The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines were developed to provide clinicians with guidance on caring for
patients with COVID-19. Because clinical information about the optimal management of COVID-19
is evolving quickly, these Guidelines are updated frequently to reflect newly published data and other
authorita...
Complementary feeding, defined as the
process of providing foods in addition to
milk when breast milk or milk formula
alone are no longer adequate to meet
nutritional requirements, generally starts
at age 6 months and continues until
23 months of age, although breastfeeding
may continue beyond this perio...
Over 45.4 million infants and children under 5 years of age experience wasting each year. The risk of
wasting and nutritional oedema in infants and children, particularly in high-risk contexts where health
and socioeconomic indicators are at their poorest, is heightened by ongoing crises including climat...
This guideline covers vitamin D use in the context of COVID‑19. It is for adults, young people and children in hospitals and community settings. Vitamin D is important for bone and muscle health. It may also have a role in the body's immune response to respiratory viruses. On 14 July 2022, we removed t...
The purpose of the WHO Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead is to assist physicians in making decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of lead exposure for individual patients and in mass poisoning incidents.
The guideline presents evidence-informed recommendations on:
the interpret...
Adherence to consistent post-operative behavioural changes (behaviour modification for nutrition plans, physical activity and vitamin intake) can optimize obesity management and health while minimizing post-operative complications.
Working in partnership, the bariatric surgical centre, the local bariatri...
This guideline covers the nutrition of pregnant women, including women who are planning to become pregnant, mothers and other carers of children aged under 5 and their children. In particular, it aims to address disparities in the nutrition of low‑income and other disadvantaged groups compared with th...
