This WHO and HRP guideline is designed to help countries make faster progress, more equitably, on the screening and treatment of cervical cancer. This document includes guidance on an important additional option for cervical screening, the use of mRNA (messenger RNA) HPV testing. This gives countries a...
This guideline covers advice on the diagnosis and management of tension-type headache, migraine
(including migraine with aura and menstrual-related migraine), cluster headache and medication
overuse headache in young people (aged 12 years and older) and adults. It aims to improve the
recognition and mana...
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in secondary care,
including information on the best way to diagnose and identify different stages of the disease, and
how to manage adverse effects of treatment. It also includes recommendations on follow up in
primary care for people...
This guideline covers managing colorectal (bowel) cancer in people aged 18 and over. It aims to
improve quality of life and survival for adults with colorectal cancer through management of local
disease and secondary tumours (metastatic disease).
The recommendations in this guideline were developed befor...
This guideline covers identifying children, young people and adults with symptoms that could be
caused by cancer. It outlines appropriate investigations in primary care, and selection of people to
refer for a specialist opinion. It aims to help people understand what to expect if they have
symptoms that ...
According to WHO data, 71 million people worldwide were infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 2015, corresponding to a prevalence of 1%. 399,000 people die annually from complications of liver cirrhosis, including hepatocellular carcinoma.
This KDP answers the following clinical questions:
Diagnos...
This guideline covers the prevention, assessment and non-surgical management of pelvic floor
dysfunction in women aged 12 and over. It aims to raise awareness and help women to reduce their
risk of pelvic floor dysfunction. For women who have pelvic floor dysfunction, the guideline
recommends interventio...
In 2019, the Executive Guideline Steering Group (GSG) for the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal and perinatal health recommendations prioritized updating the then current WHO recommendations on antiplatelet agents for the prevention of pre-eclampsia. This decision was based on new evidence on the ...
El tratamiento oportuno de personas con COVID-19 busca minimizar el número de
complicaciones y muertes por esta enfermedad. Por ello, el Seguro Social de Salud del Perú
(EsSalud) priorizó la realización de la presente guía de práctica clínica (GPC) con la finalidad de
establecer recomendaciones ba...
La desnutrición es un estado de nutrición caracterizada por una deficiencia de energía, proteínas
y otros nutrientes que provoca efectos adversos en el cuerpo humano, impactando en la
funcionabilidad y en el resultado clínico (1, 2). Las principales causas de la desnutrición están
orientadas a una...
