Filter
6576
Filtered Results: 6576
Text search:
Disease
Burden
Featured
Recommendations
532
New Publications
1541
Language
Document type
No document type
3321
Studies & Reports
1534
Guidelines
736
Strategic & Response Plan
313
Manuals
295
Fact sheets
174
Training Material
84
Situation Updates
33
Infographics
30
Resource Platforms
29
Brochures
11
Online Courses
6
Dashboards/Maps
5
Videos
4
App
1
Countries / Regions
Global
438
India
280
Kenya
190
Western and Central Europe
159
South Africa
156
Ethiopia
129
Africa
123
Latin America and the Carribbean
114
Uganda
114
Nigeria
110
Sierra Leone
104
Tanzania
97
Liberia
95
Malawi
94
Nepal
89
Zambia
84
Bangladesh
80
Namibia
78
Ghana
76
Rwanda
71
Ukraine
69
Eastern Europe
66
Myanmar / Burma
63
Syria
62
Asia
57
South–East Asia Region
55
Philippines
48
Mozambique
43
Congo, Democratic Republic of
41
Zimbabwe
40
Indonesia
37
Lesotho
36
East and Southern Africa
36
Russia
36
South Sudan
36
Cambodia
35
Germany
31
West and Central Africa
30
Guinea
29
Brazil
29
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
25
Senegal
24
Botswana
24
Middle East and North Africa
23
Haiti
21
Pakistan
21
Cameroon
20
Yemen
18
Eswatini/ Swaziland
18
North America
17
Venezuela
16
Sudan
16
Burkina Faso
15
Colombia
14
USA
14
Afghanistan
13
Thailand
12
Western Pacific Region
12
Vietnam
12
Jordan
11
Central African Republic
11
Somalia
11
Tajikistan
9
Benin
9
Peru
9
Chile
8
Albania
8
Sri Lanka
8
Paraguay
7
Moldova
7
Georgia
7
Mali
7
Iraq
7
Madagascar
7
North Macedonia
6
Turkey
6
China
6
Iran
6
Laos
6
Southern Africa
6
Argentina
6
Lebanon
6
Palestine
6
Ecuador
6
Timor Leste/ East Timor
5
Mexico
5
Kyrgyzstan
5
Burundi
5
Armenia
5
Jamaica
5
Papua New Guinea
5
Angola
5
Saudi Arabia
4
Turkmenistan
4
Egypt
4
Libya
4
El Salvador
3
Kazakhstan
3
Guinea-Bissau
3
Mauritius
3
United Kingdom
3
Belarus
3
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
3
Romania
3
Greece
3
Poland
3
Chad
3
Switzerland
2
Gambia
2
Togo
2
Canada
2
Qatar
2
Gabon
2
Tunisia
2
Spain
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Djibouti
2
Honduras
2
Bhutan
2
Guatemala
2
North Korea
1
Estonia
1
Niger
1
Uzbekistan
1
Morocco
1
Mongolia
1
Bulgaria
1
Dominican Republic
1
Hungary
1
Ireland
1
Japan
1
Denmark
1
Belgium
1
France
1
Maldives
1
Portugal
1
Morocco
1
Azerbaijan
1
Israel
1
Bolivia
1
Barbados
1
Belize
1
Costa Rica
1
Panama
1
Nicaragua
1
Slovakia
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
2347
Clinical Guidelines
546
Public Health
516
Key Resources
261
Women & Child Health
229
Capacity Building
80
Pharmacy & Technologies
38
Annual Report MEDBOX
2
Toolboxes
HIV
546
TB
528
Mental Health
504
COVID-19
481
NCDs
306
NTDs
300
Planetary Health
299
AMR
236
Disability
165
Caregiver
146
Global Health Education
141
Rapid Response
137
Conflict
134
Malaria
120
Health Financing Toolbox
119
Ebola & Marburg
98
Refugee
93
Pharmacy
65
Natural Hazards
47
Cholera
34
Polio
31
Social Ethics
22
Zika
22
Specific Hazards
16
South Sudan
1
The arrival and rapid spread of the mosquito-borne viral disease Chikungunya across the Americas is one of the most significant public health developments of recent years, preceding and mirroring the subsequent spread of Zika. Globalization in trade and travel can lead to the importation of these vi...
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.
The school and a community teaching modules are aimed at preventing vector-borne diseases through community participation. Meanwhile, the interactive toolkit is meant to be help raise awareness on health, sanitation and vector control. These materials will help volunteers and practitioners foster di...
The main objective of the malaria prevention and control programme in Somalia is to prevent mortality and reduce morbidity due to malaria. The groups most vulnerable to the disease, children aged under 5 years and pregnant women, are especially targeted. Effective case management - early diagnosis a...
Maldives has made significant strides in the area of infectious disease prevention and control. This is exemplified by elimination of malaria from Maldives in 2015 and successes in TB control. In addition, Maldives is a front runner in infectious disease prevention through successful water, sanitati...
Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 Factsheet
recommended
The World Health Organization Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and progress in the response, at global, regional and country levels.
The 2022 edition features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic from 215 countries and area...
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in Angola
Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dengue fever in Côte d’Ivoire
Humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria.
Malaria in pregnancy is a significant health problem in malaria-endemic areas. It not only causes substantial childhood morbidity and mortality but also increases the risks of adverse events for pregnant women and their developing fetuses. Most of the burden in these areas is due to infection with P...
The National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan (NMESP) 2024–2028 of Ghana outlines the country’s roadmap to shift from malaria control to elimination. Despite major progress—like reducing malaria deaths from nearly 2,800 in 2012 to 151 in 2022—malaria remains a major public health challenge...
Antimicrobial agents like antibiotics are essential to treat some human and animal diseases. Microbes, such as bacteria, can develop resistance to antimicrobials meaning that a drug such as an antibiotic is no longer effective in treating the infection. The development of resistance is caused by the...
In Kenya, the bacterial infections that contribute most to human disease are often those in which re-‐sistance is most evident. Examples are multidrug-‐resistant enteric bacterial pathogens such as typhoid, ...
Psoriasis, which can involve the skin, nails and joints, is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and disabling noncommunicable disease (NCD) for which there is no cure. It negatively impacts on quality of life. Some of those who suffer from the disease develop chronic, inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic a...
Snakebite envenoming affects millions of people worldwide annually and is a significant source of mortality. Preventing and treating the problem is complex and requires collaboration among the fields of public health, medicine, ecology, and laboratory science. After being removed from the category A...
Rabies is fatal, vaccine-preventable disease responsible for an estimated 59,000 human deaths each year. Most cases are transmitted by dogs, and most deaths occur in underserved populations in Africa and Asia. Approximately 40% of deaths occur in children.
Here you can download different charts about cases by world region, prevalence rates, and progress towards polio eradication and much more.
Polio is an infectious disease that is caused and transmitted by the poliovirus. Most infections do not lead to any symptoms, but—among the unvaccinated—...
Antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents are invaluable life savers, particularly in resource-limited countries where infectious diseases are abundant. Both uncomplicated and severe infections are potentially curable as long as the aetiological agents are susceptible to the ...
Cancer
recommended
This volume presents the complex patterns of cancer incidence and death around the world and evidence on effective and cost-effective ways to control cancers. The Disease Control Priorities Volume 3 evaluation of cancer will indicate where cancer treatment is ineffective and wasteful, and offer alte...
The executive summary of the WHO Global oral health status report presents a snapshot of the most recent data on major oral diseases, risk factors, health system challenges and opportunities for reform. The report’s clear conclusion is that the status of global oral health is alarming and requires...
The most frequent health problems of newly arrived refugees and migrants include accidental injuries, hypothermia, burns, gastrointestinal illnesses, cardiovascular events, pregnancy- and delivery-related complications, diabetes and hypertension. Female refugees and migrants frequently face specific...
The report explores strategies for sustaining the country’s responses to the three diseases and eventually transitioning away from external funding and programmatic support. It takes stock of Kenya’s health financing landscape and identifies opportunities and challenges for sustaining effective ...
