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Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC) para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento de la diabetes Gestacional
Objetivos específicos de la Guía Proveer el enfoque diagnóstico de los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 proponiendo una estrategia de diagnóstico eficaz. Proveer las estrategias de manejo farmacológico y no farmacológico, para la diabetes mellitus tipo 1, basadas en la mejor evidencia cientí...
WHO guideline: fortification of maize flour and corn meal with vitamins and minerals
Industrial fortification of maize flour and corn meal with at least iron has been practiced for many years in several countries in the Americas and Africa, where these ingredients are used in the preparation of many common national dishes. This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations...
WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience
Endorsed, by the UN Secretary-General, this is a comprehensive WHO guideline on routine ANC for pregnant women and adolescent girls. It aims to complement existing WHO guidelines on the management of specific pregnancy-related complications. The guidance aims to capture the complex nature of the issues s...
The use of delamanid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children and adolescents: interim policy guidance
The specific objectives were to evaluate the harms to benefits ratio of delamanid in combination with the currently recommended MDR-TB treatment regimen in children. Based on this evaluation, to develop recommendations on the use of delamanid as part of WHO-recommended longer MDR-TB treatment regimens, a...
Guideline: Infant feeding in areas of Zika virus transmission
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes; the same mosquito also transmits other vector-borne diseases – dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. Purpose of the guideline The purpose of this guideline is to provide a recommendation to guide governments, ministries of health, po...
Guideline: daily iron supplementation in infants and children
This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on daily iron supplementation in infants and children, as a public-health intervention for the prevention of anaemia and iron deficiency. It includes recommendations for iron supplementation in countries where malaria is prevalent. The gui...
WHO guidelines for the treatment of genital herpes simplex virus
Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. These gui...
WHO guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the WHO Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. These guidelines provide updated trea...
Guideline: updates on paediatric emergency triage, assessment and treatment: care of critically-ill children
Children admitted to hospital often die within 24 hours of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children are identified soon after their arrival in the health facility, and treatment is started immediately. This can be facilitated by rapid triage for all children presenting to ...