Filter
2348
Filtered Results: 2348
Text search:
México
Featured
Recommendations
164
New Publications
494
Language
Document type
No document type
1201
Studies & Reports
507
Guidelines
295
Manuals
106
Strategic & Response Plan
66
Fact sheets
60
Training Material
44
Situation Updates
21
Resource Platforms
21
Infographics
11
Brochures
9
Videos
4
Dashboards/Maps
1
App
1
Online Courses
1
Countries / Regions
Latin America and the Carribbean
155
Global
125
India
64
Venezuela
52
Ethiopia
48
South Africa
43
Kenya
41
Colombia
36
Brazil
31
Mexico
30
Uganda
30
Paraguay
29
Rwanda
28
Western and Central Europe
28
Nepal
26
Nigeria
26
Peru
25
Burkina Faso
24
Chile
23
Indonesia
23
Ukraine
22
Argentina
22
Ghana
20
Mozambique
20
Haiti
20
Bangladesh
20
Germany
19
Bolivia
18
Zimbabwe
17
Russia
17
Zambia
17
Tanzania
16
Eastern Europe
16
Benin
15
Sierra Leone
15
Malawi
15
Africa
15
Namibia
15
Ecuador
15
Syria
14
Liberia
14
Myanmar / Burma
14
Senegal
13
Congo, Democratic Republic of
11
Middle East and North Africa
11
El Salvador
10
Guinea-Bissau
10
Central African Republic
10
Botswana
10
North America
9
Spain
9
Honduras
9
Lesotho
8
USA
8
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
8
Philippines
7
Italy
7
Dominican Republic
7
Angola
7
South Sudan
7
Guinea
6
Asia
6
Uruguay
6
Nicaragua
6
Guatemala
6
China
5
West and Central Africa
5
United Kingdom
5
East and Southern Africa
5
Yemen
5
Eswatini/ Swaziland
5
Thailand
4
Cambodia
4
Jordan
4
Portugal
4
Palestine
4
Mali
4
North Macedonia
3
Turkey
3
Uzbekistan
3
Afghanistan
3
Lebanon
3
Vietnam
3
Libya
3
Somalia
3
Madagascar
3
Cuba
3
Pakistan
3
Tajikistan
2
Serbia
2
Iran
2
Albania
2
Kyrgyzstan
2
Armenia
2
South–East Asia Region
2
Egypt
2
Georgia
2
Chad
2
Switzerland
1
Australia
1
Kazakhstan
1
Cameroon
1
Canada
1
Fiji
1
Estonia
1
Niger
1
Burundi
1
Malaysia
1
Morocco
1
Bulgaria
1
Cape Verde
1
Hungary
1
Western Pacific Region
1
Jamaica
1
France
1
Norway
1
Israel
1
Southern Africa
1
Moldova
1
Sri Lanka
1
Sudan
1
Greece
1
Poland
1
Bhutan
1
Iraq
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Drugs & Medical Equipment
426
Guidelines
176
Studies & Reports
153
COVID-19
136
Policies
80
Policies & Guidelines HIV & TB
56
Women & Child Health
42
Humanitarian Crisis
39
Medical Devices & Equipment
33
Statistics
33
Non-communicable Diseases
31
Capacity Building
29
Disease Prevention & Control
27
Countries
26
Community Health
23
Child Health
21
Food Security & Nutrition
20
General Guidelines
19
Health Systems
18
Age & Elderly
17
Reproductive Health
17
Humanitarian Aid
16
Sexual Violence
16
Pediatrics
16
Maternal Health
16
Under-5 nutrition
14
TB
14
Disaster Preparedness
13
NCD
13
Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
13
Neonatal Care
13
Paediatrics
12
Community Health
12
Chagas
12
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
12
Maternal & Child Health
11
Other
11
Women & Child Health
11
HIV & STI
11
Surgery & Anaesthesia
10
Primary Health Care
10
Palliative Care
9
Disabilities
9
Palliative Care
9
WASH
9
Leishmaniasis
9
Dermatology
8
Vector Control
8
Cardiovascular Diseases
8
NTDs & Others
8
Family Planning
7
Sanitation
7
Diabetes
7
Virology
7
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
7
Violence against Children
7
Mental Health
7
Needs Assessment
7
Protection & Security
7
Water
7
Communicable Diseases
6
Medicines Donations
6
Hepatitis
6
Cancer
6
Monitoring & Evaluation
6
Child protection
6
Clinical Guidelines
6
Demograhic Health Surveys DHS
6
Nutrition
6
Key Resources
6
Radiology and Diagnostic
6
General Guidelines
5
Cancer Treatment & Resources
5
Leprosy
5
Dengue
5
Malaria
5
Hygiene Promotion
5
Dental & Eye Care
4
Rabies
4
Gender
4
Sex. & Repr. Rights
4
Public Health
4
Yersinia pestis (Plague)
4
Health System Strengthening
4
Respiratory Infections
4
Communicable Diseases
4
Global Health
4
Pharmacy & Technologies
4
Digital Health
3
Public Health
3
Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
3
Immunization
3
Quality Control & Assurance
3
Helminthiasis
2
Emergency Health Kits
2
Hand Hygiene
2
Taeniasis/ Cysticercosis
2
x MEDBOX Issue Brief & Annual Reports x
2
Pediatric cancer
2
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
2
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
2
Mobile Training Tools & Apps
2
Pharmaceutical Assessments
2
Yellow Fever
2
Waste Management
2
Parasitology
2
Laboratory Quality Assurance
2
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
2
Clinical Training
1
Onchocerciasis
1
Schistosomiasis
1
Lymphaticfilariasis
1
Laboratory Waste
1
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
Planetary Health
1
Breast Cancer
1
Other Cancer diseases
1
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
1
Maternal Health
1
Emergency Care
1
Menstrual Hygiene Management
1
Snakebites
1
Training Manuals
1
Leprosy
1
Diarrhoea
1
Fecal Disposal / Latrines
1
Human African Trypanosomiasis
1
Toolboxes
Country specific documents
94
Substance Use Disorders & Addiction
33
Reports & Studies
32
Clinical Guidelines
29
Essential Medicines & Devices Lists
29
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
26
HIV in Key Populations
25
IACAPAP International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions
21
Children/Adolescents Mental Disorders
21
Substance Use Disorders, Others
20
TB & Other Vulnerable Populations
16
Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
16
Latin America & the Carribean
16
Country specific
15
Climate & Health
15
Climate Change General
15
General Studies & Reports
14
Videos & Online Courses
13
Planetary Health
13
General Reports
12
Public Health
12
Latin America
12
Human Rights
12
Sustainable Development Goals
12
Neurological Disorders
12
Self-harm & Suicide
12
HIV testing & services
11
Policies
11
Reports
11
Chagas
11
General Information
11
International
11
Training & Capacity Building
11
Eastern Europe and central Asia
11
War & Conflict
10
Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
10
Children with Disabilities
10
Prevention & Control
10
Policies & Programmes
10
Global
10
Essential Medicines & Medical Devices
10
Urban health
10
Essential Medicines
10
Reports & Studies
10
General Information & Methodology
10
Drug resistant TB
10
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
9
Adults
9
Human Rights, Stigma & Discrimination
9
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
9
Discrimination & Stigma
9
International
9
Diagnostics & Laboratory Guidance
9
Children & Mental Health
9
Studies & Reports
9
Overview, Studies & Reports
9
Global Overview
9
Children's Rights
9
War, Conflict Areas & Refugees
9
Lobby and Advocacy
9
Interculturality
8
Children
8
Latin America
8
Mental Health
8
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
8
Infection Control General
8
Human Rights
8
Child Protection
8
Hospital Readiness/Essential Health Services
8
Genomic sequencing
8
Vaccine Hesitancy & Myths
8
Colombia
8
Health Impact & Climate Change
8
Health Financing Toolbox
8
Studies & Reports
8
Dengue Prevention & Control
8
Tobacco
8
AmR (Region of Americas)
8
ART Drug Resistance
7
Global Mental Health
7
Children & Adolescents
7
Studies & Reports
7
Prevention & Preparedness
7
For Parents & Children
7
Gender Aspects
7
Child Protection
7
HIV and COVID-19
7
Situation Reports COVID-19
7
Psychosocial Support
7
Traditional & Herbal Medicines
7
Heat
7
TB & Prisoners
7
Situation Reports
7
Universal Health Coverage & Primary Health Care
7
Food & Nutrition
7
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
6
Intellectual Disability
6
Laboratory Guidance
6
Moldova
6
Clinical Aspects, Treatment & Prevention
6
Key Resources
6
Training Manuals
6
Children with disabilities
6
Curricula & Core Competencies
6
Reports
6
Cannabis
6
Universal Health Coverage UHC and 90-90-90 Strategy
6
Studies
6
For Health Worker
6
Appeals and Response Plans
6
Educational Settings
6
Encyclical Letters
6
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
6
Community Health Workers CHW
6
Overview & reports
6
Clean air
6
Medicine Donations
6
Pharmacy Practice
6
Quality Assurance
6
Guiding documents and principles
6
Disaster, Migration and Conflict
6
Waste Managment
6
Guidelines & Manuals
6
Infectious Diseases
6
Vector control
6
General
6
Protection
6
Assessment & Response
6
Zika Prevention & Control
6
WASH
6
Community-based Mental Health Care
6
Planetary Health
6
Urban Health
6
Alcohol
5
Assessment & Studies
5
Surveillance
5
Policies & Strategies
5
Introduction to Global Health
5
Transgender People
5
Concepts of Global Health
5
Diverse Chemical Substances
5
Eastern Europe
5
El Niño
5
People who injecting Drugs
5
Mental Health Guidelines
5
Sex Worker
5
Laboratory
5
Context & Facts
5
For General Public & Community
5
Country Specific
5
Comics
5
Guidelines
5
General
5
Primary Care
5
Health Promotion
5
Studies & Reports
5
Nurses
5
Environment
5
Zoonoses
5
General
5
WASH Water Sanitation & Hygiene
5
Studies & Reports
5
Education
5
others
5
Autism
5
Situation Reports & Updates
5
Assessment & Response
5
National Emergency Response Plans
5
Vision Loss & Blindness
5
Assessment
5
Antiretroviral Treatment ART
5
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
5
Reports & Studies Children HIV
5
Epidemiology
5
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
5
Social Determinants of Health
5
Africa
4
Disability Rights & Convention
4
Drugs
4
Natural Disaster
4
Local Action
4
Inclusion
4
Violence & Protection
4
Physical Disability
4
International
4
Measures ICF/ Model Disability Survey
4
General Mental Health Guidelines
4
Health & Refugee
4
Health Equity & Equality
4
Mental Health Studies & Reports
4
Epilepsy
4
IEC Substance Use Disorders
4
General
4
Situation Reports & Updates
4
Health Personnel
4
General
4
Surveillance & Contact tracing
4
Training, others
4
For Older People
4
Protection of Vulnerable Groups
4
Food and Nutrition
4
Tips & Best Practice Examples
4
Immunization Guidelines
4
Other Countries
4
Advocacy
4
Pharmacy Management
4
Rational use of Medicine
4
Women & Maternal Health
4
Freshwater use
4
Epilepsy
4
Argentina
4
Pharmacovigilance
4
Resource Platforms
4
Mental Disorders
4
Situation Reports & Updates
4
Health Care Systems
4
Mental Health
4
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
4
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
4
Studies & Reports
4
Prevention & Strategies
4
Women
4
Prevention & Strategies
4
General
4
Detection & Diagnosis
4
War Surgery & Wound Care
4
Disaster Preparedness & Prevention
4
Testing Guidelines
4
Global Health Institutions and Stakeholders
4
Overview & Statistics
4
Preparedness & Prevention
4
Depression
4
Neurological disorders, Others
4
Plague Prevention & Control
4
Treatment & Clinical Management
4
Outbreak Prevention & Control
3
Violence & Child Trafficking
3
Cocaine
3
Policies & Strategies
3
IPC
3
Surveillance
3
Background PTSD in children
3
Studies & Reports
3
Explosives
3
Influenza Prevention & Control
3
Opportunistic Infections
3
Prevention Guidelines
3
Humanitarian Crisis
3
Opoids
3
Legislative Texts
3
Diabetes
3
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
3
Technical Information
3
Travel Advice
3
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
3
Medical professionals
3
Key Resources
3
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
3
Context & Facts, Travel Advice
3
COVID-19
3
Public Health
3
Hand Hygiene
3
Resource Platforms others
3
Social Ethics
3
Option for the Poor
3
Sustainability
3
COVID-19
3
Stigmatisation
3
Children & Mental Health
3
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
3
TB/COVID-19
3
Long COVID/ Post-COVID Syndrome
3
Palliative Care
3
Advocacy & Communication
3
Overview
3
Prices and Patents
3
Resuscitation
3
Surgery
3
Agriculture incl. animal husbandry
3
Climate Change
3
General Guidelines for Rational Use
3
Public Health
3
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
3
Others
3
MPOX - Monkeypox
3
Information & Education Material (IEC)
3
Statistics & Facts
3
Statistics & Facts
3
Studies & Reports
3
NTDs General
3
Mycetoma, Chromoblastomycosis & other deep mycosis
3
Studies & Reports
3
Prevention & Strategies
3
Studies & Reports
3
Diagnosis
3
Conflict
3
Disease Prevention & Control
3
Prophylactic Treatment
3
Infographics
3
Training
3
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
3
Roadmaps, Action Plans & Policies
3
Travel Medicine
3
Anxiety Disorders
3
Maps
3
Studies & Reports
3
Health Systems
2
Treatment Guidelines
2
Gynaecology / Obstetrics
2
Behaviour Change/Life Skill Education
2
Childhood TB
2
Accessibility
2
Agriculture & Veterinary
2
Posttraumatic stress disorder Adults
2
Azerbaijan
2
Europe
2
Hand Hygiene
2
Clinical Aspects
2
Yellow Fever Prevention & Control
2
Early Warning
2
HIV surveillance
2
Mental Health
2
WASH
2
Neuropsychology of Trauma
2
High Risk Groups
2
Social Mobilisation
2
Dengue
2
Refugee
2
Training Manuals
2
Hepatitis
2
Treatment Guidelines HIV
2
mhGAP Guides
2
Shelter & Reconstruction
2
Orphans & vulnerable children
2
Communication & Training
2
Surveillance
2
IEC Materials
2
Stigma & Discrimination
2
HIV
2
Prevention & Control
2
Tools for Rational use
2
Cholera Prevention & Control
2
Training
2
Children
2
Syria
2
Advocacy
2
Child Health / Pediatrics
2
Country Guidelines
2
Women's Mental Health
2
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children
2
Yemen
2
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
2
Sexual Abuse
2
Stress
2
Situation Reports & Updates
2
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
2
Essential List
2
Clinical Aspects
2
Covid-19 & the One Health Approach
2
Covid-19 & Climate Change
2
Faith-based Organizations
2
For People with Disabilities
2
For Migrants & Refugees
2
Simulations
2
Prison & Detention
2
Health Care Professionals & Spirituality
2
Coping with Stress
2
RCCE Guides & Manuals
2
Community Health
2
Access & Strategy
2
Communication Material
2
Long-term Care Facilities
2
Logistics & Supply
2
Fair Allocation & Ethical Aspects
2
SARS-CoV-2 Variants
2
Structural Violence
2
Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines
2
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
2
Others
2
Hygiene
2
Hand Hygiene
2
Sanitation
2
Others
2
Others
2
Others
2
Latin America
2
Peru
2
El Salvador
2
Agriculture
2
Green & healthy living
2
Mobility
2
Falsified & Substandard
2
Pharmaceutical Assessments
2
Supply Chain & Store Management
2
Intensive Care Unit
2
One Health
2
Resource platforms
2
Nuclear & Chemical Hazards
2
Humanitarian Aid Guidelines
2
Global Impact of war
2
NTDs
2
Leishmaniasis
2
Studies & Reports
2
Capacity Building & Resources
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
2
Information & Education Material (IEC)
2
Information & Education Material (IEC)
2
Information & Education Material (IEC)
2
Capacity Building & Resource platforms
2
Snakebite envenoming
2
Taeniasis/Cysticercosis
2
Access to treatment and laboratory
2
Statistics & Facts
2
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
2
Poor Diet
2
Studies & Reports
2
Romania
2
Asia
2
Co-Morbidities (except TB)
2
Cerebral Palsy
2
Hearing Loss & Deafness
2
Technical Information
2
Bipolar Affective Disorders
2
Human Rights & the Right to Health
2
One Health
2
Mental disorders, others
2
Policy
2
TB/HIV Global
2
Regions
2
For Community Health Workers
2
Research & Access
2
Stewardship
2
General Public
2
TB/HIV Coinfection
2
Chikungunya Prevention & Control
2
Psychosocial Support
2
HIV service delivery
2
MHPSS Guidelines
2
TB
2
Guidelines CBR
2
Psychosocial Support
2
Infection Control
2
Global Health Financing
2
Capacity Building
2
Situation Reports, others
2
Mental Health GAP Action Programme
2
Eastern and Southern Africa
2
Cyclones Idai & Kenneth
2
Preparedness & Prevention
2
Gender Aspects
1
Public Health
1
Best Practice Models
1
Demographic Transition
1
Biosafety
1
Advocacy
1
Training
1
Ebola Prevention & Control
1
Communication & Training
1
Chemical Attacks
1
For General Public
1
Treatment & Prevention
1
Vaccines & Immunization
1
Vector Control
1
Surgery & Rehabilitation
1
Statistics & Data
1
Epidemiology & Sitreps
1
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
1
Context & Facts
1
Schizophrenia
1
Assessment & Response
1
Influenza
1
Context, Facts & Travel Advice
1
Assessment & Response
1
Infection Control
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
National Policies
1
Wheelchair Service and Management
1
Stroke
1
Social Worker
1
Drug resistance
1
Africa
1
Key Resources
1
Others
1
TB
1
International
1
Rwanda
1
Research
1
Standard Precautions
1
Laboratory
1
Training Supporting Material mhGAP
1
Training
1
Cholera
1
Information for different audiences
1
Types of Disability
1
Manual & Leaflet
1
Laboratory & Sampling
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Manuals
1
Toolkit on disability for Africa
1
Communication & Training
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Livestock production
1
Risk Communication
1
Video & Audio
1
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
1
COVID-19 Information
1
Dashboards & Maps
1
Humanitarian Aid
1
Camps and Camp-like Settings
1
Scientific & Research Studies
1
Information for the Public
1
Workplace
1
Physical Distancing
1
Children
1
Child Friendly Spaces (CFS)
1
LGBTI*
1
General Background
1
Palliative Care
1
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
1
MHPSS – Psychosocial Support
1
Mental Health
1
Oxygen Therapy
1
Latin America
1
At Home
1
Vaccine Candidates & Research
1
TB/HIV
1
Dashboards & Resource Platforms
1
Biontech/Pfizer Comirnaty
1
Waste Management
1
Videos
1
Handbooks & Manuals
1
Self-care
1
Stress
1
Extreme Situations
1
Ethics
1
Guidelines General
1
Ecuador
1
Planetary Boundaries
1
Biodiversity shift
1
Food environments
1
Pharmacy
1
Model Formulary
1
Spirituality
1
HIV &TB
1
Pediatrics
1
Cancer
1
Land-system change
1
General documents One Health
1
Others
1
Various Target Groups
1
Capacity Building
1
Videos
1
Non-communicable Diseases NCD
1
Ethics
1
General
1
Emergency health kits
1
More Information Refugee and Health
1
Health Care In Conflict Settings
1
Strategies & Roadmaps
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
1
Information & Education Material (IEC)
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Studies & Reports
1
Echinocccosis
1
Onchocerciasis
1
Studies & Reports
1
Health Worker
1
Domestic Resource Mobilization
1
Official Development Assistance
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
1
Prevention & Strategies
1
Capacity Building & Resources
1
Air Pollution
1
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
1
Clinical Aspects & Diagnosis
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP), Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
1
Asia and Pacific
1
Policies and guidelines
1
General
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Ghana
1
Assistive devices & technologies
1
Community Worker
1
Regional Reports & Guidelines, others
1
Malawi
1
Malnutrition
1
Asia
1
Mental Health
1
Prevention
1
Situation Reports & Updates
1
Nutrition
1
Assessment & Response
1
Urbanization
1
IEC Material Children HIV
1
Germany
1
Poster
1
IEC Materials Children
1
Uganda
1
General Information Material
1
Health Care Systems
1
Public Health Administration
1
IEC
1
Kazakhstan
1
Best Pratice Examples
1
WASH
1
Communication Tools
1
Learning Disabilities
1
Paediatrics
1
Key Resources
1
Refugees & Migrants
1
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
1
Safe Burials
1
Laboratory & Diagnostics
1
Action Plans, Policies & Response
1
Case Definitions
1
Kenya
1
Pregnant women
1
Germany
1
Meningitis & Encephalitis
1
Volunteers
1
Country Specific Information
1
Public Health
1
Public Health
1
SEAR (South-east Asia Region)
1
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
1
at the national and acute health care facility level
An essential resource that helps a community understand, treat, and prevent many health problems that affect women. Topics include reproductive health, violence, mental health, HIV, and more.
Les modules de formation et d’orientation QualityRights ont été élaborés pour renforcer les connaissances, les compétences et la compréhension des principales parties prenantes sur la manière de promouvoir les droits des personnes en situation de handicap psychosocial, intellectuel ou cogni...
Les modules de formation et d’orientation QualityRights ont été élaborés pour renforcer les connaissances, les compétences et la compréhension des principales parties prenantes sur la manière de promouvoir les droits des personnes en situation de handicap psychosocial, intellectuel ou cogni...
he road map 2030 was developed by WHO through an extensive global consultation, with indicators set for measuring progress against targets and milestones. This compendium of indicators provides a comprehensive and standardized listing of recommended indicators, including the 70 core indicators prese...
Over 6 million people worldwide are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease
(CD). T. cruzi is transmitted by triatomine insects, congenitally, through uncontrolled blood donations and organ transplants,
and via consumption of food or drink contaminated by triatomi...
In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Chagas disease (CD; Trypanosoma cruzi infection) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) [1] and included it into the global plan to combat NTDs [2]. The Target 3.3 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN/SDG) aims at ending the e...
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease (CD), considered one of the most important parasitic infections in Latin America. Between 25 and 90 million humans are at infection risk via at least one of multiple infection mechanisms. Under natural conditions, the principal transmissio...
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, ...
Epidemiological Update
Dengue
7 February 2020
Situation summary
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 521 of 2019, a total of 3,139,335 cases of dengue have been reported (321.58 cases per 100,000 population), including 1,538 deaths. Of the total cases, 1,367,...
The aim of this toolkit is to guide countries on how to best estimate their current burden of dengue by combining existing data from dengue surveillance systems with on-going research efforts to measure the community burden
of dengue.
The Return Counselling Toolkit is a capacity-building instrument aimed at providing a harmonized and coherent approach to return counselling, based on key migrant-centred principles while protecting migrants’ rights. Mindful of the specific needs and rights pertaining to children, this additional ...
Chagas disease (CD) is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. When acquired, the
disease develops in stages. For diagnosis, laboratory confirmation is required, and an extensive assessment of the patient’s health should be performed. Treatment consists of the administration of trypanocidal drugs, which may...
In response to the recent publication “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” by Dadzie et al., it is important to clarify and highlight the positive and unequivocal research and operational contributio...
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM), represents one of the primary implantation mycoses caused by melanized fungi widely found in nature. It is characterized as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) and mainly affects populations living in poverty with significant morbidity, including stigma and discrimination.
Mycetoma is a specific chronic, granulomatous, inflammatory disease. It usually involves the subcutaneous tissue, most probably after traumatic inoculation of the causative organism. It has a prolonged, progressive, and indolent course, and, if untreated, it ultimately leads to destruction of the de...
Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally kn...
Chagas disease is currently endemic and also predicted to be at increased transmission risk under future climate change scenarios. Similarly, an expansion of areas in the United States at increased risk for Chagas disease transmission is also expected over the next several decades under climate chan...
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies. They are the r...
