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State of the world's drinking water: An urgent call to action to accelerate progress on ensuring safe drinking water for all

This report, presents the data on the links between water, health and development and the status of drinking water, with actionable recommendations to...

Standard operating procedures: responding to a poliovirus event or outbreak, version 4

In May 2014, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the international spread of wild poliovirus a Public Health Emergency...

Ranking of low-moisture foods in support of microbiological risk management: meeting report and systematic review

Low-moisture foods (LMF) are foods that are naturally low in moisture or are produced from higher-moisture foods through drying or dehydration processes....

Global status report on physical activity 2022: executive summary

This Global status report on physical activity is WHO’s first dedicated global assessment of global progress on country implementation of policy...