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WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2024

The WHO Results Report 2024–2025 indicates that global access to safely managed drinking-water services rose from 71.0% in 2018 to a projected 87.3%...

Routine health information system and health facility data for neglected tropical diseases: Rabies

This guidance was developed based on a template provided to health programmes by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact. WHO disease...

Yaws eradication: guidance for serological surveys to assess interruption of transmision

This document summarizes guidance developed for national programmes on conducting serosurveys to assess whether interruption of yaws transmission has...

The selection and use of essential medicines, 2025: WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification of antibiotics for evaluation and monitoring of use

he AWaRe classification is intended as a tool for monitoring antibiotic consumption, defining targets and monitoring the effects of stewardship policies...