Filter
929
Text search:
Surgical
site
infection
Featured
Recommendations
147
New Publications
248
Language
Document type
No document type
489
Guidelines
206
Studies & Reports
88
Manuals
77
Training Material
22
Strategic & Response Plan
18
Fact sheets
13
Situation Updates
9
Resource Platforms
2
Infographics
2
Brochures
1
Online Courses
1
Videos
1
Countries / Regions
India
91
South Africa
53
Kenya
39
Nigeria
33
Ethiopia
30
Liberia
23
Sierra Leone
22
Uganda
20
Tanzania
16
Bangladesh
15
Nepal
14
Rwanda
14
Global
14
Western and Central Europe
13
Philippines
12
Zambia
12
Namibia
11
Ghana
10
Congo, Democratic Republic of
8
Eswatini/ Swaziland
8
Malawi
7
Myanmar / Burma
7
Africa
7
Germany
6
Guinea
5
USA
5
Syria
5
West and Central Africa
5
Eastern Europe
5
South Sudan
4
Botswana
4
Lesotho
4
East and Southern Africa
4
Latin America and the Carribbean
4
Burkina Faso
3
Zimbabwe
3
Argentina
3
South–East Asia Region
3
Western Pacific Region
3
Venezuela
3
Senegal
2
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
2
Pakistan
2
Iraq
2
Jordan
2
Cambodia
2
Brazil
2
Ukraine
2
Angola
2
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2
Vietnam
2
France
2
United Kingdom
2
Mali
1
Niger
1
Haiti
1
Somalia
1
Lebanon
1
Turkey
1
China
1
Indonesia
1
Singapore
1
Mozambique
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Sudan
1
Peru
1
Burundi
1
Colombia
1
Bolivia
1
Chile
1
Middle East and North Africa
1
Other region
1
Asia
1
Bhutan
1
Palestine
1
Southern Africa
1
Tajikistan
1
Russia
1
Qatar
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
395
Clinical Guidelines
160
Key Resources
70
Women & Child Health
62
Public Health
33
Capacity Building
24
Pharmacy & Technologies
9
Toolboxes
AMR
86
COVID-19
68
Caregiver
64
TB
52
Ebola & Marburg
51
NTDs
46
HIV
41
Rapid Response
25
Conflict
23
Pharmacy
21
2.0 Rapid Response
15
Planetary Health
12
Natural Hazards
10
Specific Hazards
10
Mental Health
9
Refugee
8
Global Health Education
8
Disability
7
NCDs
6
Polio
3
Cholera
2
Malaria
1
Accessed: 02.05.2020
These consolidated guidelines provide recommendations for comprehensive prevention and case management strategies in Kenya
Scope of the Guidelines: Infection prevention and control Patient triage Emergency Medical Services C
...
Based on scientific evidence, expert consensus and country experiences, the WHO core components for infection prevention and control (IPC) are the foundation for establishing or strengthening effective programmes at the national and facility level.
...
Chromoblastomycosis (CMB) is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue caused by a transcutaneous traumatic inoculation of a specific group of dematiaceous fungi occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical zones worldwide.
...
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force
Standard precautions aim to protect both health workers and patients by reducing the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognized sources. They are the minimum standard of infection prevention and control practices th
...
Investment in all the drivers and facilitators of hand hygiene action in health care to ensure that it occurs at the point of care and other critical moments requires a multidisciplinary, multifaceted approach. WHO describes such an approach as a “multimodal improvement strategy” (MMIS) which is
...
This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stake- holders. It recommends a combination of measures aimed at reducing the risk of TB transmission within populations. The emphas
...
The objectives of the scheme is to promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health care facilities, to incentivize and recognize such public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance in adhering to standard
...
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a bacterial skin infection that is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and mainly affects people who reside in the rural areas of Africa and in suburban and beach resort communities in Australia.
This document simplifies the WHO guidance on severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) treatment centres and is meant to be accessible to healthcare workers, policymakers and others who want
a quick overview of the key requirements for a COVID-19 i
...
Please download the latest report from the official website:
http://www.nacp.go.tz/site/publications/epidemiology-and-research-coordination
Background book on Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition
Tuberculosis. Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries
This Tuberculosis guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in child
...
Caregiver: Standard precautions
recommended
Issue Brief 28: Cargiver Toolbox Part 2
A collection of important documents from the category "Standard precautions", including hand hygiene, waste management, infection and prevention control (IPC) measures.
This handbook summarizes the experience of leading practitioners in the field of war surgery and is intended to help military and civilian surgical teams treat people wounded in armed conflicts. It covers first aid, admission of urgent cases and tri
...
Manual for male circumcision under local anaesthesia and HIV prevention services for adolescent boys and men
recommended
This Manual takes into account those lessons to improve and maintain high quality services. It is aligned with updated recommendations on infection prevention and control -- a foundation for all health care services. Voluntary medical male circumcis
...
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin-related neglected tropical disease (skin NTD) caused by infection with
Mycobacterium ulcerans. BU is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy
in people who are not immunocompromised. Th
...
The report and an accompanying series of studies show the global uptake of the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist in its first ten years since its launch and recommend ways the Checklist can be more effectively used to improve
...
