Filter
1435
Filtered Results: 1435
Text search:
childhood
immunisation
Featured
Recommendations
122
New Publications
529
Language
Document type
No document type
983
Studies & Reports
165
Guidelines
131
Manuals
53
Strategic & Response Plan
37
Training Material
30
Fact sheets
15
Situation Updates
13
Brochures
4
Infographics
2
Resource Platforms
1
Online Courses
1
Countries / Regions
India
77
Kenya
70
Nepal
61
Uganda
46
Nigeria
41
South Africa
40
Global
39
Sierra Leone
38
Bangladesh
34
Liberia
33
Tanzania
32
Rwanda
31
Ghana
30
Malawi
29
Zambia
29
Myanmar / Burma
29
Ethiopia
28
Namibia
23
Philippines
22
Lesotho
20
Africa
18
Indonesia
16
Cambodia
14
Mozambique
13
Latin America and the Carribbean
13
South–East Asia Region
11
Zimbabwe
10
Botswana
10
Pakistan
10
Senegal
9
South Sudan
9
Ukraine
8
Syria
8
Congo, Democratic Republic of
8
Haiti
7
Eswatini/ Swaziland
7
Burkina Faso
6
Guinea
6
Afghanistan
5
Asia
5
Venezuela
5
Western and Central Europe
5
Lebanon
5
Yemen
5
Cameroon
4
Sudan
4
Jordan
3
West and Central Africa
3
Middle East and North Africa
3
East and Southern Africa
3
Papua New Guinea
3
Brazil
3
Somalia
3
Colombia
2
Mexico
2
Benin
2
Albania
2
Germany
2
Western Pacific Region
2
Paraguay
2
Sri Lanka
2
Egypt
2
Iraq
2
Madagascar
2
Tajikistan
1
Timor Leste/ East Timor
1
Thailand
1
Turkey
1
Togo
1
Iran
1
Laos
1
Burundi
1
Qatar
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
1
Bolivia
1
Argentina
1
Vietnam
1
Eastern Europe
1
Russia
1
Djibouti
1
Palestine
1
Central African Republic
1
Mali
1
Angola
1
Libya
1
Ecuador
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
795
Women & Child Health
153
Clinical Guidelines
139
Public Health
77
Key Resources
46
Capacity Building
21
Pharmacy & Technologies
3
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
Toolboxes
COVID-19
87
TB
65
HIV
51
Caregiver
46
Disability
35
Mental Health
28
Conflict
28
Refugee
25
Rapid Response
22
Global Health Education
21
AMR
21
Ebola & Marburg
18
Polio
17
Planetary Health
13
Pharmacy
13
NTDs
12
Health Financing Toolbox
12
NCDs
10
Natural Hazards
7
Cholera
7
Zika
2
Malaria
1
27 September 2022
These WHO interim recommendations for use of the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine were developed on the basis of advice issued by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the evidence summary included in the background document and annexes referenced below.
3 February 2021
Vaccine- and vaccination-related crises require a communication response that is different from the communication strategies used to promote the benefits and importance of vaccines in general. This document presents the technical guidance needed to develop a communication plan that ...
Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
recommended
Lancet Oncol 2022; 23: e251–312Published OnlineMay 9, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00720-8
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in cancer incidence and mortality.
Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major increase in cancer mo...
This document outlines the working structure and guiding principles for collaboration of COVAX, the Vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A). The working structure of COVAX continues to adapt to emerging needs and the changing trajectory of the pandemic. Some components of...
The document provides educational messages and practical guidance to prevent and manage diarrhoea, particularly in children. It emphasizes hygiene practices like proper handwashing, using latrines, and safe food handling. It also highlights the importance of breastfeeding, balanced nutrition, immuni...
Global Health Science and Practice February 2022, https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00237
Key Findings: Exposure to vaccination information from faith leaders and health facilities was associated with increased likelihood of vaccination uptake. The significant association between exposure to a...
This publication is a companion document to the NDVP National Deployment and Vaccination Plans guidance, which provides a framework for countries to develop their national strategies. As countries face challenges with erratic vaccine supplies, use of multiple vaccine products with different charact...
Disease Control Priorities –3rdEdition, Volume 2.
This book focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth, and ...
This report presents data and outlines best practices and policies that can put governments on the path to providing every child with the best start in life. It outlines the neuroscience of early childhood development (ECD), including the importance of nutrition, protection and stimulation in the ea...
WHO estimates that in 2015, 257 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, and that 900 000 died from HBV infection, mostly through the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Worldwide, the majority of persons with chronic hepatitis B infecti...
In where under-five mortality is high and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem, two high-dose supplements of vitamin A per year, spaced four to six months apart, can strengthen children’s immune systems and improve their chances of survival.
During much of early childhood – from...
During much of early childhood – from...
No publication year indicated
The specific objectives of the plan are to:
- Scale up evidence-based, cost effective interventions through effective strategies within a HSS approach and provide equitable coverage with quality.
- Reduce neonatal mortality by improved home-based newborn ...
The specific objectives of the plan are to:
- Scale up evidence-based, cost effective interventions through effective strategies within a HSS approach and provide equitable coverage with quality.
- Reduce neonatal mortality by improved home-based newborn ...
National Tuberculosis Programme and Senior Paediatricians
This guideline was first developed in 2007 but further updated in 2012 and 2016 to ensure the use of the latest evidence-based international recommendations on childhood TB. The guidelines will fill the gaps in a systematic approach to T...
This guideline was first developed in 2007 but further updated in 2012 and 2016 to ensure the use of the latest evidence-based international recommendations on childhood TB. The guidelines will fill the gaps in a systematic approach to T...
In 2015, 26% of the deaths of 5.9 million children who died before reaching their fifth birthday could have been prevented
through addressing environmental risks – a shocking missed opportunity. The prenatal and early childhood period represents
a window of particular vulnerability, where enviro...
Notable progress has also been made on other key health indicators such as reducing maternal, infant and child deaths and malnutrition, increasing immunization coverage, eliminating infectious diseases such as polio and reducing the incidence of malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases.
But ...
The World Health Organization provides regional and national strategies and operational plans that aim to support countries in work to achieve measles control and elimination. These are guided by high level frameworks including the Immunization Agenda 2030 and the Measles and Rubella Strategic Frame...
This manual was developed based on the recommendations of a global technical consultation on child health in humanitarian emergencies co-organized by WHO and UNICEF at the end of 2003. WHO in collaboration with the Centre for Refugee and Disaster Response, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Ho...
The authors state that researchers, governments and global agencies should proceed with particular care in the evaluation of candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in LMICs, with effective communication to build trust and avoid generation of vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine efficacy is often highly variable betwee...
It estimates that there have been 228,000 additional deaths of children under five in these six countries [Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka] due to crucial services, ranging from nutrition benefits to immunisation, being halted.
It says the number of children being tr...
While there has been real progress in addressing the burden of disease in the WHO African region, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the link between health, economics and security, as the region saw decades of progress threatened, including positive trends in decreasing inequality. In the Africa...
