Filter
1792
Filtered Results: 1792
Text search:
low
vaccination
coverage
Featured
Recommendations
161
New Publications
516
Language
Document type
No document type
908
Studies & Reports
385
Guidelines
210
Strategic & Response Plan
112
Manuals
88
Fact sheets
34
Situation Updates
30
Training Material
15
Infographics
5
Brochures
2
Online Courses
2
Resource Platforms
1
Countries / Regions
Global
109
India
78
Kenya
61
Nigeria
45
Liberia
42
Nepal
41
Sierra Leone
41
Ethiopia
40
Western and Central Europe
34
Africa
32
Bangladesh
32
Syria
30
Congo, Democratic Republic of
28
Uganda
28
Latin America and the Carribbean
27
Malawi
26
Rwanda
25
Tanzania
25
South Africa
25
Ghana
24
Myanmar / Burma
24
Zambia
22
South Sudan
21
Lesotho
20
Zimbabwe
20
Ukraine
18
Namibia
18
Philippines
16
Senegal
15
Mozambique
14
Eastern Europe
14
Pakistan
14
East and Southern Africa
13
South–East Asia Region
12
Guinea
11
Venezuela
11
West and Central Africa
11
Yemen
10
Afghanistan
9
Cambodia
9
Burkina Faso
8
Haiti
8
Lebanon
8
Sudan
8
Mali
8
Colombia
7
Asia
7
Middle East and North Africa
7
Western Pacific Region
7
Somalia
7
Cameroon
6
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
6
Brazil
6
Indonesia
6
Madagascar
6
Jordan
5
Germany
5
Botswana
5
Eswatini/ Swaziland
5
Benin
4
Niger
4
Peru
4
Central African Republic
4
Tajikistan
3
Thailand
3
Chile
3
Laos
3
Mauritius
3
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
3
Moldova
3
Palestine
3
Angola
3
Libya
3
Iraq
3
Timor Leste/ East Timor
2
Mexico
2
Turkey
2
Togo
2
Iran
2
Jamaica
2
Bolivia
2
Sri Lanka
2
Russia
2
Egypt
2
Georgia
2
North Macedonia
1
El Salvador
1
Albania
1
Singapore
1
Congo-Brazzaville
1
Burundi
1
Malaysia
1
Morocco
1
Qatar
1
Bulgaria
1
USA
1
Guinea-Bissau
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Paraguay
1
Gabon
1
France
1
Maldives
1
Tunisia
1
Argentina
1
Vietnam
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Djibouti
1
Poland
1
Honduras
1
Chad
1
Ecuador
1
Guatemala
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
774
Clinical Guidelines
149
Women & Child Health
117
Public Health
111
Key Resources
93
Capacity Building
14
Pharmacy & Technologies
11
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
Toolboxes
COVID-19
240
HIV
108
TB
84
Rapid Response
76
Conflict
68
AMR
60
Mental Health
39
Health Financing Toolbox
39
Polio
39
Planetary Health
37
NTDs
37
Refugee
35
Ebola & Marburg
32
Global Health Education
30
Caregiver
26
Malaria
26
Natural Hazards
23
Disability
20
Cholera
17
NCDs
15
Pharmacy
12
Zika
6
Specific Hazards
2
South Sudan
2
Typhoon
1
In the last decade, Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress in strengthening its health system and improving the health status of its population. This has resulted in an increased life expectancy, and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals such as a reduction in infant and under-five morta...
As the Americas undergo profound demographic change and there are more persons aged 65 years or older than children younger than 5 years, it is crucial to recognize that national immunization programs must be redesigned to ensure comprehensive protection for individuals across the lifespan. By adopt...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health crisis that resulted in 1.14 million deaths in 2021. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates, 96 416 of these deaths occurred in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region. All 22 countr...
Declarations of interests were collected from all external contributors and assessed for any conflicts of interest. Summaries of the reported interests can be found on the SAGE meeting website and SAGE Covid-19 Working Group webpage. This guidance should be considered along with the broader COVID-...
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prosthetics and orthotics services are people-centred an...
The results of the report clearly show that in 2020, a year dominated by the emergence of COVID-19 and its associated health and economic crises, governments around the world rose to the challenge. Sharp increases in government spending on health at all country income levels underpinned the rise in ...
The report showed commitments made three decades ago to protect the rights of children remain unfulfilled for millions. Violence still affects countless children. Discrimination based on age, gender, disability, sexual orientation and religion harms children worldwide.
Key factors include a lack ...
Guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing
recommended
Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both prevention and treatment services, and is a crucial component of an effective response to the hepatitis epidemic. Early identification of persons with chronic HBV or HCV infection enables them to recei...
Maternal and child malnutrition is a significant public health problem in South Sudan. Among children aged 6-59 months, 31% are stunted, 28% are underweight, and nearly 23% are acutely malnourished of which 13% are estimated to suffer from moderate acute malnutrition and 10% from severe acute malnut...
DHS Methodological Report No. 20
This study used Service Provision Assessment (SPA) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania to compare traditionally used additive methods with a data reduction method—principal component analysis (PCA).
We scored ...
This study used Service Provision Assessment (SPA) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania to compare traditionally used additive methods with a data reduction method—principal component analysis (PCA).
We scored ...
The report focuses on several key areas where health outcomes are falling short, and provides insight into ways in which countries can improve the situation for their children and adolescents. Areas in focus include mental health, overweight/obesity and adolescent risk-taking behaviour.
The report ...
Sudan recorded the first COVID-19 case on 13 March 2020 and, at the beginning of July, the Federal Ministry of Health had confirmed that nearly 10,000 people had contracted the virus, including over 600 who died from the disease across the country. Although more than 70 per cent of the confirmed cas...
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 standards for the care of small and sick newborns in health facilities define, standardize and mainstream inpatient care of small and sick newborns, building on essential newborn care and ensuring consistency with the WHO quality of care framework. The standards will guide countries in caring fo...
The South African WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2023–2027 focuses on four key strategic priorities based on the country’s health needs and disease epidemiology, while also considering the need for building resilient health systems for UHC and health security in the post pandemic period....
WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
recommended
The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing ...
The 2021 COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for AFR serves as a regional guide for a holistic public health response to COVID‑19 at regional, national and sub-national levels. The 2021
SPRP:
1. Builds upon the lessons learnt from the implementation of the 2020 SPRP and outl...
The larval stage of the parasite Taenia solium can encyst in the central nervous system causing neurocysticercosis, which is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in the countries in which the parasite is endemic. Endemic areas are those with the presence (or likely presence) of the full life cycle of...
The Country Cooperation Strategy is the World Health Organization’s corporate framework developed in response to a country’s needs and priorities. The 2022–2025 CCS is the fourth for WHO in Sierra Leone. It is a medium-term strategic document that defines a broad framework for WHO’s work, at...
The document, "Progress on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases," reports on global efforts to reduce the impact of NCDs, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, following the commitments made at high-level United Nations meetings. It highlights ...
