The WHO COVID-19 Clinical management: living guidance contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19. Providing guidance that is comprehensive and holistic for the optimal care of COVID-19 patients throughout their entire illness is impor...
COVID-19/complicaciones,
COVID-19/diagnóstico,
Máscaras,
Salud Global,
Hospitalización,
Respiración Artificial,
Choque Séptico,
Lactancia Materna,
Embarazo,
Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/etiología,
Neumonía Viral/etiología,
Cuidados Paliativos,
Rehabilitación,
Manejo de Atención al Paciente/organización & administración
This guideline covers the routine postnatal care that women and their babies should receive in the first 8 weeks after the birth. It includes the organisation and delivery of postnatal care, identifying and managing common and serious health problems in women and their babies, how to help parents form st...
In 2018, the World Health Assembly, through resolution WHA71.9 on infant and young child feeding, affirmed that “the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding contributes substantially to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals on nutrition and health and is a core element of qual...
A paucity of scientific evidence exists on how to best treat pregnant or breastfeeding women with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD). Historical reports suggest that, among women who acquire EVD during pregnancy, there is increased mortality and morbidity, and a near 100% rate of adverse pr...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently experiencing the second largest Ebola
outbreak in history, following a 2014-2016 outbreak in western Africa that had an estimated 28,000 cases. Investigational treatment and vaccination trials are ongoing, but data in the context of pregnancy and breastfeedin...
This guideline aims to provide specific, patient-focused recommendations on management and care of people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. With the exception of chemoprophylaxis for the prevention of infection in people exposed to COVID-19, the guideline does not include other interventions used in ...
Diagnóstico Clínico/diagnóstico,
Betacoronavirus/efectos de los fármacos,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico,
Hipoxia/diagnóstico,
Gravedad del Paciente,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/tratamiento farmacológico,
Neumonía Viral/tratamiento farmacológico,
Dexametasona/uso terapéutico,
Lactancia Materna,
Antivirales/uso terapéutico,
Hidroxicloroquina/uso terapéutico,
Colchicina/uso terapéutico,
Plasma/inmunología,
Darunavir/uso terapéutico,
Interferones/uso terapéutico,
Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia/métodos
Many millions of people around the world are affected by emergencies, the majority of whom are women and children. Among them are many who are known to be living with HIV and others who may not know their HIV status. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICE...
This guideline examines the evidence and makes recommendations and remarks on the implementation of some of the details of breastfeeding counselling, such as frequency, timing, mode and provider of breastfeeding counselling, to improve breastfeeding practices. The objective of this guideline is to provid...
This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on protection, promotion and support of optimal breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services, as a public health intervention. It is intended to contribute to discussions among stakeholders when selecting or priorit...
This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn health is one of four in a series; the others relate to maternal, child and adolescent health. The objective of this document is to make available WHO recommendations on newborn health in one easy-to-access document for WHO staff, policy-makers, ...
