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WHO position paper on COVID-19 vaccines - July 2026

This WHO Position Paper updates WHO recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of sustained SARS-CoV-2 circulation, high levels of...

Routine health information system and health facility data for neglected tropical diseases: Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis

This guidance was developed based on a template provided to health programmes by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact. WHO regional...

WHO guidelines on leishmaniases: treatment of visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in eastern Africa and South-East Asia

These guidelines provide updated WHO recommendations on the pharmacological treatment of visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis...

Pesticide residues in food: 2024: toxicological evaluations / Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues

This volume presents the toxicological evaluations prepared by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) following its meeting held in Rome,...

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