The purpose of this document is to provide interim guidance to laboratories and stakeholders involved in laboratory testing of patients who meet the definition of suspected case of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China....
This is the first edition of guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for use when infection with a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is suspected. It has been adapted from WHO’s Infection prevention and control during health care for probable or confirmed cases of Middle East respirat...
WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need
for recommendations on safe home care for patients with
suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptoms
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and
on public health measures related to the management of their
contacts.
This document was adapted from the interim guidance on
Middle Eas...
This document is intended for clinicians taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a nCoV infection is suspected. It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen clinical management of the...
A paucity of scientific evidence exists on how to best treat pregnant or breastfeeding women with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD). Historical reports suggest that, among women who acquire EVD during pregnancy, there is increased mortality and morbidity, and a near 100% rate of adverse pr...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently experiencing the second largest Ebola
outbreak in history, following a 2014-2016 outbreak in western Africa that had an estimated 28,000 cases. Investigational treatment and vaccination trials are ongoing, but data in the context of pregnancy and breastfeedin...
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is commonly defined as a blood loss of 500 mL or more
within 24 hours after birth and affects about 5% of all women giving birth around the world.
Globally, nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths are associated with PPH and, in most
low-income countries, it is the main cau...
Chronic pain in children is a significant public health problem globally and a leading
cause of morbidity in children, with a negative impact on their emotional, physical
and social development and function. The lives of families and caregivers are also
significantly impacted. Chronic pain, defined as pa...
This Web Annex provides detailed information on the processes, procedures and methods
for developing Guidelines on the management of chronic pain in children. These guidelines
were developed according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on guideline
development: WHO handbook for guideline develop...
About 5.3 million children under the age of five died in 20181. Most of these deaths occurred in lowincome
countries, with the highest risk of death in sub-Saharan Africa (69 deaths per 1000 live births).
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 aims to end all preventable deaths of newborns and children
und...
