This guideline provides locally adaptable, clear, evidence-informed global recommendations on the fortification of wheat flour with vitamins and minerals as a public health strategy to improve the micronutrient status of populations, which are grounded in gender, equity and human rights approaches with t...
O câncer de mama atinge 2.1 milhões de mulheres todos os anos no mundo. No Brasil, são 66.280 novos diagnósticos, segundo estimativas do INCA (Instituto Nacional de Câncer). Esse é o tipo de tumor mais frequente em mulheres de todas as idades e, nos países menos desenvolvidos, a mortalidade em dec...
Un proceso adecuado de envejecimiento es un logro para la salud pública, sin embargo, muchos de los adultos mayores requerirán mayor atención de parte del sistema de salud al que pertenecen. Bajo este contexto, el primer nivel de atención normalmente es el primer lugar de contacto que tienen los paci...
This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on the use of indicators for assessing a population’s iron status and application of the use of ferritin concentrations for monitoring and evaluating iron interventions. his guideline aims to help WHO Member States and their partners to ...
Helsingen, Lise M;
Vandvik, Per Olav;
Jodal, Henriette C;
Agoritsas, Thomas;
Lytvyn, Lyubov;
Anderson, Joseph C;
Auer, Reto;
Murphy, Silje Bjerkelund;
Almadi, Majid Abdulrahman;
Corley, Douglas A;
Quinlan, Casey;
Fuchs, Jonathan M;
McKinnon, Annette;
Qaseem, Amir;
Heen, Anja Fog;
Siemieniuk, Reed A C;
Kalager, Mette;
Usher-Smith, Juliet A;
Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Iris;
Bretthauer, Michael;
Guyatt, Gordon.
Recent 15-year updates of sigmoidoscopy screening trials provide new evidence on the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening. Prompted by the new evidence, we asked: “Does colorectal cancer screening make an important difference to health outcomes in individuals initiating screening at age 50 to 7...
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in secondary care,
including information on the best way to diagnose and identify different stages of the disease, and
how to manage adverse effects of treatment. It also includes recommendations on follow-up in
primary care for people...
This guideline covers the initial assessment of symptoms and signs that might indicate a
neurological condition. It helps non-specialist healthcare professionals to identify people who
should be offered referral for specialist investigation....
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing non-small-cell and small-cell lung cancer. It aims to
improve outcomes for patients by ensuring that the most effective tests and treatments are used,
and that people have access to suitable palliative care and follow-up....
The objectives of these guidelines are:
• to provide evidence-based guidance on the use of thermal ablation to treat cervical precancer; and
• to support countries to update their national guidelines for the use of thermal ablation for cervical precancer.
These guidelines were developed using the W...
Es inevitable el aumento de los pacientes con Hipertensión Arterial Sistémica (HAS), de estos un porcentaje desarrollaran crisis hipertensivas en algún momento de su vida. La HAS es la causa responsable de casi 7 100 000 de muertes al año en todo el mundo. El objetivo de esta GPC es resumir las recom...
