Zawilska, Krystyna;
Jaeschke, Roman;
Tomkowski, Witold;
Mayzner-Zawadzka, Ewa;
Niżankowski, Rafat;
Olejek, Anita;
Pasierski, Tomasz;
Torbicki, Adam;
Undas, Anetta;
Arkadiusz, Jawień;
Gajewski, Piotr;
Sznajd, Jan;
Brożek, Jan.
The overall objective of the Polish guidelines for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism is to increase patient benefit and safety by appropriate prevention and treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as well as proper management of the complications associated with anti...
This guideline covers identifying and managing depression in adults aged 18 years and older, in primary and secondary care. It aims to improve care for people with depression by promoting improved recognition and treatment....
Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. In the last 50 years, incidence has increased 30-fold with increasing geographic expansion to new countries and, in the present decade, from urban to rural settings. This publication is intended to contribute to prevention an...
Dengue/diagnóstico,
Dengue/terapia,
Dengue/prevención & control,
Enfermedades Endémicas/prevención & control,
Incidencia,
Dengue/epidemiología,
Control de Mosquitos/métodos,
Insectos Vectores,
Aedes,
Dengue,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Reservorios de Enfermedades,
Brotes de Enfermedades
These guidelines suggest methods for selecting, evaluating and implementing HIV testing technologies and strategies based on a country’s laboratory infrastructure and surveillance needs. The guidelines provide recommendations for specimen selection, collection, storage and testing, and for the selectio...
The statement presents the recommended cut-offs, summarizes the rationale for their adoption and advocates for their harmonized application in the identification of 6 to 60 month old infants and children for the management of severe acute malnutrition. It reviews the implications on patient load, on disc...
One of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2000 is to
reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015. If this is to be achieved,
maternal deaths related to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) must be significantly
reduced. In support of this, health workers in developing countries...
As the HIV/AIDS epidemic imposes an ever-larger burden globally, surveillance for HIV becomes more critical in order to understand the trends of the epidemic and make sound decisions on how best to respond to it. These guidelines suggest methods for selecting, evaluating and implementing HIV testing tech...
This Policy Statement examines the role of HIV testing and counselling in health facilities in increasing access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services for refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other persons of concern to UNHCR....
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century, reached all parts of the world within a year, causing epidemics of varying magnitude. During the pandemic period, the World Health Organization (WHO) received reports of over 18 000 laboratory-confirmed deaths due to infection with t...
This document recommends a proactive approach to HIV testing and counselling by care providers in these settings. Offers basic operational guidance on HIV testing and counselling in settings attended by people who inject drugs (PWID)....