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The development of global guidelines ensuring the appropriate use of evidence represents one of the core functions of WHO.
A WHO guideline is defined broadly as any information product developed by WHO that contains recommendations for clinical practice or public health policy. Recommendations are statements designed to help end-users make informed decisions on whether, when and how to undertake specific actions such as clinical interventions, diagnostic tests or public health measures, with the aim of achieving the best possible individual or collective health outcomes.
The Guidelines Review Committee ensure that WHO guidelines are of a high methodological quality and are developed through a transparent, evidence-based decision-making process. Guidelines are subject to a rigorous quality assurance process that helps to ensure that each and every published guideline is trustworthy, impactful and meets the highest international standards.
Latest WHO guidelines approved by the Guidelines Review Committee
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9 April 2024
Consolidated guidelines on person-centred viral hepatitis strategic information: using data to support...
This publication summarizes the approach proposed by WHO to collect, analyse, report, disseminate and use strategic information on viral hepatitis at the...
29 March 2024
Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a major public health problem and cause of chronic liver disease. The 2024 HBV guidelines provide updated evidence-informed...
Appropriate guidelines for measuring haemoglobin and defining anaemia are crucial for both clinical and public health medicine but require consideration...
2 February 2024
Clinical management of diphtheria: guideline, 2 February 2024
The WHO Clinical management of diphtheria contains the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with diphtheria....
29 December 2023
WHO guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition)...
This guideline provides global, normative, evidence-informed recommendations and good practice statements on the prevention and management of wasting and...
21 December 2023
WHO recommendations on the assessment of postpartum blood loss and use of a treatment bundle for...
In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a Guideline Development Group to update an existing recommendation on assessing postpartum haemorrhage...
7 December 2023
WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community...
The purpose of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP (CPLBP) in adults, including...
20 November 2023
Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders
The mhGAP guideline supports countries to strengthen capacity to deal with the growing burden of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions...