WHO guidelines
The development of global guidelines ensuring the appropriate use of evidence represents one of the core functions of WHO.
A WHO guideline is defined broadly as any information product developed by WHO that contains recommendations for clinical practice or public health policy. Recommendations are statements designed to help end-users make informed decisions on whether, when and how to undertake specific actions such as clinical interventions, diagnostic tests or public health measures, with the aim of achieving the best possible individual or collective health outcomes.
The Guidelines Review Committee ensures that WHO guidelines are of a high methodological quality and are developed through a transparent, evidence-based decision-making process. Guidelines are subject to a rigorous quality assurance process that helps to ensure that each and every published guideline is trustworthy, impactful and meets the highest international standards.
Latest WHO guidelines approved by the Guidelines Review Committee
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WHO guideline on HIV service delivery
This WHO guideline recommends integrating services for hypertension, diabetes, and mental health (including depression, anxiety, and substance use) into...
Abortion care guideline, 2nd ed
The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal,...
WHO guidelines for malaria
The WHO guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate...
Digital adaptation kit for self-monitoring of blood pressure during pregnancy: operational requirements...
The Digital adaptation kit (DAK) for self-monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy enables countries to better help pregnant women manage hypertensive...
Recommendations on the delivery of health services for the prevention and care of sexually transmitted...
WHO's global health sector strategies for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) aim to reduce gonorrhoea and syphilis ...
Guidelines on lenacapavir for HIV prevention and testing strategies for long-acting injectable pre-exposure...
Offering additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) choices has the potential to increase uptake and effective use of PrEP, and of HIV prevention overall, as...
WHO's global health sector strategies for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) aim to reduce gonorrhoea and syphilis...
WHO guidelines for clinical management of arboviral diseases: dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever
World Health Organization (WHO) has just released the Integrated Guidelines on the Clinical Management of Arboviral Diseases — a crucial step...
