BIGG

Total: 2197

Guideline: daily iron supplementation in adult women and adolescent girls

This guideline provides a global, evidence-informed recommendation on daily iron supplementation in menstruating adult women and adolescents, as a public-health intervention for the prevention of anaemia and iron deficiency. The guideline aims to help Member States and their partners in their efforts to ...

WHO guidelines for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis

Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the WHO Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. These guidelines provide updated trea...

WHO guidelines for the treatment of genital herpes simplex virus

Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. These gui...

Guideline: iron supplementation in postpartum women

This guideline provides a global, evidence-informed recommendation on iron supplementation in postpartum women, as a public health intervention for the purpose of improving maternal and infant health outcomes. The guideline aims to help Member States and their partners in their efforts to make informed d...

WHO guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis)

Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the WHO Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. These guidelines provide updated trea...

Guía de práctica clínica sobre tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardiaca crónica

El objetivo general de la Guía de Práctica Clínica es proporcionar a los agentes encargados de la asistencia y cuidados de este tipo de pacientes, una herramienta que les permita tomar las mejores decisiones sobre algunos de los problemas que ocasionan su atención y que no han sido resueltos. Esta Gu...

WHO guidelines for the treatment of neisseria gonorrhoeae

Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the WHO Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. There is an urgent need to update tre...

Guideline: updates on paediatric emergency triage, assessment and treatment: care of critically-ill children

Children admitted to hospital often die within 24 hours of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children are identified soon after their arrival in the health facility, and treatment is started immediately. This can be facilitated by rapid triage for all children presenting to ...

Updates on HIV and infant feeding: the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve feeding practices among mothers living with HIV

WHO guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding in 2010 for the first time recommended the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. This resulted in a major change from an individualised counselling approach toward a public health approach regarding how materna...

WHO guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation

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...