Response to the tropical cyclone in southern Africa
Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Meningitis outbreak in Togo
Lassa fever outbreak in Liberia.
Guidelines for adults on how to communicate with adolescents about mental health problems and other sensitive topics
Accessed: 31.03.2019
WHO and UNICEF have established recommendations for breastfeeding practices. Although every mother decides how to feed her child, this decision is strongly influenced by economic, environmental, social and political factors. The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard analyzes indicators on how countries pro...tect, promote and support breastfeeding through funding or policies.
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30th World AIDS Day Report
STAR Initiative, Unitaid and World Health Organization December 2018
Ambulatory care and infectiousness in tuberculosis (Russian Version)
Одна из ключевых целей профилактики и лечения туберкулеза (ТБ) - сделать их более ориентированными на людей, что означает даль...нейшее расширение и совершенствование моделей амбулаторного лечения в странах Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии. Эта записка предназначена для того, чтобы напомнить заинтересованным сторонам доказательства, свидетельствующие о том, что амбулаторная помощь возможна и безопасна
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Technical Brief
HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance
WHO/HIV/2017.14
Improving access to assistive technology for everyone, everywhere.
The first WHO Priority Assistive Products List was launched in May 2016. The List includes hearing aids, wheelchairs, communication aids, spectacles, artificial limbs, pill organizers, memory aids and other essential items for many... older people and people with disabilities to be able to live a healthy, productive and dignified life.
Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
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Updated 6 September 2016. This guidance has been developed to provide advice on the prevention of potential sexual transmission of Zika virus. The primary transmission route of Zika virus is via the Aedes mosquito. However, sexual transmission of Zika virus may also be possible, with limited evidenc...e recorded in a few cases. This is of concern due to an association between Zika virus infection and potential complications, including microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Updated 22 august 2016. This document aims to provide interim guidance on the case definition of GBS and strategies to manage the syndrome, in the context of Zika virus and its potential association with GBS. This document is intended to inform the development of local clinical protocols and health ...policies related to the care of patients with GBS
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Every day, fake medicines and medical products are sold at street corners, in open air markets or on unregulated websites in several countries in the African Region. These poor quality, unsafe medicines and pharmaceutical products promote drug resistance and lead to loss of confidence in health prof...essionals, manufacturers and distributors and in health systems. In an effort to protect people’s health, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has proposed a strategy aimed at strengthening National Medicine Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) in order to ensure that only safe, good quality and effective medical products are available.
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Conducted November 2011 to February 2012: Summary Report
This summary report has five sections. Following the introduction (Section 1), Section 2 sets out summary findings and recommendations of the assessment team. Section 3 describes the context in which artemisinin resistance is being tackle...d. Section 4 highlights key achievements and enabling factors for the response to artemisinin resistance, whilst Section 5 provides a more detailed discussion of major issues to be addressed.
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В июне 2016 г. в решении EB139(1) Исполнительный комитет обратился к Генеральному директору с просьбой разработать при всестороннем участии государств-членов и в сотруд...ничестве с другими соответствующими заинтересованными сторонами проект Глобального плана действий сектора общественного здравоохранения по реагированию на деменцию с четкими целями и задачами и представить его на рассмотрение Семидесятой сессии Всемирной ассамблеи здравоохранения через Исполнительный комитет на его Сто сороковой сессии. В Приложении к настоящему докладу содержится проект плана действий, который охватывает период 2017-2025 годов.
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