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Global leishmaniasis surveillance updates 2023: 3 years of the NTD road map

Leishmaniasis continues to be a major health problem in 4 eco-epidemiological regions of the world: the Americas, East Africa, North Africa and West...

Preventing HIV misdiagnosis: implementation guide

HIV testing programmes need to ensure that all clients who test for HIV are provided with correct diagnoses. The accuracy of HIV testing is critical to...

Strengthening health systems to improve the health of displaced and migrant populations in the context of climate change Evidence brief

The WHO Global research agenda on health, migration and displacement identified the health of displaced and migrant populations in the context of climate...

Paediatric research and development landscape for neglected tropical diseases: Report on 1999–2022 period

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse set of 21 diseases and disease groups that mainly affect resource-poor populations in tropical and subtropical...