Filter
13847
Filtered Results: 13847
Text search:
health
risks
Featured
Recommendations
1162
New Publications
3243
Language
Document type
No document type
7166
Studies & Reports
2451
Guidelines
1762
Manuals
694
Fact sheets
550
Strategic & Response Plan
457
Training Material
254
Situation Updates
173
Infographics
115
Resource Platforms
91
Brochures
53
Online Courses
39
Videos
28
Dashboards/Maps
13
App
1
Countries / Regions
Global
703
India
562
Kenya
343
South Africa
270
Sierra Leone
265
Ethiopia
249
Nigeria
243
Western and Central Europe
237
Liberia
229
Nepal
225
Uganda
221
Latin America and the Carribbean
216
Myanmar / Burma
200
Africa
189
Syria
175
Tanzania
170
Bangladesh
168
Rwanda
164
Zambia
163
Malawi
156
Ukraine
148
Congo, Democratic Republic of
139
Indonesia
128
Ghana
126
Namibia
113
Philippines
111
Russia
109
Brazil
105
South Sudan
104
Eastern Europe
94
Mozambique
93
Zimbabwe
91
South–East Asia Region
87
Senegal
83
West and Central Africa
83
Yemen
82
Middle East and North Africa
81
Guinea
80
Germany
79
Haiti
77
Lesotho
74
Cambodia
73
Venezuela
71
East and Southern Africa
71
Asia
70
Burkina Faso
59
Colombia
52
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
50
Botswana
50
Afghanistan
44
Pakistan
41
Cameroon
38
Lebanon
38
Central African Republic
36
Sudan
35
Mali
34
Eswatini/ Swaziland
34
Somalia
32
Madagascar
29
Benin
27
Jordan
27
Thailand
26
Western Pacific Region
26
Paraguay
26
Peru
24
USA
24
Vietnam
24
Angola
23
Tajikistan
22
China
22
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
22
Iraq
21
North America
20
Niger
18
Chile
17
Guinea-Bissau
17
Argentina
17
Turkey
16
Moldova
16
Sri Lanka
16
Ecuador
15
Albania
14
Laos
14
Palestine
14
Chad
14
Spain
13
Georgia
12
Togo
11
Burundi
11
Egypt
11
Libya
11
Mexico
10
Iran
10
United Kingdom
10
Bolivia
10
North Macedonia
9
Saudi Arabia
9
Greece
9
El Salvador
8
Kazakhstan
8
Kyrgyzstan
8
Papua New Guinea
8
Armenia
7
Jamaica
7
Belarus
7
Timor Leste/ East Timor
6
Gambia
6
Malaysia
6
Italy
6
Tunisia
6
Portugal
6
Southern Africa
6
Romania
6
Poland
6
Honduras
6
Guatemala
6
Serbia
5
Singapore
5
Estonia
5
Hungary
5
Ireland
5
Turkmenistan
5
Canada
4
Uzbekistan
4
Morocco
4
Dominican Republic
4
Japan
4
Nicaragua
4
Djibouti
4
Bhutan
4
Switzerland
3
Australia
3
Fiji
3
Vanuatu
3
Mongolia
3
Qatar
3
Mauritania
3
Croatia
3
France
3
Mauritius
3
Israel
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
North Korea
2
Congo-Brazzaville
2
Bulgaria
2
Lithuania
2
Belgium
2
Azerbaijan
2
Guyana
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
Belize
1
Costa Rica
1
Oman
1
Panama
1
Slovakia
1
Solomon Islands
1
Bahamas
1
Cuba
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
4887
Clinical Guidelines
901
Key Resources
760
Public Health
752
Women & Child Health
665
Capacity Building
305
Pharmacy & Technologies
111
Annual Report MEDBOX
3
Toolboxes
COVID-19
1622
Mental Health
1097
HIV
967
TB
656
Planetary Health
539
Ebola & Marburg
481
NCDs
452
Disability
431
NTDs
399
Conflict
382
Rapid Response
370
Caregiver
345
AMR
342
Refugee
301
Global Health Education
231
Natural Hazards
198
Pharmacy
182
Health Financing Toolbox
163
Malaria
159
Zika
134
Cholera
103
Specific Hazards
84
Polio
75
2.0 Rapid Response
47
Social Ethics
39
Typhoon
12
South Sudan
2
Hypertension, also known as high or raised blood pressure, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of the body in the vessels. Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood into the vessels. Blood pressure is created by th...
Here you can download animations about COVID-19 for information, community organising, broadcast or whatsapp groups in multiple languages for Africa and Asia.
All about COVID-19: Advice for Communities. What is coronavirus? How does it spread? How does hand washing and physical distancing help? Wha...
The primary goal of the guideline is to improve the quality of care and the outcome in people with type 2 diabetes in low-resource settings. It recommends a set of basic interventions to integrate management of diabetes into primary health care. It will serve as basis for development of simple algor...
The WHO Guide on Oral Cholera Vaccines in Mass Immunization Campaigns provides guidance on the planning and implementation of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaigns. It covers key aspects such as when and where to use OCVs, vaccine specifications, and recommendations for use in endemic areas, outbreak...
This publication provides recommendations for the management of critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 being treated in intensive care units (ICUs) in the Americas. These clinical practice guidelines provide evidence-informed recommendations for identifying markers and mortality risk factors in...
Household transmission investigation protocol for 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection
recommended
The household transmission investigation is a case-ascertained prospective study of all identified household contacts of a laboratory confirmed 2019-nCoV infection (see 2.2 Study population). It is intended to provide rapid and early information on the clinical, epidemiological and virological chara...
Interim Guidance, published 11 January 2021.
The cold chain is necessary to prevent damage to vaccines caused by heat exposure. However, improper use of cold chain equipment may cause damage to freeze-sensitive vaccines (i.e. those vaccines containing alum adjuvant or oil-emulsion adjuvant). Studie...
Prompt, effective antimalarial treatment, and supportive care can substantially reduce the rate of mortality from severe malaria. However, many children in malaria-endemic countries do not have access to health facilities or a qualified health care provider and do not receive the necessary care in a...
The World Health Organization's fact sheet on diabetes provides an overview of the disease, highlighting its increasing prevalence, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It outlines the main types of diabetes—Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes—detailing their characteristics an...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s top 10 public health threats. The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region, using the Antimicrobial Stewardship assessment tool, has assessed Member States progress on strengthening national capacity need for effective implementatio...
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa webpage on diabetes provides an overview of the disease's impact in the African Region. It highlights that diabetes is a serious, chronic, and costly condition, with projections estimating cases to rise to 23.9 million by 2030. The page outl...
The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings. The evidence-based interventions are drawn from the WHO Package of eye care interventions and developed with a focus on del...
The WHO Cholera Vaccine Position Paper (August 2017) highlights the importance of oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) as a key tool in outbreak response and prevention, alongside water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) measures. It recommends OCVs for high-risk populations, endemic areas, and humanitarian cr...
27 May 2021
All countries should increase their level of preparedness, alert and response to identify, manage and care for new cases of COVID-19. Countries should prepare to respond to different public health scenarios, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing cases and o...
The National Integrated Comprehensive Cholera Prevention and Control Plan (2017-2022) outlines Uganda's strategy to reduce cholera cases and mortality by 50% by 2022. The plan focuses on improving access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), strengthening disease surveillance, enhancing ca...
interim guidance, 27 May 2021
All countries should increase their level of preparedness, alert and response to identify, manage and care for new cases of COVID-19. Countries should prepare to respond to different public health scenarios, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to ma...
Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Understanding the magnitude of infertility is critical for developing appropriate interventions, for monitoring access t...
This article describes WHO's efforts to combat a cholera outbreak in South Sudan in July 2017. The organization received 500,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) and was working with South Sudan's Ministry of Health to launch a vaccination campaign from July 28 to August 3, 2017. At the time, the...
Immunizations are an essential health service that protect susceptible individuals from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD).2 By providing timely immunizations, individuals and communities remain protected and the likelihood of a VPD outbreak decreases, Preventing a VPD ...
The "Pocket Manual for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria", published by the Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman, provides practical guidance for healthcare professionals on how to identify, manage, and treat malaria cases. It emphasizes parasitological confirmation before treatment, out...
