Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods: attribution, characterization and monitoring
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Health Organization 2022
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WHO manual on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation policies to promote healthy diets
World Health Organization 2022 Obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been steadily increasing globally, and with them, a pressing need to implement evidence-based responses which address the contributing factors. Fortunately, there are a series of policy solutions that governments can implement to influence the creation of food environments that enable consumers to make healthier […]
Continue reading →Control measures for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) associated with meat and dairy products
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Health Organization 2022
Continue reading →Improving the lives of people with epilepsy: a technical brief
World Health Organization 2022
Continue reading →The WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book
World Health Organization 2022 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global health and development and is estimated to contribute to more than five million deaths globally each year. We need urgent global action, using a One Health approach, to keep our precious medicines working. One of the critical health targets of the 2030 Sustainable […]
Continue reading →Hearts technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: risk based CVD management
World Health Organization 2020
Continue reading →Educational modules on clinical use of blood
World Health Organization 2021 Blood transfusion is an essential part of patient care. When used correctly, it saves lives and improves health. However, blood transfusion carries a potential risk of acute or delayed complications and transfusion- transmitted infections and should only be prescribed when there are clear indications for doing so. Many countries in the […]
Continue reading →WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 5: management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
World Health Organization 2022
Continue reading →Consolidated telemedicine implementation guide
World Health Organization 2022 Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic added immense pressure to health systems and their ability to deliver health-care services, revealing gaps and weaknesses even in countries with robust health systems. While digital tools have been emerging over recent decades, the overwhelming public health challenges of the pandemic catalysed their use as an essential […]
Continue reading →Noncommunicable disease facility-based monitoring guidance: framework, indicators and application
World Health Organization 2022 Every year noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 41 million deaths globally – three-quarters of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Today, just a handful of countries are on track to reduce premature NCD mortality by one third by 2030, which is the NCD target of the Sustainable Development […]
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