HIV drug resistance report 2021
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) can compromise the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in reducing HIV incidence and HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. Minimizing the spread of HIVDR is a critical
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Guidelines on safe recreational water quality: Volume 1- coastal and fresh waters
Use of coastal, estuarine and freshwater recreational environments has significant benefits for health and well-being, including rest, relaxation, exercise, cultural and religious practices, and aesthetic
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The public health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns- data addendum 2019
This is an addendum to the WHO publication “The Public Health Impact of Chemicals: Knowns and Unknowns” (WHO, 2016). Data presented in this update refer to the year 2019 while the initial publication presented
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Children and digital dumpsites: e-waste exposure and child health
<p>Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal processing of discarded electrical or electronic devices according to this new ground-breaking report from the World Health Organization.</p>
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World Health Statistics 2021: Monitoring Health for the SDGs
The World Health Organization released its annual 'state of the world's health' assessment in the World Health Statistics report, 2021. The report presents the latest data on more than 50 health-related
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2021 progress report on the global action plan for healthy lives and well-being for all
This second, annual Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP) progress report illustrates how the SDG3 GAP is providing an important, long-term improvement platform for collaboration
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Global progress report on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2021
This report provides accountability for the 3 Global Health Sector Strategies (2016-2021) on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and the STIs. The report assesses the impact, progress and gaps, and identifies actions
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Review of health in national adaptation plans
Climate change has significant impacts on health both directly, such as injury and death from extreme weather events, or heat illnesses from temperature increases, and indirectly, including malnutrition,
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Guidance for the surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis: Sixth edition
The aim of this document is to assist national tuberculosis (TB) programmes in developing the strongest possible mechanisms of surveillance for drug resistance in TB, building on more than 25 years of
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Levels and trends in child malnutrition: key findings 2021
Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, wasting, overweight and underweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition. UNICEF-WHO-WB Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
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Ambient air pollution and health in Accra, Ghana
The aim of this report is to estimate the impact of air pollution on health in contemporary Accra, Ghana. Accra is a city that has experienced rapid growth in the last decades. According to the last available