Filter
10025
Filtered Results: 10025
Text search:
prevention
of
disease
Featured
Recommendations
964
New Publications
2332
Language
Document type
No document type
5067
Studies & Reports
1636
Guidelines
1555
Manuals
479
Strategic & Response Plan
384
Fact sheets
382
Training Material
158
Situation Updates
96
Infographics
82
Resource Platforms
74
Online Courses
51
Brochures
34
Videos
21
Dashboards/Maps
3
App
3
Countries / Regions
Global
494
India
396
Sierra Leone
252
Kenya
246
Liberia
220
Western and Central Europe
212
Ethiopia
196
South Africa
193
Africa
192
Nigeria
191
Latin America and the Carribbean
187
Uganda
151
Congo, Democratic Republic of
141
Rwanda
122
Nepal
119
Tanzania
119
Malawi
116
Guinea
109
Zambia
109
Ghana
102
Senegal
98
West and Central Africa
96
Mozambique
94
Middle East and North Africa
94
Russia
93
Bangladesh
91
Syria
88
Myanmar / Burma
87
Brazil
85
Ukraine
84
East and Southern Africa
83
South Sudan
79
Haiti
77
Philippines
75
Eastern Europe
73
Namibia
70
Germany
69
South–East Asia Region
66
Burkina Faso
65
Yemen
60
Zimbabwe
57
Asia
53
Colombia
52
Mali
49
Cameroon
47
Lesotho
46
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
46
Indonesia
46
Cambodia
45
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
39
Angola
39
Guinea-Bissau
34
Botswana
32
Venezuela
31
Chad
31
Madagascar
29
Niger
28
Pakistan
28
Eswatini/ Swaziland
27
Chile
25
Paraguay
24
Sudan
23
Somalia
23
USA
22
Afghanistan
21
Peru
21
Western Pacific Region
20
Thailand
19
Benin
19
Argentina
19
Vietnam
19
North America
18
Central African Republic
18
Ecuador
18
Spain
16
China
15
Bolivia
15
Tajikistan
14
Albania
12
Lebanon
12
Iraq
12
Laos
11
Saudi Arabia
10
Moldova
10
Sri Lanka
10
Georgia
10
Togo
9
Jordan
9
Burundi
8
Portugal
8
Southern Africa
8
Egypt
8
Turkey
7
United Kingdom
7
Papua New Guinea
7
Timor Leste/ East Timor
6
Armenia
6
Palestine
6
North Macedonia
5
Mexico
5
Gambia
5
Iran
5
Malaysia
5
France
5
Libya
5
El Salvador
4
Kazakhstan
4
Italy
4
Turkmenistan
4
Japan
4
Belarus
4
Romania
4
Greece
4
Poland
4
Bhutan
4
Singapore
3
Estonia
3
Kyrgyzstan
3
Congo-Brazzaville
3
Hungary
3
Gabon
3
Jamaica
3
Mauritius
3
Tunisia
3
South Korea
3
Djibouti
3
Honduras
3
North Korea
2
Switzerland
2
Canada
2
Uzbekistan
2
Morocco
2
Mongolia
2
Qatar
2
Bulgaria
2
Mauritania
2
Dominican Republic
2
Ireland
2
Belgium
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Slovakia
2
Australia
1
Austria
1
Cape Verde
1
Lithuania
1
Uruguay
1
Denmark
1
Maldives
1
Morocco
1
Azerbaijan
1
Israel
1
Latvia
1
Guatemala
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
3535
Clinical Guidelines
831
Public Health
662
Key Resources
464
Women & Child Health
404
Capacity Building
181
Pharmacy & Technologies
108
Annual Report MEDBOX
3
Toolboxes
COVID-19
1371
HIV
739
TB
616
Mental Health
610
Ebola & Marburg
503
NTDs
396
Rapid Response
392
NCDs
352
AMR
342
Planetary Health
270
Caregiver
240
Disability
177
Conflict
159
Cholera
156
Zika
150
Refugee
149
Global Health Education
134
Pharmacy
126
Natural Hazards
98
Health Financing Toolbox
96
Polio
60
Specific Hazards
56
Malaria
33
Social Ethics
17
Typhoon
4
South Sudan
2
In the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response, WHO identifies young people as a priority target audience with specific concerns, experiences and behaviours. This policy brief provides relevant insights from behavioural evidence and a set of behavioural considerations for tho...
In this guideline, natural ventilation is considered
among one the effective measures to control infections in health care. This guideline provides
a design and operation guide for hospital planners, engineers, architects and infection control
personnel. The recommendations in this guidelin...
Breast cancer. Just reading those words can make many women worry. And that’s natural. Nearly everyone knows someone touched by the disease.
But there is a lot of good news about breast cancer these days. Treatments keep getting better, and we know more than ever about ways to prevent the disease...
The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to Member States on the practical aspects of maintaining sanitary standards at international borders at ports, airports, and ground crossings (points of entry) as set out in the International Health Regulations (2005). It provides technical advice ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent even if is largely curable and
preventable. In 2019 an estimated 2.9 million of the 10 million people who fell ill with TB were not
diagnosed or reported to the World Health Organization1. The Politi...
The 2020 edition of the World malaria report takes a historical look at key milestones that helped shape the global response to the disease over the last 2 decades – a period of unprecedented success in malaria control. The report features a detailed analysis on progress towards the 2020 milestone...
The 2020 edition of the World malaria report takes a historical look at key milestones that helped shape the global response to the disease over the last 2 decades – a period of unprecedented success in malaria control. The report features a detailed analysis on progress towards the 2020 milestone...
Rabies is a neglected zoonotic disease responsible for an estimated 59,000 human deaths annually. Rural populations in Africa and Asia are predominantly affected, and approximately
40% of cases occur in children under the age of 15 years. Transmitted through bites and scratches from infected animal...
The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
(4) Promoting health throughout the life course.
...
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
(4) Promoting health throughout the life course.
...
Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis is a deadly infectious disease affecting West and Central Africa, South Sudan and Uganda, and transmitted between humans by tsetse flies. The disease has caused several major epidemics, the latest one in the 1990s. Thanks to recent innovations such as rapid di...
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Draft an outbreak management plan for managing COVID-19 cases and outbreaks onboard ships;
- Manage an outbreak of COVID-19 disease on board a ship;
- Perform follow-up epidemiological and environmental investigation.
Target audience:
- Nation...
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania parasite. This parasite typically lives in infected sand flies. You can contract leishmaniasis from a bite of an infected sand fly.
The sand flies that carry the parasite typically reside in tropical and subtropical environments. Fatal...
Buruli ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is a neglected tropical disease characterized by extensive ulceration involving predominantly the upper and lower limbs of patients. The disease is common in rural tropical communities in West and Central Africa, where access to proper health care is lim...
In this video we take a look at Public Health – the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Public health focuses on improving the health of a population and preventing health problems before they happen. It is a broad...
The document presents Cameroon's National Response Plan for the 2018 cholera outbreak, covering August to October 2018. It highlights the epidemiological situation, with outbreaks reported in the North and Central regions and a total of 109 suspected cases and 9 deaths by July 2018. The plan outline...
There are 3 main forms of leishmaniases: visceral (the most serious form because it is almost always fatal without treatment), cutaneous (the most common, usually causing skin ulcers), and mucocutaneous (affecting mouth, nose and throat).
Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites which are tra...
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are critical in the prevention and care for all of the 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) scheduled for intensified control or elimination by 2020.
Provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene is one of the five key interventions within the global NTD ...
Provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene is one of the five key interventions within the global NTD ...
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a major public-health challenge from non-communicable diseases. Although infectious diseases continue to afflict Africa, the proportion of the overall disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa attributable to cancer is rising, and the region is predicted to have a greater than 85...
The World Heart Federation (WHF) commenced a Roadmap initiative in 2015 to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and resultant burgeoning of healthcare costs. Roadmaps provide a blueprint for implementation of priority solutions for the principal cardiovascular diseases leading to death...
Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
recommended
This document provides Technical content on ZIKV, its manifestations, complications, modes of transmission, and prevention measures to be used in answering frequently asked questions and conveying messages in information and communication materials, community talks, press conferences, etc.
