Filter
13489
Filtered Results: 13489
Text search:
health
risks
Featured
Recommendations
1129
New Publications
3252
Language
Document type
No document type
7233
Studies & Reports
2293
Guidelines
1662
Manuals
631
Fact sheets
527
Strategic & Response Plan
420
Training Material
243
Situation Updates
172
Infographics
108
Resource Platforms
77
Brochures
48
Online Courses
39
Videos
23
Dashboards/Maps
12
App
1
Countries / Regions
Global
630
India
562
Kenya
340
South Africa
265
Sierra Leone
263
Ethiopia
250
Nigeria
239
Western and Central Europe
238
Liberia
232
Nepal
225
Uganda
218
Latin America and the Carribbean
211
Myanmar / Burma
201
Africa
185
Syria
176
Bangladesh
166
Rwanda
162
Zambia
157
Tanzania
155
Malawi
154
Ukraine
148
Congo, Democratic Republic of
138
Indonesia
127
Ghana
124
Philippines
111
Russia
109
Brazil
105
South Sudan
103
Eastern Europe
94
Mozambique
91
Zimbabwe
88
South–East Asia Region
86
West and Central Africa
85
Namibia
85
Middle East and North Africa
83
Senegal
82
Yemen
82
Guinea
79
Haiti
79
Germany
79
Lesotho
74
Cambodia
74
Venezuela
72
East and Southern Africa
71
Asia
67
Burkina Faso
60
Colombia
53
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
51
Botswana
50
Afghanistan
44
Pakistan
40
Lebanon
38
Cameroon
36
Sudan
35
Central African Republic
35
Eswatini/ Swaziland
34
Mali
32
Somalia
32
Madagascar
29
Benin
27
Jordan
27
Western Pacific Region
27
USA
26
Paraguay
26
Thailand
25
Peru
25
Vietnam
24
Angola
24
Tajikistan
22
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
21
Iraq
21
China
20
Niger
18
Chile
17
Guinea-Bissau
17
Argentina
17
Turkey
16
North America
16
Moldova
16
Ecuador
16
Albania
14
Laos
14
Spain
13
Sri Lanka
13
Palestine
13
Georgia
12
Mexico
11
Bolivia
11
Egypt
11
Chad
11
Libya
11
Burundi
10
United Kingdom
10
North Macedonia
9
Iran
9
Saudi Arabia
9
Greece
9
Togo
8
Kazakhstan
8
Kyrgyzstan
8
Papua New Guinea
8
El Salvador
7
Italy
7
Armenia
7
Jamaica
7
Belarus
7
Southern Africa
7
Malaysia
6
Tunisia
6
Portugal
6
Romania
6
Poland
6
Timor Leste/ East Timor
5
Serbia
5
Gambia
5
Singapore
5
Estonia
5
Hungary
5
Ireland
5
Turkmenistan
5
Honduras
5
Guatemala
5
Canada
4
Uzbekistan
4
Morocco
4
Japan
4
Djibouti
4
Bhutan
4
Switzerland
3
Fiji
3
Vanuatu
3
Mongolia
3
Qatar
3
Mauritania
3
Dominican Republic
3
Croatia
3
France
3
Mauritius
3
Israel
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Nicaragua
3
North Korea
2
Australia
2
Congo-Brazzaville
2
Bulgaria
2
Lithuania
2
Belgium
2
Azerbaijan
2
Austria
1
Cape Verde
1
Gabon
1
Uruguay
1
Denmark
1
Maldives
1
Norway
1
South Korea
1
Algeria
1
Morocco
1
French Guyana
1
Latvia
1
Slovakia
1
Solomon Islands
1
Bahamas
1
Cuba
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
4804
Clinical Guidelines
925
Public Health
757
Women & Child Health
665
Key Resources
565
Capacity Building
304
Pharmacy & Technologies
108
Annual Report MEDBOX
3
Toolboxes
COVID-19
1623
Mental Health
1088
HIV
952
TB
644
Planetary Health
535
Ebola
478
NCDs
440
Disability
427
Rapid Response
402
Conflict
382
AMR
342
Caregiver
340
Refugee
300
NTDs
298
Global Health Education
230
Natural Hazards
200
Pharmacy
183
Zika
134
Health Financing Toolbox
115
Cholera
98
Specific Hazards
84
Polio
75
Social Ethics
39
Typhoon
12
Health Financing
3
South Sudan
2
The Government of the Republic of Zambia has placed priority on ensuring that Zambians are healthy and productive as a catalyst to the attainment of socioeconomic development . The Vision 2030 aims to transform Zambia into a prosperous middle-income country as articulated also in the 7th National De...
This country cooperation strategy (CCS) outlines how the World Health Organization (WHO) will work with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic over the next five years (2024–2028), supporting the implementation of the five-year health sector development plans and the Health Sector Reform Strategy ...
Six months after its launch on 24 April, the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator has already delivered concrete results in speeding up the development of new therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines. Now mid-way through the scale-up phase, the tools we need to fundamentally change the course o...
As part of our commitment to the fight against NCDs, Nigeria was signatory to the political declaration at the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2011. Thus, the purpose of this document is to develop and ensure the implementation of policies and p...
The Zambia Population Based HIV impact assessment of 2016, reported the prevalence of viral hepatitis in Zambia as ranging between 5.6% among adults aged 15 to 59% in the general population, and 7.1% among HIV infected individuals. It is estimated that the majority of persons with chronic hepatitis ...
The overall goal of this strategy is to ensure accurate understanding of the
benefits of covid-19 vaccination and alleviate apprehension about the vaccine, to ensure its acceptance and encourage uptake across various audiences.
Objectives
x Create demand, promote acceptability and accessibility o...
This guideline aims to improve the quality of donations and the management thereof and serve as the basis for policies of the State and other organizations in the giving and receiving of donations of medicines, medical devices and IVDs.
Over the last three or four decades, there has been an enorm...
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ...
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a major global threat across human, animal, plant food and environmental sectors, threatening the effective treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi, resulting in prolonged illness and increased mor...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global epidemic with significant morbidity. Diabetic
retinopathy (DR) is the specific microvascular complication of DM and affects 1 in 3 persons with DM. DR remains a leading cause of vision loss in working adult populations. Patients with severe levels of DR are report...
The chapter Dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean: Prevalence, Incidence, Impact, and Trends over Time, is part of the publication series titled “Decade of Healthy Aging: situation and challenges”. This document aims to provide an outline of the current situation in Latin America and the C...
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...
The webpage from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) features a podcast discussing chronic respiratory diseases and their global impact. It highlights the growing burden of diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma worldwide. The podcast provides ins...
The burden of diabetes is enormous, positioning it as one of the main challenges facing public health today. Currently, it is estimated that 62 million people are living with diabetes in the Region of the Americas and projections show its prevalence will continue rising over the following years. The...
Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
recommended
Everyone, all over the world, deserves to live a long life in full health. In order to achieve this goal, we need a comprehensive picture of what disables and kills people across countries, time, age, and sex. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) provides a tool to quantify health loss from hundreds o...
The videos introduce AMR, what it is, and how it is spread (hospital-acquired, community-acquired, foods of animal origin, environmentally acquired). The take-home messages are what can be done to reduce the risk of AMR. They were produced through a partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organiza...
Infection prevention and control practices need to be implemented to guarantee the safety of healthcare workers and patients in healthcare settings, it is fundamental to prevent cross contamination and containment of spread of COVID 19. As of the day of this publication, the following precautions ar...
In December 2019 a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the causative agent of a severe acute respiratory illness among people exposed in a seafood market in Wuhan, China; • Human-to-human transmission has been documented, including in healthcare workers, and aerosol-generating procedur...
16 June 2020
PAHO’s Smart Hospitals Project started in 2009 and has been implemented across nine countries in the Caribbean Region. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new lessons to be incorporated as part of Smart Retrofits. This document is intended to describe simple natural and...
