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WHO is the world's leading agency for health and is a public
organisation operating from within the United Nations system. Established in
1948, WHO is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters,
shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating
evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and
monitoring and assessing health trends.
Owned and directed by the governments of 193 member states, WHO is committed to the promotion of health as a shared responsibility, ensuring equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational threats.
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The Atlas of health and climate is a product of this unique collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities. ...more
- Published: 25 Jan 2013
- ISBN: 9789241564526
- £27.00
Blood transfusion services (BTS) have the responsibility to collect blood only from donors who are at low risk for any infection that could be transmitted through transfusion and who are unlikely to jeopardise their own health by blood donation. ...more
- Published: tbc
- ISBN: 9789241548519
- £44.00
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This authoritative, concise reference book from the World Health Organization (WHO) provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. Diagnostic criteria, ...more
- Published: 01 Feb 2013
- ISBN: 9789283224341
- £120.00
Reducing maternal mortality by 75% is the Millennium Development Goal 5a. To reach this goal, countries need an accurate picture of the causes and levels of maternal deaths. However, efforts to document the progress in decreasing maternal mortality must make adjustments for inconsistencies in country-reported maternal mortality. Completeness ...more
- Published: 02 Oct 2012
- ISBN: 9789241548458
- £26.00
Given the availability of new scientific evidence related to the prevention and treatment of PPH, this document updates previous WHO recommendations and adds new recommendations ...more
- Published: 26 Sep 2012
- ISBN: 9789241548502
- £17.50
Review of Human Carcinogens (Package of 6 volumes A,B,C,D,E,F)
IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans IARC Monographs, Volume 100
Volume 100 compiles information on tumour sites and mechanisms of carcinogenesis. About half of the agents classified in Group 1 were last reviewed more than 20 years ago, before mechanistic studies became prominent ...more
- Published: 25 Sep 2012
- ISBN: 9789283213291
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The 2012 edition of International Travel and Health by the World Health Organization explains how travellers can stay healthy and provides WHO guidance on all the principal risks that can occur both during their journey and at their destination. It describes all relevant infectious diseases, including their causative ...more
- Published: 13 Jun 2012
- ISBN: 9789241580472
- £27.00
ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (3 Volumes)
Version 4
WHO's International Classification of Diseases has been fully updated for the third time. Originally published in the early 1990s, this 10th edition (ICD-10) now incorporates all edits and updates up to the end of 2010. In addition, the ...more
- Published: 16 Jan 2012
- ISBN: 9789241548342
- £365.00
WHO Bestsellers
In 2005, in consideration of the increases in international travel and trade and the emergence and reemergence of international disease threats and other health risks, the Fifty-Eighth World Health Assembly adopted the revised International Health Regulations (IHR), which came into force on 15 June 2007....more
- Published: 31 Aug 2008
- ISBN: 9789241580410
- £15.00
The World Health Organization (WHO) present the 'Quantification Addendum' which contains recommended quantities, indications and dosing for 55 medicines listed in the 'International Medical Guide for Ships - 3rd Edition'....more
- Published: 14 Sep 2010
- ISBN: 9789241547994
- £20.00
'International Medical Guide for Ships' shows designated first-aid providers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent the health problems of seafarers on board ship. Since its first publication in 1967, the International Medical Guide for Ships has been a standard reference for medical care on board ships. ...more
- Published: 14 Feb 2008
- ISBN: 9789241547208
- £61.00
A spiral-bound illustrated manual designed to assist nurses working in small rural hospitals in countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region. Focused on basic care of the sick and injured, the manual aims to support nurses working under extremely difficult circumstances that may include:...more
- Published: 28 Sep 1999
- ISBN: 9789290611424
- £3.25
The Classification of Tumours of the Breast is the fourth volume of the 4th Edition from the World Health Organization (WHO) series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide ...more
- Published: 01 Jun 2012
- ISBN: 9789283224334
- £120.00
'Basic Epidemiology – Second Edition' provides an introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology. Since publication of the first edition in 1993, 'Basic Epidemiology' has become a standard reference for education, training and research in the field of public health and has been translated into ...more
- Published: 17 Apr 2007
- ISBN: 9789241547079
- £29.00
This volume, 'Pathology and Genetics - Skin Tumours', covers keratinocytic, melanocytic, appendageal, haematopoietic, soft tissue and neural tumours, as well as inherited tumour syndromes. Each entity ...more
- Published: 29 Dec 2005
- ISBN: 9789283224143
- £110.00
Pathology & Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone
World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Volume 5
This is the fifth volume in the new WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. It is an ...more
- Published: 04 Nov 2002
- ISBN: 9789283224136
- £37.00
'WHO Classification of Tumours of the Digestive System: Fourth Edition' is an authoritative and concise reference book providing an international standard for oncologists and pathologists. Indispensable as a guide for use in the design of ...more
- Published: 12 Nov 2010
- ISBN: 9789283224327
- £90.00
This concise reference book, 'Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours', provides an international standard for pathologists and oncologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome....more
- Published: 23 Aug 2005
- ISBN: 9789283224174
- £88.00
Other Key Publications
Health in all policies (HiAP) does just that, encouraging intersectoral approaches to management, coordination and action. This publication captures the research on how intersectoral governance structures operate to help deliver HiAP. ...more
- Published: 09 Nov 2012
- ISBN: 9789890028134
- £35.00
The National eHealth Strategy Toolkit is an expert, practical guide that provides governments, their ministries and stakeholders with a solid foundation and method for the development and implementation of a national eHealth vision, action plan and monitoring framework. ...more
- Published: 30 Oct 2012
- ISBN: 9789241548465
- £75.00
The primary goal of the guideline is to improve the quality of care and the outcome in people with type 2 diabetes in low-resource settings. The guideline provides a basis for development of ...more
- Published: 17 Oct 2012
- ISBN: 9789241548397
- £26.00
Prepared with contributions from a group of international experts, this book considers microbial contamination from domestic animal and bird sources and explores the health hazards associated with this microbial contamination and approaches to protecting public health. This book will be of interest to regulators with responsibility for recreational waters, drinking-water quality and water reuse; policymakers working in water quality, public health and agriculture; decision makers responsible for livestock management; and scientists and practitioners concerned with many affected subjects....more
- Published: 17 Oct 2012
- ISBN: 9789241564519
- £77.00
These guidelines have been developed to support countries to relieve pain in their paediatric populations. These guidelines address persisting pain in children caused by conditions such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle-cell disease, burns, trauma, and phantom limb pain. Recommendations developed following a careful and transparent ...more
- Published: 30 Nov 2012
- ISBN: 9789241548120
- £35.00
The World Health Organization (WHO) 'Guide to Ship Sanitation' has become the official global reference on health requirements for ship construction and operation and is referenced in the International Health Regulations. Its purpose is to standardize the sanitary measures taken in ships, ...more
- Published: 24 Apr 2011
- ISBN: 9789241546690
- £35.00
This comprehensive package contains a copy of the 'International Medical Guide for Ships - 3rd Edition' and a copy of the 'Quantification Addendum' which contains recommended quantities, indications and dosing for 55 medicines listed in the 'International Medical Guide for Ships - 3rd Edition'....more
- Published: 01 Sep 2010
- ISBN: 9789241548021
- £72.00
CDROM - International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems (The)
ICD-10: 2008 Edition - Training tool
This new electronic training tool is based on 17 years' practical experience in providing training for ICD-10 in the WHO Network for the Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC). The new ICD-10 training tool takes advantage ...more
- Published: 01 Jun 2010
- ISBN: 9789241547819
- £18.00 (£21.60 inc. VAT)
Just Published! This critical new international text comprehensively addresses the risks, monitoring and management of sewage contamination of bivalve shellfish harvest waters. Drawing on expert consensus it distils worldwide experience, identifies the challenges and opportunities that face the industry and suggests responses to those challenges....more
- Published: 28 Feb 2010
- ISBN: 9789241563826
- £60.00
Environmental noise is a threat to public health, having negative impacts on human health and wellbeing. 'Night Noise Guidelines for Europe' reviews the health effects of night time noise exposure, examines dose-effects relations, and presents interim and ultimate guideline values of night noise exposure. ...more
- Published: 01 Jan 2010
- ISBN: 9789289041737
- £24.00
Numerous experts and diligent professionals and worked tirelessly to collect the data presented in Cancer Incidence in Five Continents. Surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, radiotherapists, epidemiologists, statisticians, coding clerks and many other staff from different specialist backgrounds engaged ...more
- Published: 24 Nov 2009
- ISBN: 9789283221609
- £150.00
Women's health is an urgent priority for WHO and this report explains why, this area of health concern that had always been a key focus has now become urgent. This is a report on women and health - both women's health needs and their contribution to the health of societies. ...more
- Published: 01 Sep 2009
- ISBN: 9789241563857
- £18.00
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care
First Global Patient Safety Challenge. Clean Care is Safer Care
This extensive review from the World Health Organization includes in one document sufficient technical information to support training materials and help plan implementation strategies. ...more
- Published: 06 Aug 2009
- ISBN: 9789241597906
- £24.00
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