These guidelines are intended primarily for health-care professionals involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This document also provides guidance for policy-makers, health-care managers and others in charge of planning, developing a...
The field of HCV therapeutics continues to evolve rapidly and, since the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its first Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection in 2014, several new medicines have been approved by at least one stringent regulatory authority...
These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and car...
Member States have requested guidance from the World Health Organization on the effects and safety of the use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women. This guideline is intended to help Member States in their efforts to make evidence-informed d...
Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg) are highly contagious pathogens, which
cause severe and often fatal illness in humans. Health workers are at increased
risk of infection with these viruses because of their close and prolonged contact with severely ill patients with a high viral load. The risk of transmiss...
Proponer recomendaciones basadas en la evidencia para la atención depacientes en cuidados paliativos....
Hani, Albis C;
Galindo, Andrés;
Leguizamo, Ana;
Maldonado, Catalina;
Páramo H, David;
Costa, Valeria;
Sierra A, Fernando;
Amaya, Marcela Torres;
Pardo, Rodrigo;
Otero, William;
Sabbagh, Luis.
Objetivo: brindar una guía de práctica clínica basada en la evidencia más reciente para el diagnóstico y
tratamiento del reflujo gastroesofágico teniendo en cuenta la efectividad y seguridad de las intervenciones
dirigidas a pacientes, personal asistencial, administrativo y entes gubernamentales de...
Desarrollar grupos de recomendaciones basadas en evidencia con base en el sistema GRADE
acerca de la detección temprana, atención integral, seguimiento y rehabilitación de pacientes con diagnóstico de falla cardíaca etapa B. Desarrollar grupos de recomendaciones basadas en evidencia con base en el s...
Health care-associated infections (HAI) are one of the most common adverse events in care delivery and a major public health problem with an impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. At any one time, up to 7% of patients in developed and 10% in developing countries will acquire at least one HAI...
Surgical site infections are caused by bacteria that get in through incisions made during surgery. They threaten the lives of millions of patients each year and contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance. In low- and middle-income countries, 11% of patients who undergo surgery are infected in the ...
