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WHO published the first COVID-19 Strategic Response and Preparedness Plan (SPRP) on 3 February, 2020. This report highlights the main points of progress that were made up to 30 June 2020 under
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The Updated guidelines on Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents include new recommendations that cover diagnostic approaches for TB, shorter treatment
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Patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can infect others at any time, including during transfer and transport. COVID-19 is a new infectious disease that requires contact and droplet precautions; lapses in infection prevention and control (IPC) can easily happen at vulnerable mom
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Laboratory biosafety manual
recommended
4th edition
The WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual (LBM) has been in broad use at all levels of clinical and public health laboratories, and other biomedical sectors globally, serving as a de facto gl
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These guidelines provide new and updated recommendations on the use of point-of-care testing in children under 18 months of age and point-of-care tests to monitor treatment in people living with HIV; the
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The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to Member States on the practical aspects of maintaining sanitary standards at international borders at ports, airports, and ground crossings (poi
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This working paper was conceived to offer practical tips and suggestions on how to establish and sustain the multisectoral coordination needed to develop and implement National Action Plans on AMR (NAPs). It is intended
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This working paper was conceived to offer practical tips and suggestions on how to establish and sustain the multisectoral coordination needed to develop and implement National Action Plans on AMR (NAPs). It is intended
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Globally, more than 3 million new cases and 10 000 deaths have been reported in the week of 26 December 2022 to 1 January 2023. This represents a reduction in weekly cases and deaths of 22% and 12%, respectively. In
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Vitamin D deficiency is thought to be common among pregnant women, particularly during the winter months, and has been found to be associated with an increased risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm birth, and other tissue-spe
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This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on daily iron supplementation in infants and children, as a public-health intervention for
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These guidelines present evidence-based recommendations and best practice statements on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals, based on the WHO list of critically important antimicrobials
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mhGAP is based on evidence-based technical guidelines (4) and provides a set of tools and
training packages to extend service provision. The mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG)
for MNS disorders i
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The far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the critical need for evidence-info
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Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their size, geography and vulnerability to climate change. Thirty-nine WHO member states in four regions –
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Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth - meaning that a woman dies around every two minutes.
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.1 is to reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births by
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and United NationsHuman Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) j
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The country profiles incorporate facts indicating the national status of medical devices in areas such as: medical device policies, regulations, incorporation, lists, inventories, nomenclature,
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Has the world worked together to tackle the coronavirus? July 2021. This research paper assesses how th
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This report provides an update on the key facets of HIV treatment access, including the latest HIV treatment guidelines from World
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This document is a guide for national authorities who are responsible for managing public health responses to COVID-19
Community health nurses have the potential to make significant contributions to meet the health
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Primary care - Putting people first: This chapter describes how primary care brings promotion and prevention, cure and care together in a safe, effective and socially productive way at the interface between
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10–11 May 2016, Catania, Italy
Regional Analysis. WPSAR Vol 7, No 2, 2016 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.4.010
(Health Systems in Transition, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2014)
Global Situation Assessment of El Niño-related Health Risks
Interim practical manual supporting implementation of the WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes
This report considers how to integrate health into urban planning, investments, and policy decisions, so as to support the implementation and achievement of
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It is impossible to address the many complex needs of respiratory virus surveillance with a single surveillance system. Multiple systems, investigations and studies must each be fit-for-purpose to s
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WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change
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Guidelines
HIV drug resistance
July 2017
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is not a new concept. While the term “HiAP” has received much attention since the 1990s,
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Since the start of the pandemic, the region has been hit by multiple natural and biological disasters. At
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The results of a WHO survey conducted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on up to 25 essential
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Access to controlled medicines. 3rd edition
Mental health problem is one of the growing major public health issues in the Asia
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Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae serogroup O1 or O139, and is often linked to unsafe drinking water, lack of proper sanitation and personal hygiene. It adversely affects mostly
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One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being “left behind” in
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Training in monitoring and epidemiological assessment of mass drug administration for eliminating lymphatic filariasis: learners’ guide. World Health
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Surveillance Report
New edition
Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: an operational guide.
Putting Asia’s HIV response back on track
Budgetary mechanisms in highly affected countries
WHO has a unique combination of technical public health and scientific expertise, and a global operational footprint, with field offices in more than 150 countries. In 2020, this global, technical, and operational reach meant WHO was able to support
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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
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.171082
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Guidance
Second Edition
Monitoring and Evaluation
The Quadripartite organizations have developed the One Health Priority Research Agenda for AMR r
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This integrated operational framework provides an overview of the connections between mental health, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions, and their links to
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Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. You can download a summary of the main report and background documents!
The report demonstrates that
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The Executive Board at its 150th session noted an earlier version of this report.1 The present report provides an update on the implementation of
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Kyiv, Ukraine 22-24 November 2010
Meeting Report
Version 1.1
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
These guidelines provide specific recommendations and expert suggestions — for national policy-makers and programme managers and their partners and stakeholders— on prioritizing, planning and providing HIV testing, counselling, treatment and car
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Recommendations for a Public Health approach and considerations for policy-makers and managers
WHO Technical Series 971
The main message emerging from this new comprehensive global assessment is that premature death and disease can be prevented through healthier environments – and to a significant degree. Analysing the
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Rapid Advice Guideline
Setting WHO directions
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness (2). It is characterized by repeated
conjunctival infection with particular strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. This scars the conjunctivae and,
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Guidelines
Key Populations
Evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations. Newborn conditions, dysentery, pneumonia, oxygen use and delivery, common causes of fever, severe acute malnutrition and supportive care
The knowledge guide is the second publication in the Self-care competency framework to support health
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Access to safe blood and blood products is recognized as one of the key requirements for delivery of modern health care in
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Access to health workers who are fit for purpose, motivated and protected is a fundamental force of health service delivery and
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The standards define 10 key competencies for health and care workers to support self-care in their clinical practice as well as
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The key updates include: content update in various sections based on new evidence; design changes for enhanced usability; a streamlined and simplified clinical assessment that includes an algorithm
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An analysis from the perspective of the health sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wash
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Hand hygiene is vital for safe health care delivery, yet practices at the point of care remain suboptimal worldwide. A comprehensive research agend
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2016 Update
Key population
Evidence- and rights-based national policies, guidelines and legislation play a key role in improving sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH), framing the enab
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WHO/HTM/TB/2007.384a
“TB is too often a death sentence for people with AIDS.
It does not have to be this way.”
-Nelson Mandela, International conference on HIV /AIDS, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2004
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is
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The Assessment package has been developed for countries to evaluate the implementation of the WH
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The 2019 edition treating data for 2018 marks sustained international efforts dedicated to reporting on, analysing and understanding the year-to-ye
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