This annual edition presents the most recent statistics of over 50 health indicators for WHO s 193 Member States. It...... more

classification of health and health-related domains that provides a standard language for describing how people live with their...... more

analysis in human health hazard and risk assessment. The book is directed at risk assessors and regulators to emphasize the...... more

This monograph re-evaluates the potential carcinogenic hazards to humans from exposure to inorganic and organic lead...... more

This book examines the health effects of exposure to static electric and magnetic fields found in selected industries...... more

. Recommended lines of action are specific to conditions seen in government-managed health systems in the developing world. In view...... more

Based on the findings of a research project conducted by the World Health Organisation, this book contains unpublished...... more

The monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on 11 pesticides that could leave residues i... more

This new volume in the Environmental Health Criteria series provides a framework for the evaluation of the role of...... more

Health Criteria Series presents an overview of dermal absorption and its consideration in the risk assessment of chemicals...... more

The aim of this publication is to introduce newcomers in this field to transgenic mutagenicity assay... more

This monograph evaluates the evidence of carcinogenicity of metallic cobalt particles with or withou... more

easy-to-use method to promote the health and well being of infants. This document describes the kangaroo mother care method for...... more

Given the impact that good nutrition and keeping fit have on health and well-being in later life, WHO, in collaboration...... more

This volume evaluates carcinogenicity to humans of 19 chemicals that are carcinogenic to the thyroid... more

Evaluates or re-evaluates the carcinogenic risks to humans posed by exposure to sixteen organic industrial chemicals...... more

industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health approach, the report responds to both the enormity of health problems...... more

In making a diagnosis, individual psychiatrists inevitably accord differing importance to various fe... more

branches of medicine, a task which the World Health Organization is undertaking for the first time....... more

A systematic authoritative classification of the many procedures used in different branches of medic... more

of a collaborative effort between the World Health Organization and Lifting The Burden: The Global Campaign Against...... more

The World Health Statistics series is the annual snapshot of the state of the world s health. This 2018 edition...... more

targets. World Health Statistics 2017 is organized into three parts. Part 1 describes six lines of action that WHO is now...... more

The World Health Statistics series is WHO s annual compilation of health statistics for its 194 Member States. The...... more

just in the things we do, but in how we think about ageing itself. The World Report on Ageing and Health outlines a...... more

Everyone should have access to the health services they need without being forced into poverty when paying for them...... more

Everyone should have access to the health services they need without being forced into poverty when paying for them...... more

Everyone should have access to the health services they need without being forced into poverty when paying for them...... more

associated with paying for them. In this report, the World Health Organization maps out what countries can do to modify their...... more

provide a clear and comprehensive sense of direction. The World Health Report 2008 analyzes how primary health care reforms...... more

systems. Towards this goal, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the...... more

The World Malaria Report 2019 provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends. The...... more

organized around the health needs of individuals and families and is integrated with higher level care and social services. 2...... more

mental health, quality of life and well-being. In addition to the multiple health benefits of physical activity, societies...... more

the Thematic Working Group on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (TWG WSH), based on statistics published by the World Health...... more

Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet intends to relaunch the World Health...... more

This publication, the first in a new series of profiles of health and well-being, presents an analysis of the state of...... more