This interim guidance is aimed at assisting organizers of international meetings attended by individuals from EVD-affected countries and individuals with a travel history to EVD-affected countries within the previous 3 weeks.
The first part is intended for organizers of international meetings, to ...safely plan and conduct these events. The second part is addressed to public health authorities directly involved in supporting such international meetings.
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This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease.
These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the ...management of dead bodies and burial of suspected or confirmed Ebola patients.
Twelve steps have been identified describing the different phases Burial Teams have to follow to ensure safe burials, starting from the moment the teams arrive in the village up to their return to the hospital or team headquarters after burial and disinfection procedures
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Now available in an interactive map journal that shows the evolution of the outbreak and the global response. Please download the latest version from the website
http://apps.who.int/ebola/en/current-situation/ebola-maps
WHO guidelines for pandemic preparedness and response in the nonhealth sector
Source: Country statistics and global health estimates by WHO and UN partners. For more information visit the Global Health Observatory: https://ww...w.who.int/gho/en
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The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist is a tool intended to improve the quality of care for women and babies at the time of childbirth. The Checklist is an organized list of evidence-based essential birth practices targeting major causes of maternal dea...ths, intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths that occur in facilities around the world. An implementation guide has been developed alongside this Checklist to help facilities successfully implement it.
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