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Preparedness and response to bacterial meningitis outbreaks: toolkit for frontline healthcare workers

The global burden of acute bacterial meningitis remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and resource-limited settings. Following...

National health emergency alert and response framework

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...

Clinical management of COVID-19: living guideline, June 2025

The COVID-19 Clinical management: living guidance contains the most up-to-date WHO recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19....

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In 2025, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme responded to a growing number of health emergencies driven by conflict, climate shocks and disease outbreaks,...

Management of contacts

WHO advises Member States to implement a risk-based approach to the identification, monitoring, and management of contacts of probable or confirmed Andes...

Technical note disembarkation and onward management of passengers

This technical note is intended for public health authorities, port health authorities, and partner agencies involved in the disembarkation, onward travel,...

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report_65

This is the 65th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the global epidemiological situation for mpox,...