WHO has developed guidelines on systematic screening for active tuberculosis (TB) based on a thorough review of available evidence. Early detection of TB is essential to further improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk g...
This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on a number of specific issues related to the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children, including in the context of HIV. The guideline will help Member States and their partners in their efforts to make informed deci...
These guidelines were produced by the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), World Health Organization (WHO), under the leadership of Dr Claudia García-Moreno. The expertise and support of many people have made the development of these guidelines possible. The guideline development proces...
These WHO mhGAP guidelines were developed to provide recommended management strategies for conditions specifically related to stress, including symptoms of acute stress, post-traumatic stress disorder and bereavement. The guidelines were developed by an independent Guidelines Development Group and inform...
Trastornos de Estrés Traumático Agudo/complicaciones,
Trastornos de Estrés Traumático Agudo/psicología,
Trastornos de Estrés Traumático Agudo/terapia,
Trastornos del Inicio y del Mantenimiento del Sueño/etiología,
Enuresis/etiología,
Hiperventilación/etiología,
Trastornos Disociativos/etiología,
Trastornos del Inicio y del Mantenimiento del Sueño/terapia,
Enuresis/terapia,
Hiperventilación/terapia,
Trastornos Disociativos/terapia
This is the second edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pocket book
of hospital care for children, which was fi rst published in 2005. It is a compilation of the updated WHO guidelines for the management of common childhood
illnesses at the fi rst-referral level in low-resource countries. It pr...
Exposure to tobacco smoke affects all stages of human reproduction. Tobacco smoking
affects both male and female fecundity. Maternal cigarette smoking is associated with
increased risks for ectopic pregnancy, premature rupture of membranes, abruptio placentae, placenta previa, miscarriage, stillbirth, pr...
The global priorities for tuberculosis (TB) care and control are to improve case-detection and to detect cases earlier, including cases of smear-negative disease which are often associated with coinfection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and young age, and to enhance the capacity to diagnose ...
Poor maternal and newborn health and nutrition remain significant contributors to the burden of disease and mortality. Calcium supplementation has the potential to reduce adverse gestational outcomes, in particular by decreasing the risk of developing hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, which are as...
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a premalignant lesion that may exist at any one of three stages: CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3. If left untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 (collectively referred to as CIN2+) can progress to cervical cancer. Instead of screening and diagnosis by the standard sequence of cytology, c...
Malnutrition in all its forms is closely linked, either directly or indirectly, to major causes of death and disability worldwide. The causes of malnutrition are directly related to inadequate dietary intake as well as disease, but indirectly to many factors, among others household food security, materna...
