompanies the data sheet, Addressing Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases Among Young People in Africa: Key to Prevention and Sustainable Development, and its data appendix, which provide all available country-specific data on four key NCD risk factors a ... more
Guidelines for national programmes and other stakeholders Annexes for webposting and CD-Rom distribution with the policy guidelines
PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
Key populations brief Accessed 2017

Indigenous peoples

M. Smelyanskaya, C. Daniels, et al. Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2017) C1
Key populations brief.

El control de la Tuberculosis en prisones

A. Bone; A. Aerts, M. Grzemska Organizaición Mundial de la Salud; Comité internacional de la Cruz roja (2000) C_WHO
Manual para directores de programas
Literature Review on TB Control in Prisons 11/18/2008
Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Practice Guidelines January 1010
Mapping Report - Portugal
PLOS ONE 10(12): e0144040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144040
Hindawi Publishing Corporation Tuberculosis Research and Treatment Volume 2015, Article ID 752709, 7 pages
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142290 November 9, 2015; 1 / 16
Review S Afr Med J 2014;104(3):174-177. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7968
Pathak et al. (2016), PeerJ, DOI 10.7717/peerj.1738; 1-14
Rewiew Article Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Tuberculosis Research and Treatment; Volume 2011, Article ID 712736, 6 pages, doi:10.1155/2011/712736
Update 2021; Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
Research Article BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:262; doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-262