Filter
1084
Filtered Results: 1084
Text search:
slums
Featured
Recommendations
87
New Publications
310
Language
Document type
No document type
629
Studies & Reports
209
Guidelines
111
Manuals
47
Strategic & Response Plan
44
Fact sheets
18
Training Material
12
Situation Updates
6
Resource Platforms
4
Brochures
2
Infographics
2
Countries / Regions
India
86
Global
62
Kenya
55
Bangladesh
34
Sierra Leone
33
Liberia
33
Indonesia
24
Uganda
21
Nigeria
18
Ethiopia
18
Nepal
17
Ghana
16
Africa
16
Ukraine
14
Rwanda
14
Myanmar / Burma
14
Guinea
13
South–East Asia Region
13
South Africa
12
Senegal
11
Tanzania
11
Western and Central Europe
11
Malawi
10
Asia
10
Latin America and the Carribbean
10
Mozambique
9
Haiti
9
Syria
8
Philippines
8
Congo, Democratic Republic of
8
West and Central Africa
8
Zambia
8
Burkina Faso
7
Zimbabwe
7
East and Southern Africa
7
Germany
6
Eastern Europe
6
Brazil
6
Sri Lanka
6
Pakistan
6
Russia
5
Lesotho
4
Afghanistan
4
Peru
4
Cambodia
4
Jordan
4
Middle East and North Africa
4
Western Pacific Region
4
Yemen
4
Central African Republic
4
South Sudan
4
China
3
Paraguay
3
Namibia
3
Iraq
3
Switzerland
2
Thailand
2
Turkey
2
Cameroon
2
Laos
2
Venezuela
2
Lithuania
2
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Southern Africa
2
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
2
Bolivia
2
Argentina
2
Lebanon
2
Vietnam
2
Egypt
2
Sudan
2
Mali
2
Angola
2
Somalia
2
Madagascar
2
Eswatini/ Swaziland
2
Colombia
1
Timor Leste/ East Timor
1
Benin
1
Albania
1
Singapore
1
Congo-Brazzaville
1
Uzbekistan
1
Austria
1
Morocco
1
Mongolia
1
Dominican Republic
1
Guinea-Bissau
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Turkmenistan
1
France
1
United Kingdom
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Belarus
1
Moldova
1
Poland
1
Chad
1
Bhutan
1
Botswana
1
Guatemala
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
450
Key Resources
66
Public Health
55
Clinical Guidelines
51
Women & Child Health
47
Capacity Building
13
Pharmacy & Technologies
5
Toolboxes
COVID-19
128
TB
75
Planetary Health
62
Disability
61
Ebola & Marburg
49
Global Health Education
47
Mental Health
44
HIV
33
Refugee
31
Rapid Response
26
Health Financing Toolbox
26
Cholera
23
NTDs
22
Conflict
22
Natural Hazards
19
Pharmacy
15
Caregiver
12
AMR
12
Polio
11
Social Ethics
8
NCDs
4
Malaria
4
Zika
4
Specific Hazards
2
April 2020
This Guidance Note offers a list of recommendations based on a combination of WHO guidelines, good practice and expert advice based on the latest scientific research. The situation with COVID-19 is evolving rapidly and the guidance will continue to be updated if and when new evidence o...
The document outlines the 2017 cholera outbreak in Zambia, mainly in Lusaka, due to poor sanitation and unsafe water. By December, 493 cases were reported, with risks increasing due to the rainy season. The Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, WHO, and UNICE...
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strate...
As daily lives and communities are upended by COVID-19, concern is mounting that children’s exposure to violence may increase. Children with a history of abuse may find themselves even more vulnerable – both at home and online – and may experience more frequent and severe acts of violence. Oth...
Cholera remains an issue of major public health importance in Kenya. Kenya has in recent years experienced outbreaks affecting different parts of the country
Levels and Inequities
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 110
This study shows large variations in maternal health indicators across high-priority counties in Kenya. Nairobi exceeds the national average on all maternal health indicators in this study, while other highpriority counties consist...
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 110
This study shows large variations in maternal health indicators across high-priority counties in Kenya. Nairobi exceeds the national average on all maternal health indicators in this study, while other highpriority counties consist...
The document is a comprehensive practical guide for managing cholera epidemics. It includes detailed instructions on outbreak investigation, control measures, case management, and the organization of treatment facilities. It emphasizes strategies such as rehydration therapy, water sanitation, hygien...
Summary of research into the consequences of the Ebola outbreak for children and communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone
This study describes the range of impacts that Ebola has had on children and families in Liberia and Sierra Leone, looking beyond the immediate health effects
After more than three years without cases, Haiti reported on 2 October 2022 a cluster of cholera cases in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, just as the country was on the verge of being declared cholera- free.
This cholera resurgence in Haiti is happening in a complex operational context, am...
The document provides a detailed overview of cholera, including its clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It explains the causes of cholera, its symptoms such as severe diarrhea and dehydration, and the importance of rehydration therapy (oral or intravenous) to reduce mortality. T...
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste has the highest TB incidence rate in the South East Asian Region - 498 per 100,000, which is the seventh highest in the world. In Timor-Leste TB is the eighth most common cause of death.
The salient observations are as follows:
In 2018, 487 (12.5%) of the...
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...
Recognizing the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreaks affects women and men differently is hugely important. Some preliminary data suggested that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based immunological differences, higher rates of cardiovascular disease for men and lifestyle choic...
This review examines high-quality research evidence that synthesises the efects of extreme heat on human health in tropical
Africa. Web of Science (WoS) was used to identify research articles on the efects extreme heat, humidity, Wet-bulb Globe
Temperature (WBGT), apparent temperature, wind, Heat ...
