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This multi-hazard Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework provides guidance for coordinating emergency response in countries, under the global Health...
Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline, August 2025
The WHO Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline contains recommendations for the use of therapeutics in the treatment of COVID-19. It is...
The COVID-19 Clinical management: living guidance contains the most up-to-date WHO recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19....
NAPHS for all: a country implementation guide for national action plan for health security (NAPHS)
A national action plan for health security (NAPHS) is a country-owned, multi-year, joint planning process that can improve the implementation of IHR core...
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WHO Rapid Risk Assessment - Diphtheria, African Region v.1
This Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) aims to assess the risk of diphtheria at the regional level, considering the public health impact, the risk of geographical...
Public Health Situation Analysis - oPt
The fragile Gaza ceasefire announced on 9 October 2025 marked a momentous but precarious juncture in the ongoing conflict.3 The ceasefire remains in place...
This is the 59th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the global epidemiological situation for mpox, including...
From 1 January to 28 September 2025, a cumulative total of 518 324 cholera cases and 6508 deaths were reported from 32 countries across five WHO regions,...
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