Filter
6015
Filtered Results: 6015
Text search:
Global
Health
NOW
Featured
Recommendations
452
New Publications
1530
Language
Document type
No document type
3237
Studies & Reports
1328
Guidelines
580
Manuals
266
Strategic & Response Plan
238
Fact sheets
129
Training Material
99
Situation Updates
56
Resource Platforms
25
Infographics
23
Online Courses
19
Brochures
7
Videos
5
App
2
Dashboards/Maps
1
Countries / Regions
Global
365
India
221
Kenya
158
Ethiopia
121
South Africa
120
Liberia
114
Sierra Leone
109
Western and Central Europe
108
Myanmar / Burma
108
Uganda
105
Nigeria
101
Bangladesh
97
Nepal
93
Syria
91
Africa
80
Malawi
79
Ukraine
76
Rwanda
73
Zambia
73
Latin America and the Carribbean
72
Tanzania
69
Ghana
66
Congo, Democratic Republic of
59
South Sudan
54
Eastern Europe
46
Namibia
46
Guinea
42
Asia
42
Lesotho
41
Philippines
41
South–East Asia Region
39
Indonesia
38
Cambodia
37
Senegal
36
Zimbabwe
32
Haiti
32
East and Southern Africa
32
Yemen
31
Mozambique
30
West and Central Africa
29
Pakistan
28
Middle East and North Africa
26
Russia
24
Afghanistan
23
Brazil
22
Venezuela
21
Sudan
21
Cameroon
20
Jordan
20
Burkina Faso
18
Somalia
18
Germany
17
Lebanon
17
Central African Republic
17
Botswana
17
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
16
Colombia
15
Thailand
14
Vietnam
14
Western Pacific Region
13
Moldova
13
China
12
Sri Lanka
12
Mali
12
Eswatini/ Swaziland
12
Iraq
11
Laos
10
Tajikistan
9
Albania
9
North America
9
Turkey
8
Benin
8
Peru
7
USA
7
Southern Africa
7
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
7
Georgia
7
Iran
6
Kyrgyzstan
6
Niger
6
Palestine
6
Chad
6
Libya
6
Kazakhstan
5
Chile
5
Spain
5
Timor Leste/ East Timor
4
Mexico
4
Gambia
4
Burundi
4
Guinea-Bissau
4
Hungary
4
Paraguay
4
Turkmenistan
4
United Kingdom
4
Portugal
4
Egypt
4
Romania
4
Poland
4
Angola
4
Ecuador
4
North Macedonia
3
Togo
3
Malaysia
3
Italy
3
Japan
3
Tunisia
3
Bolivia
3
Argentina
3
Papua New Guinea
3
El Salvador
2
Serbia
2
Fiji
2
Morocco
2
Bulgaria
2
Armenia
2
Croatia
2
Lithuania
2
Saudi Arabia
2
Jamaica
2
France
2
Azerbaijan
2
Belarus
2
Slovakia
2
Greece
2
Bhutan
2
Madagascar
2
North Korea
1
Canada
1
Estonia
1
Uzbekistan
1
Mauritania
1
Dominican Republic
1
Ireland
1
Gabon
1
Denmark
1
Maldives
1
Mauritius
1
Israel
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Djibouti
1
Honduras
1
Guatemala
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
2036
Clinical Guidelines
388
Public Health
366
Women & Child Health
306
Key Resources
283
Capacity Building
122
Pharmacy & Technologies
49
Annual Report MEDBOX
3
Toolboxes
COVID-19
574
HIV
491
Mental Health
412
Planetary Health
336
TB
280
Disability
252
Conflict
216
AMR
186
Ebola
152
NTDs
152
Global Health Education
150
Rapid Response
143
Caregiver
143
NCDs
126
Refugee
125
Health Financing Toolbox
93
Natural Hazards
87
Pharmacy
76
Polio
51
Cholera
37
Social Ethics
34
Zika
30
Specific Hazards
26
Health Financing
1
Corruption is embedded in health systems. Throughout my life—as a researcher, public health worker, and a Minister of Health—I have been able to see entrenched dishonesty and fraud. But despite being one of the most important barriers to implementing universal health coverage around the world, c...
This policy brief has been developed in response to the contemporary challenge of antibiotic resistance (ABR). ABR poses a formidable threat to global health and sustainable development. It is now increasingly recognized that the systematic neglect of cultural factors is one of the biggest obs...
30th World AIDS Day Report
STAR Initiative, Unitaid and World Health Organization December 2018
The global burden of disease associated with air pollution exposure exacts a massive toll on human health worldwide: exposure to air pollution is estimated to cause millions of deaths and lost years of healthy life annually. The burden of disease attributable to air pollution is now estimated to be ...
COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. Drawing from practitioner expertise across four WHO regions, this article outlines the targete...
Every country has been affected by COVID-19, with nearly a quarter
of a billion cases and almost 5 million deaths reported globally as of
end of September 2021. Despite the stunning speed with which highly
effective and safe vaccines have been developed, new waves of disease
are still pushin...
For the primary health worker in a low/middle-income country (LMIC) setting, delivering quality primary care is challenging. This is often complicated by clinical guidance that is out of date, inconsistent and informed by evidence from high-income countries that ignores LMIC resource constraints and...
Worldwide, more people are on the move now than ever before, yet many refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than the host populations. Addressing their health needs is, therefore, a global health priority and integral to the principle of the right to health for all. The key is to strengt...
Our global and regional maps provide a visual depiction of the locations around the world where different nutrition-related public health policies have been passed or implemented. The sugary drink tax map includes brief descriptions of over 50 taxes now passed globally, and the front-of-package labe...
COP24 special report: health and climate change
recommended
Exposure to air pollution causes 7 million deaths worldwide every year and costs an estimated US$ 5.11 trillion in welfare losses globally. In the 15 countries that emit the most greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of air pollution are estimated to cost more than 4% of their GDP. Actions to...
The Manifesto to Secure a Healthy Planet for All – A Call for Emergency Action | InterAction Council
The Manifesto was launched at a High Level Event in London on the 31st July 2019, where Emergency response mechanisms to address the Climate and Environmental Crisis are being explored. The Manifesto has been developed in response to the increasing international and United Nations evidence and under...
The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) began 30 years ago with the goal of providing timely, valid and relevant assessments of critical health outcomes. Over this period, the GBD has become progressively more granular. The latest iteration provides assessments of thousands of outcomes for diseases...
In response to the global crisis the WCEA is now distributing Coronavirus courses from some of the world’s leading education providers . The content is being provided free of charge to all registered healthcare professionals.
To access the courses please register for an account. This will be em...
In 1964 medical mission was challenged and called to define its distinctiveness and its special role in the context of that particular time. The consultation "Tuebingen I" clearly stated: "The Christian church has a specific task in the field of health and healing"1, and developed a conce...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is now one of the top three causes of death worldwide and 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
More than 3 million people died of COPD in 2012 accounting for 6% of all deaths globally. COPD represents an important public...
Climate change is damaging human health now and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. Low-carbon appro...
8 January 2021
Sequencing enabled the world to rapidly identify SARS-CoV-2 and develop diagnostic tests and other tools for outbreak management. Continued genome sequencing supports the monitoring of the disease’s spread and evolution of the virus. Accelerated integration of genome sequencing int...
In 1997, the Fiftieth World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA50.29 on the elimination of
lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. Preliminary guidance from WHO printed in 2011 referred to “verification” as the official process by which the achievements of the Global Programme to El...
COVID-19 is having a catastrophic impact on the most vulnerable communities around the world and is threatening decades of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. The Global Fund works with partners, countries and communities to fight COVID-19, adapt lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria program...
Today there is a new nutrition reality. It is a reality where undernutrition (such as micronutrient deficiencies, stunting and wasting) , overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cancer now coexist in the same countries, communities, households and even ...
