Filter
2405
Filtered Results: 2405
Text search:
factors
associated
with
disbility
Featured
Recommendations
223
New Publications
560
Language
Document type
No document type
1418
Studies & Reports
427
Guidelines
258
Manuals
150
Strategic & Response Plan
97
Training Material
26
Fact sheets
12
Situation Updates
10
Resource Platforms
3
Infographics
3
Brochures
1
Countries / Regions
Global
131
India
123
Kenya
64
Ethiopia
50
Western and Central Europe
47
South Africa
46
Uganda
43
Latin America and the Carribbean
40
Bangladesh
38
Myanmar / Burma
37
Malawi
32
Zambia
30
Nepal
29
Sierra Leone
28
Ghana
27
Tanzania
27
Syria
26
Africa
26
Nigeria
25
Liberia
24
Ukraine
23
Rwanda
23
South–East Asia Region
22
Namibia
22
Lesotho
19
Philippines
19
Indonesia
16
Asia
15
Zimbabwe
14
Cambodia
14
Eastern Europe
14
Mozambique
13
Congo, Democratic Republic of
10
South Sudan
10
Cameroon
8
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
8
Lebanon
8
Russia
8
Afghanistan
7
Jordan
7
Vietnam
7
Brazil
7
Botswana
7
Pakistan
7
Thailand
6
Laos
6
USA
6
North America
6
East and Southern Africa
6
Sri Lanka
6
Sudan
6
Eswatini/ Swaziland
6
Haiti
5
Venezuela
5
West and Central Africa
5
Middle East and North Africa
5
Western Pacific Region
5
Yemen
5
Tajikistan
4
Colombia
4
Turkey
4
China
4
Iran
4
Peru
4
United Kingdom
4
Iraq
4
Somalia
4
Senegal
3
Guinea
3
Papua New Guinea
3
Moldova
3
Egypt
3
North Macedonia
2
Kazakhstan
2
Albania
2
Canada
2
Estonia
2
Kyrgyzstan
2
Lithuania
2
Germany
2
Paraguay
2
Turkmenistan
2
Portugal
2
Spain
2
Azerbaijan
2
Palestine
2
Central African Republic
2
Guatemala
2
Timor Leste/ East Timor
1
Mexico
1
Serbia
1
Benin
1
Chile
1
Fiji
1
Singapore
1
Burkina Faso
1
Uzbekistan
1
Burundi
1
Qatar
1
Armenia
1
Croatia
1
Ireland
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Japan
1
Mauritius
1
Belarus
1
Israel
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Latvia
1
Djibouti
1
Honduras
1
Angola
1
Libya
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
799
Public Health
208
Clinical Guidelines
201
Women & Child Health
153
Key Resources
141
Capacity Building
34
Pharmacy & Technologies
5
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
Toolboxes
Mental Health
394
Disability
273
COVID-19
125
NTDs
110
HIV
92
Planetary Health
85
NCDs
82
TB
72
Conflict
65
Caregiver
59
Global Health Education
55
Refugee
39
Rapid Response
35
AMR
24
Health Financing Toolbox
23
Natural Hazards
18
Ebola & Marburg
16
Pharmacy
12
Zika
12
Specific Hazards
6
Social Ethics
5
Polio
5
Malaria
2
Cholera
1
his revision to the Disaster Management Team’s (DMT) multi-sector response plan for COVID-19 is meant to align the multi-sector plan with the Department of Health’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan issued on 24 April 2020. Additionally, at the time of this version, the Department of Education an...
This revision to the Disaster Management Team’s (DMT) multi-sector response plan for COVID-19 is meant to align the multi-sector plan with the Department of Health’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan issued on 24 April 2020.
The guide is divided into 3 sections —the first focuses on the conceptual framework for M&E; the second focuses on six key steps for M&E; and further, the appendix provides additional tools, resources, and projects for M&E. With a comprehensive breakdown of the important approaches as well as a ch...
Just about everyone has experienced the joy that a healthy newborn child brings to parents, families and communities. But the arrival of a newborn who is small or sick often results in immediate worry and sadness. When the infant is at high risk of death or disability, these concerns can be a tremen...
Every year, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm – before 37 weeks of pregnancy. That is more than 1 in 10 live births. Approximately 1 million children die each year worldwide due to complications from their early birth. Those that survive often face a lifetime of ill-health including ...
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...
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...
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm that is acquired by skin contact with freshwater contaminated by schistosome cerceriae. Communities in which the infection is most endemic have limited access to clean water and healt...
The BBV/STI Glossary is a resource for interpreters, translators and others who work in a health setting. It offers an extensive list of English terms related to sexual health and blood-borne viruses (such as hepatitis), with easy to understand definitions.
Accessed 13th of November 2015.
JOIN European First Aid Guidelines
recommended
In the event of an accident or medical emergency, First Aid saves lives. Keeping the patient alive and safe until the arrival of expert professional help is a vital part of the chain of care which leads to recovery. The principle of First Aid must be simple skills, clearly taught and capable of bein...
The WHO country office for Ghana, began the year 2019 with a 4-day staff retreat at the Busua Beach Resort in the Western Region from 04 to 08 March 2019. The theme for the retreat was ‘Impacting the Health and Lives of the people of Ghana through the Triple Billion Goal”. The staff outlined pri...
Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 106 (Suppl 5), 2022, pp. 56–60. Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease that is a major cause of chronic disability in the developing world. According to the 2021–2030 road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) published by the World Health Organization (WHO...
Trachoma is an eye infection that for thousands of years caused many people to go blind across all continents. As the result of development and targeted interventions, trachoma is now limited to an estimated 57 countries, often affecting the poorest
populations of the world. Today, more than 2 mill...
The training manual consists of: (i) Tools for communication, reassurance and comfort for staff working directly with distressed children; (ii) Advice and guidance for staff working with parents and primary care-givers; (iii) Suggestions for ways to support a distressed child. It provides a non-i...
The 2023 Country Presence Report provides an overview of what WHO does in countries to advance towards the SDGs and implement GPW13, how we do it, with whom we work, and what is needed to overcome challenges for achieving results and impact in countries.
The 2019 SLDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on demographic and health indicators. The sample was selected using a stratified, two-stage cluster design, with enumeration areas (EAs) as the sampling units for the first stage. The second stage was a complete listing ...
The report presents the latest data on more than 50 health-related Sustainable Development Goal and "triple billion" target indicators. The 2021 edition includes preliminary estimates for global excess deaths attributable to COVID-19 for 2020 and the state of global and regional health trends from 2...
The report “Dementia: a public health priority” has been jointly developed by WHO and Alzheimer's Disease International. The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of dementia as a public health priority, to articulate a public health approach and to advocate for action at international a...
The 2023 meeting of the WHO Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing (CCHA) was the group’s ninth gathering and took place in Geneva 5–7 December 2023. The meeting was structured around seven panels, with a series of technical presentations, plenary discussions and group work, and a final session o...
This document provides technical guidance on concepts, definitions, indicators, criteria, milestones and tools to assist leprosy programmes in their journey towards the goals of interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy disease and through the post-elimination period. Importantly, it p...
