COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CLUSTER

• Office of Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases, including:

  • Public Health Mapping and Geographic Information Systems

  • Mediterranean Centre for Vulnerability Reduction

   

• Departments:

  • Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

  • Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response

  • Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

Publications

• Weekly Epidemiological Record /
  Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire

• International Travel and Health

• WHO Outbreak communication guidelines - download  [pdf 452kb]
  Lignes directrices de l'OMS sur la communication lors de flambées de maladies - télécharger [pdf 476kb]

• Highlights  2003:
  Communicable Disease Activities - download [pdf 210kb]
  HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Activities - download [pdf 420kb]

• Progress Report 2002:"Global defence against the infectious disease threat" full text   
   "Défense mondiale contre la menace des maladies infectieuses"-  télécharger [pdf 1022kb]

• Coordinates 2002 Charting Progress against AIDS, TB and Malaria - download [pdf 370kb]
  

For information on specific diseases see: Health topics index