International Plan, Policy & Guidelines

WHO Hospital Readiness Checklist for COVID-19. WHO Hospital Readiness Checklist for COVID-19.

WHO announces forthcoming changes for the programmatic management of TB preventive treatment

Stockholm Declaration Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety: Achieving Global Goals 2030 The Chairman’s conclusions, called the “Stockholm Declaration”, was presented by the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Mr. Tomas …

What is Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)?   According to International Health Regulations (2005), the term ”Public Health Emergency of International Concern” is defined as “an extraordinary event …

Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected (Interim guidance) This guidance is intended for health-care workers (HCWs), health-care managers, and teams working in …

Ethical considerations for health policy and systems research A publication from the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (WHO) with the Global Health Ethics Unit (WHO) Overview This document, …

WHO announces updates on new molecular assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug resistance 13 January 2020 | GENEVA – Significant improvements to the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin …

Implementation Research (IR) in Health: A Practical Guide This Guide was developed by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) with support from the Implementation Research Platform (IRP). …

Implementation Research (IR) toolkit(Participants Manual & Facilitator’s Guide) The toolkit was developed by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. Over 200 researchers, academics, disease control programme …

WHO launches new report on global tobacco use trends Number of males using tobacco globally on the decline, showing that government-led control efforts work to save lives, protect health, beat …