Filter
4247
Filtered Results: 4247
Text search:
Cultural
Issues
Featured
Recommendations
336
New Publications
1112
Language
Document type
No document type
2714
Studies & Reports
644
Guidelines
362
Manuals
237
Strategic & Response Plan
143
Training Material
63
Fact sheets
42
Situation Updates
17
Brochures
8
Resource Platforms
6
Infographics
6
Online Courses
4
App
1
Countries / Regions
Global
172
India
127
Kenya
125
Sierra Leone
100
Uganda
95
Nepal
86
Nigeria
85
Liberia
81
Ethiopia
80
Myanmar / Burma
78
Western and Central Europe
72
Bangladesh
67
Zambia
66
South Africa
60
Malawi
57
Syria
56
Tanzania
54
Latin America and the Carribbean
53
Ghana
50
Rwanda
45
Africa
42
Congo, Democratic Republic of
39
Ukraine
37
Philippines
37
Indonesia
34
Guinea
31
South Sudan
30
Namibia
29
Germany
28
South–East Asia Region
27
Lesotho
25
Asia
25
Senegal
22
Brazil
22
Zimbabwe
21
Cambodia
21
Mozambique
20
Cameroon
18
West and Central Africa
17
Eastern Europe
17
Afghanistan
16
Lebanon
16
Benin
15
Haiti
15
Venezuela
15
Botswana
15
Thailand
14
Burkina Faso
14
East and Southern Africa
14
Vietnam
14
Colombia
12
Middle East and North Africa
12
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
12
Pakistan
12
Laos
11
Jordan
10
Sri Lanka
10
Russia
10
China
9
Western Pacific Region
9
Yemen
9
Central African Republic
9
Eswatini/ Swaziland
9
Albania
8
Southern Africa
8
Peru
7
Sudan
7
Madagascar
7
Tajikistan
5
USA
5
Mali
5
Iraq
5
Somalia
5
Mexico
4
Turkey
4
Burundi
4
Paraguay
4
Papua New Guinea
4
Moldova
4
Palestine
4
Georgia
4
Iran
3
Kyrgyzstan
3
Malaysia
3
Guinea-Bissau
3
Croatia
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
3
Poland
3
Angola
3
Chad
3
North Macedonia
2
Timor Leste/ East Timor
2
El Salvador
2
Serbia
2
Gambia
2
Togo
2
Kazakhstan
2
Chile
2
Canada
2
Singapore
2
Hungary
2
Lithuania
2
Japan
2
Portugal
2
Spain
2
Bolivia
2
Argentina
2
Greece
2
Libya
2
Ecuador
2
Guatemala
2
Switzerland
1
Fiji
1
Estonia
1
Uzbekistan
1
Morocco
1
Bulgaria
1
Italy
1
Armenia
1
Ireland
1
North America
1
Turkmenistan
1
Jamaica
1
Maldives
1
Mauritius
1
United Kingdom
1
Norway
1
Azerbaijan
1
Belarus
1
Egypt
1
Romania
1
Honduras
1
Bhutan
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Studies & Reports
346
Policies
272
Women & Child Health
181
Policies & Guidelines HIV & TB
153
Disabilities
145
Guidelines
139
Community Health
136
Capacity Building
111
COVID-19
101
Humanitarian Aid
97
Humanitarian Crisis
92
General Guidelines
77
Demograhic Health Surveys DHS
59
Disaster Preparedness
57
Protection & Security
49
Non-communicable Diseases
47
Reproductive Health
47
Needs Assessment
46
Statistics
44
Maternal Health
44
WASH
37
Community Health
35
Child protection
35
Disease Prevention & Control
35
Sexual Violence
33
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
31
Child Health
29
Countries
28
Drugs & Medical Equipment
28
Key Resources
27
Food Security & Nutrition
27
Age & Elderly
26
Under-5 nutrition
24
Palliative Care
24
Maternal & Child Health
22
Pediatrics
22
Mental Health
22
Palliative Care
21
Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
21
Female Genital Mutilation
21
Women & Child Health
20
Water
19
Paediatrics
18
Primary Health Care
18
Family Planning
17
Neonatal Care
17
HIV & STI
16
Monitoring & Evaluation
15
Health Systems
15
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
15
Sanitation
14
Hygiene Promotion
14
NCD
13
Global Health
13
Public Health
12
Humanitarian Aid
12
Gender
11
Surgery & Anaesthesia
11
TB
11
Public Health
10
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
10
Violence against Children
10
Sex. & Repr. Rights
9
Hand Hygiene
8
Cancer
8
Vector Control
8
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
8
Menstrual Hygiene Management
8
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
8
Immunization
8
Quality Control & Assurance
8
Other
7
Dental & Eye Care
6
x MEDBOX Issue Brief & Annual Reports x
6
Health System Strengthening
6
Training Manuals
6
Neurology & Psychology
6
Communicable Diseases
5
Digital Health
5
Cervical Cancer
5
Cardiovascular Diseases
5
Clinical Guidelines
5
NTDs & Others
5
Clinical Training
4
Online Courses & Platforms
4
General Guidelines
4
Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
4
Nutrition
4
Diabetes
3
Project Cycle Management
3
Neurology & Psychology
3
Dermatology
3
Planetary Health
3
Breast Cancer
3
Cancer Treatment & Resources
3
Hemorrhagic Fever
3
Leprosy
3
Waste Management
3
Communicable Diseases
3
Fecal Disposal / Latrines
3
Disabilities & Inclusion
3
Malaria
3
Pediatric cancer
2
Mental Health
2
IEC Material
2
Snakebites
2
Pharmaceutical Assessments
2
Chagas
2
Diarrhoea
2
Laboratory Quality Assurance
2
Pharmacy & Technologies
2
Hepatitis
1
Rabies
1
Online Courses Platforms
1
Pharmacy & Technology
1
Schistosomiasis
1
Lymphaticfilariasis
1
Laboratory Waste
1
Capacity Building
1
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
Other Cancer diseases
1
MPOX - Monkeypox
1
Nutrition
1
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
1
Maternal Health
1
Disabilities
1
Yersinia pestis (Plague)
1
E-therapy
1
Yellow Fever
1
Respiratory Infections
1
Leprosy
1
Parasitology
1
Leishmaniasis
1
Radiology and Diagnostic
1
Toolboxes
Children/Adolescents Mental Disorders
88
Country specific documents
72
IACAPAP International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions
69
Reports & Studies
59
Assessment & Studies
51
Education
50
Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
47
HIV in Key Populations
44
Children with Disabilities
41
Eastern Europe and central Asia
40
Community-based Mental Health Care
39
Psychosocial Support
38
Children & Adolescents
37
Assessment & Response
37
War & Conflict
36
Substance Use Disorders & Addiction
34
MHPSS Guidelines
31
Studies & Reports
30
Children's Rights
29
Policy
29
Human Rights
28
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
27
others
27
Neurological Disorders
26
Assessment & Response
26
Roadmaps, Action Plans & Policies
26
War, Conflict Areas & Refugees
26
General Studies & Reports
25
Policies & Programmes
24
Training Manuals
24
Health & Refugee
24
Climate & Health
24
Training & Capacity Building
24
Substance Use Disorders, Others
23
Human Rights, Stigma & Discrimination
23
Protection
23
TB & Prisoners
23
Lobby and Advocacy
23
Alcohol
22
Social Mobilisation
22
Africa
22
Climate Change General
22
Disability Rights & Convention
21
Children
21
Policies
21
Manuals
21
Child Protection
21
Asia
21
Self-harm & Suicide
21
Psychosocial Support
21
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
21
Children with disabilities
20
TB & Other Vulnerable Populations
20
Toolkit on disability for Africa
20
Community Health Workers CHW
20
Urban health
19
Africa
18
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
18
Public Health
18
Discrimination & Stigma
18
Prevention & Preparedness
18
General Mental Health Guidelines
17
Shelter & Reconstruction
17
Mental Health
17
Best Practice Models
16
Interculturality
16
Inclusion
16
Mental Health Guidelines
16
Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
16
International
16
Studies & Reports
16
Preparedness & Prevention
16
Natural Disaster
15
Europe
15
Inclusion
15
Assessment & Response
15
Epilepsy
15
Protection of Vulnerable Groups
15
Educational Settings
15
Communication Material
15
Handbooks & Manuals
15
Asia
15
Disaster Preparedness & Prevention
15
Depression
15
Inclusion in Humanitarian Settings
14
Humanitarian Crisis
14
Communication & Training
14
Others
14
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children
14
Appeals and Response Plans
14
Health Care Professionals & Spirituality
14
RCCE Guides & Manuals
14
Planetary Health
14
Women & Maternal Health
14
Health Impact & Climate Change
14
Outbreak Prevention & Control
13
Posttraumatic stress disorder Adults
13
Curricula & Core Competencies
13
Palliative Care
13
Violence & Child Trafficking
12
Key Resources
12
Latin America
12
Child Protection
12
Reports
12
Humanitarian Crisis
12
Epilepsy
12
Intellectual Disability
11
Studies & Reports
11
Mental Health
11
Infection Control General
11
For Migrants & Refugees
11
Health Promotion
11
Midwives
11
Nurses
11
General documents One Health
11
Guidelines & Manuals
11
Health Financing Toolbox
11
Global Overview
11
General
11
Mental Health GAP Action Programme
11
Global Mental Health
10
Background PTSD in children
10
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
10
Human Rights
10
Encyclical Letters
10
MHPSS – Psychosocial Support
10
Children & Mental Health
10
Biodiversity shift
10
Pediatrics
10
General
10
WASH Water Sanitation & Hygiene
10
Humanitarian Aid Guidelines
10
Asia and Pacific
10
Guidelines CBR
10
Behaviour Change/Life Skill Education
9
HIV in Children and mental health
9
General Reports
9
Country specific
9
Diagnosis & Treatment PTSD in Children
9
Context, Facts & Travel Advice
9
Measures ICF/ Model Disability Survey
9
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
9
Mental Health Studies & Reports
9
Women's Mental Health
9
Sustainable Development Goals
9
Gender Aspects
9
Catholic Social Teaching (CST)
9
Sustainability
9
Pastoral Care
9
Ethics
9
Advocacy & Communication
9
Guiding documents and principles
9
Ethics
9
For Community Health Workers
9
Public Health Administration
9
Reports & Studies Children HIV
9
Capacity Building
9
Food & Nutrition
9
Local Action
8
HIV testing & services
8
Ebola Prevention & Control
8
HIV testing & disclosure
8
Transgender People
8
Videos & Online Courses
8
Eastern Europe
8
Cholera Prevention & Control
8
People who injecting Drugs
8
Advocacy
8
Training Supporting Material mhGAP
8
Medical professionals
8
Surveillance & Contact tracing
8
Guidelines
8
Mental Health
8
Situation Reports COVID-19
8
Tips & Best Practice Examples
8
Fair Allocation & Ethical Aspects
8
Primary Care
8
Studies & Reports
8
Agriculture
8
Mental Disorders
8
Health Care In Conflict Settings
8
General Information & Methodology
8
General
8
Situation Reports & Updates
8
Safe Burials
8
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
8
Action Plans, Policies & Response
8
Universal Health Coverage & Primary Health Care
8
Neurological disorders, Others
8
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
8
Communication & Training
7
Accessibility
7
Faith-based Organizations
7
Treatment & Prevention
7
Violence & Protection
7
Prevention & Control
7
Influenza Prevention & Control
7
Statistics & Data
7
Natural Disasters
7
Latin America
7
mhGAP Guides
7
International
7
Key Resources
7
IEC Substance Use Disorders
7
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
7
For Health Worker
7
Children & Mental Health
7
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
7
Vaccine Hesitancy & Myths
7
Agriculture incl. animal husbandry
7
Disaster, Migration and Conflict
7
Climate Change
7
Zoonoses
7
Best Practice Examples
7
War Surgery & Wound Care
7
Assistive devices & technologies
7
Community Worker
7
Disease Prevention & Control
7
Latin America & the Carribean
7
Anxiety Disorders
7
Best Practice Examples
7
Eastern and Southern Africa
7
Urban Health
7
Male Circumcision
6
IPC
6
Communication & Training
6
Clinical Aspects, Treatment & Prevention
6
Adults
6
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
6
Wheelchair Service and Management
6
Orphans & vulnerable children
6
HIV
6
Training
6
Technical Information
6
Sexual Abuse
6
Stress
6
Studies
6
General
6
COVID-19
6
Faith-based Organizations
6
Camps and Camp-like Settings
6
Mythbusters/Misinformation
6
Access & Strategy
6
Strategies
6
Freshwater use
6
Mental Health
6
Overview, Studies & Reports
6
Health Worker
6
Studies & Reports
6
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
6
Women
6
Malnutrition
6
Mental disorders, others
6
Training
6
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
6
Research & Access
6
Vision Loss & Blindness
6
Tobacco
6
HIV service delivery
6
WASH
6
Psychosocial Support
6
Global Health Ethics
6
Public Health
5
Agriculture & Veterinary
5
WASH
5
Refugee
5
Concepts of Global Health
5
Stigma & Discrimination
5
Diagnostics & Laboratory Guidance
5
For Older People
5
Physical Distancing
5
Child Friendly Spaces (CFS)
5
Palliative Care
5
Structural Violence
5
Others
5
Extreme Situations
5
Pharmacy Practice
5
Land-system change
5
Waste Managment
5
Heat
5
General Information
5
Prevention & Strategies
5
Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP), Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
5
Bipolar Affective Disorders
5
Human Rights & the Right to Health
5
Assessment & Response
5
Overview & Statistics
5
Antiretroviral Treatment ART
5
TB
5
Social Determinants of Health
5
Communication & Training
5
Drugs
4
Communication & Social Mobilisation
4
Treatment Guidelines
4
Laboratory Guidance
4
Intercultural Competence
4
Policies & Strategies
4
Hand Hygiene
4
Clinical Aspects
4
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
4
Introduction to Global Health
4
Context & Facts
4
South Sudan
4
Prevention Guidelines
4
Schizophrenia
4
Public Health
4
Social Worker
4
El Niño
4
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
4
Health Equity & Equality
4
Topics
4
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
4
Option for the Poor
4
Medical & Community Masks
4
COVID-19 Vaccination
4
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
4
Long COVID/ Post-COVID Syndrome
4
Self-care
4
Stress
4
Guidelines General
4
Food environments
4
Overview & reports
4
Traditional & Herbal Medicines
4
Spirituality
4
HIV &TB
4
Cancer
4
Situation Reports & Updates
4
Health Care Systems
4
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
4
Studies & Reports
4
Patient Safety
4
Prevention & Strategies
4
Training Material
4
Drug resistant TB
4
CBM Inclusive Project Cycle Management Training
4
Autism
4
Policies & Strategies
4
Mental Health
4
Health Care Systems
4
Others
4
Stigma
4
Europe
4
WASH
4
Cyclones Idai & Kenneth
4
Gender Aspects
3
Surveillance
3
Chemical Attacks
3
Physical Disability
3
For Project Management
3
Humanitarian Settings
3
Germany
3
Clinical Guidelines
3
Opoids
3
Treatment Guidelines HIV
3
Legislative Texts
3
For Health Professionals
3
International
3
Global
3
Adherence
3
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
3
Children
3
Syria
3
Country Guidelines
3
IEC Material Mental Disorders
3
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
3
Sex Worker
3
Cannabis
3
Universal Health Coverage UHC and 90-90-90 Strategy
3
Supporting tools
3
Context & Facts, Travel Advice
3
Hand Hygiene
3
For General Public & Community
3
For Parents & Children
3
Training, others
3
Country Specific
3
Social Ethics
3
Common Good
3
Workplace
3
Children
3
COVID-19
3
LGBTI*
3
HIV and COVID-19
3
Hospital Readiness/Essential Health Services
3
Gambling
3
Long-term Care Facilities
3
Hand Hygiene
3
Situation Reports& Updates
3
Advocacy
3
Mobility
3
Pharmaceutical Assessments
3
Supply Chain & Store Management
3
Rational use of Medicine
3
Others
3
Environment
3
Information Refugees Ukraine
3
Prevention & Measures
3
Education Principles
3
Nuclear & Chemical Hazards
3
Studies & Reports
3
Prevention & Control
3
Vector control
3
Situation Reports & Updates
3
Studies & Reports
3
Prevention & Strategies
3
Poor Diet
3
Studies & Reports
3
Conflict
3
Cerebral Palsy
3
Hearing Loss & Deafness
3
Contact Tracing
3
One Health
3
Situation Reports & Updates
3
Urbanization
3
Reproductive Health
3
TB/HIV Coinfection
3
Nigeria
3
Zika Prevention & Control
3
Global Health Institutions and Stakeholders
3
AmR (Region of Americas)
3
Best Pratice Examples
3
Communication Tools
3
Planetary Health
3
Preparedness & Prevention
3
Prisoners
3
Volunteers
3
Reproductive Health
3
Biosafety
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
People with Handicaps
2
Explosives
2
Surgery & Rehabilitation
2
Vaccination
2
International
2
High Risk Groups
2
Eating Disorders
2
South Sudan
2
TB
2
Standard Precautions
2
Public Health
2
Child Health / Pediatrics
2
GO pre-deployment training
2
Laboratory & Sampling
2
HIV / AIDS
2
Yemen
2
Reports
2
General
2
Treatment Guidelines
2
Situation Reports & Updates
2
Health Personnel
2
Information Material &Training
2
Covid-19 & the One Health Approach
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
For People with Disabilities
2
Simulations
2
Prison & Detention
2
Humanitarian Aid
2
Food and Nutrition
2
Human Dignity
2
Principles of Solidarity
2
Subsidiarity
2
COVID-19
2
General Background
2
General
2
Coping with Stress
2
Stigmatisation
2
Community Health
2
Vaccination & Strategy
2
Caregiver
2
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
2
Others
2
Sanitation
2
Waste Management
2
Others
2
Others
2
Colombia
2
Green & healthy living
2
Essential Medicines
2
Falsified & Substandard
2
Pharmacy Management
2
Clinical Guidelines
2
Intensive Care Unit
2
Surgery
2
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
2
Health Consequences
2
General
2
MPOX - Monkeypox
2
MPOX -Monkeybox Prevention & Control
2
Chagas
2
Capacity Building & Resources
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
2
Statistics & Facts
2
Studies & Reports
2
Taeniasis/Cysticercosis
2
West and central Africa
2
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
2
Air Pollution
2
Alcohol Consumption
2
Information & Education Material (IEC)
2
General Aspects
2
Malawi
2
Prophylactic Treatment
2
Modules
2
Prevention
2
Education of students & professionals
2
IEC Material Children HIV
2
Dengue Prevention & Control
2
Technical Information
2
Disability (CBR)
2
Understanding Global Health
2
HIV / AIDS
2
Assessment Tools
2
Cholera
2
Learning Disabilities
2
Infection Control
2
Kenya
2
SEAR (South-east Asia Region)
2
Rapid Response
1
Resource Platforms
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Cholera Situation Reports
1
Demographic Transition
1
Policies & Strategies
1
Integration
1
Advocacy
1
IEC Materials General
1
Plague Situation Reports
1
Information & Education Material (IEC)
1
Azerbaijan
1
Vaccines & Immunization
1
Yellow Fever Prevention & Control
1
Early Warning
1
HIV surveillance
1
Ukraine
1
Pediatrics
1
South Africa
1
Plague
1
Dictionaries & Interpreting
1
Influenza
1
Assessment & Response
1
Infection Control
1
Capacitiy Building
1
Platforms and initiatives
1
Eastern Mediterranean Region
1
Hepatitis
1
Namibia
1
Stroke
1
Sexually Transmitted Infections
1
Videos
1
Germany
1
Strategies & Action Plans
1
Prevention & Control
1
Hepatitis
1
Training Material
1
Research
1
Ebola & Marburg
1
Vaccination
1
Key Resources
1
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
1
Training
1
Cholera
1
Communication
1
Information for different audiences
1
Workplace
1
Mental Health Online Resources
1
Ethiopia
1
Key Resources
1
Laboratory
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Context & Facts
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Livestock production
1
Risk Communication
1
Online Courses & Resources
1
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
1
Poster & Infographics
1
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
1
Comics
1
Information for the Public
1
Resource Platforms others
1
Oxygen Therapy
1
Essential Medicines & Medical Devices
1
At Home
1
Logistics & Supply
1
Patient care
1
Hygiene
1
Capacity Building
1
Online Courses
1
Estonia
1
Resources Kreyol Earthquake Haiti
1
Wound management
1
Planetary Boundaries
1
Food & Nutrition
1
Clean air
1
Model Formulary
1
Quality Assurance
1
Biogeochemical flows
1
One Health
1
Resource platforms
1
General Guidelines for Rational Use
1
Online Courses
1
Ukraine
1
Public Health
1
Others
1
Information, Resources & Websites
1
COVID-19
1
Emergency health kits
1
More Information Refugee and Health
1
MPOX - Monkeypox
1
Appeals & Response Plans
1
Leishmaniasis
1
Strategies & Roadmaps
1
Resource Platforms
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
Information & Education Material (IEC)
1
Information & Education Material (IEC)
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
NTDs General
1
Scabies
1
Snakebite envenoming
1
Access to treatment and laboratory
1
Awareness
1
General Information & Methodology
1
Online courses
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
1
Statistics & Facts
1
Studies & Reports
1
Prevention & Strategies
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
1
Gynaecological Cancers
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
1
Detection & Diagnosis
1
Community Based Rebabilitation (CBR)
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Zika
1
Technical Information
1
Ghana
1
National Emergency Response Plans
1
TB/HIV Global
1
IEC Material Children
1
Miscellaneous
1
Global Health Education
1
AR (African Region)
1
Albania
1
Germany
1
IEC Materials Children
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Uganda
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
General Public
1
Assessment
1
IEC
1
Health Policy & the Global Health Landscape
1
Yellow Fever Situation Report
1
Tajikistan
1
Typhoon
1
Western & Central Europe
1
Epidemiology
1
Other Resources
1
Orientation Guides
1
South-east Asia Region
1
Paediatrics
1
Key Resources
1
Refugees & Migrants
1
Epidemiology
1
Global Health Financing
1
Chikungunya
1
Global Health Action
1
Germany
1
Meningitis & Encephalitis
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Public Health
1
Public Health
1
Capacity Building
1
Plague Prevention & Control
1
Global Burden of Disease
1
The Global vector control response 2017–2030 (GVCR) provides a new strategy to strengthen vector control worldwide through increased capacity, improved surveillance, better coordination and integrated action across sectors and diseases.
In May 2017, the World Health Assembly adopted resolutio...
In May 2017, the World Health Assembly adopted resolutio...
The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal, regulatory, policy and service-delivery contexts may vary from country to country, the recommendations and best practices described in this docume...
A qualitative assessment of knowledge gaps about female genital schistosomiasis among communities living in Schistosoma haematobium endemic districts of Zanzibar and Northwestern Tanzania.
PloS Neglected Tropical Diseases September 30, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009789
Schistosoma...
This document compiles the recommendations made by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help professionals in charge of vector control programs in Latin America and the Caribbean at the national, subnational, and local level update their knowledge in...
El presente documento reúne un conjunto de recomendaciones formuladas por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) para ayudar, a los profesionales encargados de los programas de control de vectores de Latinoamérica y el Caribe a nivel nacional, ...
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) infection if untreated results in fluid accumulation in the limbs or breasts (lymphedema) or genitalia (hydrocele) that is painful and causes great discomfort. Morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) strategies such as surgery for hydrocele, treatment of acute...
Access to health workers who are fit for purpose, motivated and protected is a fundamental force of health service delivery and the achievement of universal health coverage and the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals. Data and knowledge of the distribution, skill mix and future d...
Schistosomiasis is widely recognized as a disease that is socially determined. An understanding of the social and behavioural factors linked to disease transmission and control should play a vital role in designing policies and strategies for schistosomiasis prevention and control. To this must be a...
This sourcebook aims to detail why health needs to be part of urban and territorial planning and how to make this happen. It brings together two vital elements we need to build habitable cities on a habitable planet: 1) Processes to guide the development of human settlements – in this document ref...
Cholera which disproportionally impacts poor countries and the most vulnerable continues to affect at least 47 countries across the globe, resulting in an estimated 1.3 – 4 million cases, and 21,000 - 143,000 deaths per year worldwide. In Ethiopia, despite major improvements seen in the increasing...
This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of children aged 0–17 years that are designed to reduce child maltreatment and harsh parenting, enhance the parent–child relationship, and prevent poor mental health among parents and emo...
Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is endemic in Central, South America, Mexico and the
South of the United States. It is an important cause of early mortality and morbidity, and it is associated with poverty and stigma. A third of
the cases evolve into chronic...
This background document (EUR/RC72/BG/7) was considered and adopted by the WHO Regional Committee for Europe at its 72nd session (Tel Aviv, Israel, 12–14 September 2022), together with the working document (EUR/RC72/7) and information document (EUR/RC72/INF./4). The Regiona...
Burden of T. solium: Neurocysticercosis is a disease induced by T. solium larvae penetrating human tissues, especially the nervous system. Neurocysticercosis burdens economies, societies and individuals because of the impact of epilepsy on wages, health costs and social stigmatization of sufferers. ...
The desired impact of the OH JPA is a world better able to prevent, predict, detect and
respond to health threats and improve the health of humans, animals, plants and the
environment while contributing to sustainable development. The OH JPA aims to work
towards this vision in the following way:
...
Since 24 February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused widespread suffering to its people and serious damage
to the country’s infrastructure. Attacks on the country’s health system and its power network threaten people, compromise the provision of health care, and complicate the distribution of ...
A study set out to investigate the factors affecting the prevalence of the practice among cross-border communities in East Africa and the Horn of Africa and the extent to which people cross borders to practise or undergo FGM and the effects of the practice on the women and girls in those communities...
In East Africa, the trend in cross-border FGM puts at risk the progress achieved in eliminating the practice. The only way we can reach zero FGM by 2030 is by concerted and immediate action to address all aspects of FGM.
This policy brief highlights the cross-border dimension of FGM (Ethiopia, Keny...
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis on 24 February 2022, WHO has supported Government-led efforts and initiatives alongside key partners on the ground. Building on efforts to date, and working alongside Bulgaria’s health authorities to bring added value to existing mechanisms, the WHO Countr...
Violence against women and girls is widespread in the Region of the Americas, resulting in enormous consequences for the health and wellbeing of women and girls, their families and communities. These costs are unacceptable and they can be prevented through evidence-based action, including the health...
