Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a premalignant lesion that may exist at any one of three stages: CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3. If left untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 (collectively referred to as CIN2+) can progress to cervical cancer. Instead of screening and diagnosis by the standard sequence of cytology, c...
This guideline provides an evidence-based recommendation on the use of adult male circumcision devices for HIV prevention in public health programmes in high HIV prevalence, resource-limited settings. It also presents key programmatic considerations for the introduction and use of these devices in public...
Malnutrition in all its forms is closely linked, either directly or indirectly, to major causes of death and disability worldwide. The causes of malnutrition are directly related to inadequate dietary intake as well as disease, but indirectly to many factors, among others household food security, materna...
Criteria for classifying and diagnosing hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy have been accepted by a group of experts convened by WHO. These new criteria are an update of recommendations published by WHO in 1999....
WHO estimates that up to half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur worldwide, each year. Current treatment regimens for MDR-TB present many challenges: treatment lasts 20 months or more, requiring daily administration of drugs that are more toxic, less effective, and far...
Adolescents (10–19 years) and young people (20–24 years) continue to be vulnerable, both socially and economically, to HIV infection despite efforts to date. This is particularly true for adolescents — especially girls — who live in settings with a generalized HIV epidemic or who are members of k...
This guideline provides guidance on the principles and evidence-informed recommendations on the nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis. Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis and in turn tuberculosis can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent am...
Identificar aspectos que facilitan el acceso a servicios de salud de pacientes con flujo vaginal, dolor pélvico bajo, infección cervical, úlcera genital, descarga uretral, inflamación escrotal y bubón inguinal. Identificar aspectos que dificultan el acceso a servicios de salud de pacientes con flujo...
Mejorar la sobrevida libre de enfermedad, la sobrevida global y la calidad de vida de los niños y adolescentes supervivientes de Leucemia Linfoide Aguda Determinar los factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de la enfermedad. Mejorar la calidad de la atención en salud y la utilización racional de recurs...
This Handbook focuses on counselling and communicating with women, their families and communities to promote the health of mothers and newborns. When we talk about counselling in this book we are talking about counselling for maternal and newborn health specifically, and this is explored in more detail i...
