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NAPHS for all: a country implementation guide for national action plan for health security (‎NAPHS)‎

A national action plan for health security (NAPHS) is a country-owned, multi-year, joint planning process that can improve the implementation of IHR core...

This WHO Clinical practice guideline for influenza is an update and expansion from the previously published WHO guideline on the clinical management of...

Clinical characteristics of pregnant and nonpregnant women hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
High-priority Health services for Humanitarian response (H3 package)

The H3 Package defines a set of prioritized health interventions that can feasibly be delivered to populations affected by humanitarian crises during protracted...

Sudan external situation report thumbnail#9

This is the ninth report summarizing the multi-country health situation and WHO’s response to the regional emergency caused by the conflict in Sudan....

cholera sitrep 24 thumbnail

From 1 January to 23 February 2025, a cumulative total of 70 488 cholera cases and 808 deaths were reported from 23 countries across three WHO regions....

Mpox Thumbnail Sitrep #48

This is the 48th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including an update...

PHSA Sudan March 2025

Nearly two years into the conflict, Sudan faces an unprecedented humanitarian health crisis, with 30.4 million people—over half the population—requiring...

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