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Pertanyaan & Jawaban - Coronavirus
Q&A on Coronavirus Thailand
Q&A on Coronavirus Thailand
Q&A on infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV
Q&A on infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV
FGM Cost Calculator
FGM Cost Calculator
Lymphatic filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis
E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes
How do I protect my health in a flood?
How do I protect my health in a flood?
What is e-accessibility?
What is e-accessibility?
World health report 2010
World health report 2010
What is the deadliest disease in the world?
What is the deadliest disease in the world?
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
What are the public health implications of global ageing?
What are the public health implications of global ageing?
What is a refractive error?
What is a refractive error?
Why are malaria mortality rates different in recent studies?
Why are malaria mortality rates different in recent studies?
Up to what age can a baby stay well nourished by just being breastfed?
Up to what age can a baby stay well nourished by just being breastfed?
Why are some tropical diseases called "neglected"?
Why are some tropical diseases called "neglected"?
What are the health risks associated with mobile phones and their base stations?
What are the health risks associated with mobile phones and their base stations?
Is harmful use of alcohol a public health problem?
Is harmful use of alcohol a public health problem?
What are neurological disorders?
What are neurological disorders?
Why is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities important?
Why is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities important?
What triggers an asthma attack?
What triggers an asthma attack?
Why is smoking an issue for non-smokers?
Why is smoking an issue for non-smokers?
What are the health consequences of being overweight?
What are the health consequences of being overweight?
Health statistics
Health statistics
How common are headaches?
How common are headaches?
Why was the "WHO European Conference on the New European Policy for Health - Health 2020" organized to be held in Jerusalem?
Why was the "WHO European Conference on the New European Policy for Health - Health 2020" organized to be held in Jerusalem?
What is universal health coverage?
What is universal health coverage?
Thiomersal in vaccines
Thiomersal in vaccines
How can the human rights of people with mental health conditions be promoted and protected?
How can the human rights of people with mental health conditions be promoted and protected?
Is it true that lack of iodine really causes brain damage?
Is it true that lack of iodine really causes brain damage?
What are the main differences between rich and poor countries with respect to causes of death?
What are the main differences between rich and poor countries with respect to causes of death?
Why can’t we give water to a breastfeeding baby before the 6 months, even when it is hot?
Why can’t we give water to a breastfeeding baby before the 6 months, even when it is hot?
How significant is the problem of infections in health care across the world?
How significant is the problem of infections in health care across the world?
Population ageing
Population ageing
What are simple action steps for sun protection?
What are simple action steps for sun protection?
How can violence against children be prevented?
How can violence against children be prevented?
Indoor air pollution
Indoor air pollution
What is the recommended food for children in their very early years?
What is the recommended food for children in their very early years?
Contact tracing
Contact tracing
Zika virus and safe blood supply: Questions and answers
Zika virus and safe blood supply: Questions and answers
Cannabidiol (compound of cannabis)
Cannabidiol (compound of cannabis)
Avian influenza
Avian influenza
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
Does stopping a course of antibiotics early lead to antibiotic resistance?
Does stopping a course of antibiotics early lead to antibiotic resistance?
What is multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and how do we control it?
What is multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and how do we control it?
What is TB? How is it treated?
What is TB? How is it treated?
Does polio still exist? Is it curable?
Does polio still exist? Is it curable?
Pesticide residues in food?
Pesticide residues in food?
What is vaccine-derived polio?
What is vaccine-derived polio?
One Health
One Health
What is health promotion?
What is health promotion?
Legionnaires'
Legionnaires'
How can I avoid getting the flu?
How can I avoid getting the flu?
What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
What is antimicrobial resistance?
What is antimicrobial resistance?
Why is vaccination important for addressing antibiotic resistance?
Why is vaccination important for addressing antibiotic resistance?
Q&A: Sustainable Development Goals Health Price Tag
Q&A: Sustainable Development Goals Health Price Tag
Plague
Plague
What is sleeping sickness?
What is sleeping sickness?
What is dengue and how is it treated?
What is dengue and how is it treated?
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever
What is guinea worm? Is it a real worm?
What is guinea worm? Is it a real worm?
Diphtheria
Diphtheria
Tobacco and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Tobacco and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Q&As on hypertension
Q&As on hypertension
Do all mosquitoes transmit malaria?
Do all mosquitoes transmit malaria?
Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat
Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat
Why do so many women still die in pregnancy or childbirth?
Why do so many women still die in pregnancy or childbirth?
Questions and answers about extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
Questions and answers about extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
Q&A: Malnutrition and emergencies
Q&A: Malnutrition and emergencies
Why are so many children involved in road traffic crashes?
Why are so many children involved in road traffic crashes?
Hepatitis B: How can I protect myself?
Hepatitis B: How can I protect myself?
Malaria vaccine implementation programme (MVIP)
Malaria vaccine implementation programme (MVIP)
UTN - Frequently Asked Questions
UTN - Frequently Asked Questions
Clinical trials Questions and Answers
Clinical trials Questions and Answers
New types of insecticide-treated nets
New types of insecticide-treated nets
Risk communication: Frequently asked questions
Risk communication: Frequently asked questions
Should tetanus immunizations be given to survivors with injuries in emergency situations?
Should tetanus immunizations be given to survivors with injuries in emergency situations?
Questions and Answers Foodborne Disease HT
Questions and Answers Foodborne Disease HT
Human Genome Editing Registry
Human Genome Editing Registry
Myths and realities in disaster situations
Myths and realities in disaster situations
Healthy diet
Healthy diet
Questions and Answers Foodborne Disease Burden
Questions and Answers Foodborne Disease Burden
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Can a mosquito transmit more than one disease?
Can a mosquito transmit more than one disease?
WHO's role in emergencies
WHO's role in emergencies
What is WHO's role in mass gatherings?
What is WHO's role in mass gatherings?
What is chikungunya fever?
What is chikungunya fever?
What are the International Health Regulations and Emergency Committees?
What are the International Health Regulations and Emergency Committees?
Humanitarian Health Action
Humanitarian Health Action
Management of dead bodies: Frequently asked question
Management of dead bodies: Frequently asked question
Yaws
Yaws
Substandard and falsified: Scope, Scale and Harm
Substandard and falsified: Scope, Scale and Harm
Substandard and falsified: WHO Activities
Substandard and falsified: WHO Activities
Substandard and falsified: Advice to Patients and Consumers
Substandard and falsified: Advice to Patients and Consumers
Diarrhoea Q&A
Diarrhoea Q&A
World malaria report 2019
World malaria report 2019
Attacks on health care Q&A
Attacks on health care Q&A
Global Vaccine Safety
Global Vaccine Safety
Echinococcosis
Echinococcosis
Asthma
Asthma
Measles outbreaks in the Pacific
Measles outbreaks in the Pacific
Snakebite envenoming
Snakebite envenoming
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis
Safe abortion
Safe abortion
Global vector control response 2017–2030
Global vector control response 2017–2030
Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease)
Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease)
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Dengue and severe dengue
Dengue and severe dengue
Questions and answers on the polio outbreak in the Philippines
Questions and answers on the polio outbreak in the Philippines
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Allergic rhinitis and sinusitis
Allergic rhinitis and sinusitis
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis)
Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis)
Safe listening
Safe listening
What is hepatitis?
What is hepatitis?
WHO’s membership of cOAlitions S: frequently asked questions
WHO’s membership of cOAlitions S: frequently asked questions
Q&A on vaccines
Q&A on vaccines
Malaria eradication
Malaria eradication
How to keep cool during a heatwave
How to keep cool during a heatwave
Q&A on UHC Intervention Compendium
Q&A on UHC Intervention Compendium
E-2020 initiative on malaria elimination
E-2020 initiative on malaria elimination
Decade of action
Decade of action
Q&A: Ethics in public health surveillance
Q&A: Ethics in public health surveillance
Algeria’s malaria-free certification
Algeria’s malaria-free certification
Argentina’s malaria-free certification
Argentina’s malaria-free certification
Artemisinin resistance
Artemisinin resistance
Questions and answers about autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Questions and answers about autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors
Global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors
Malaria vector control guidelines
Malaria vector control guidelines
Frequently asked questions on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV)
Frequently asked questions on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV)
World malaria report 2018
World malaria report 2018
Q&A with Dr Ann Moen: How influenza preparedness helps fight other infectious diseases
Q&A with Dr Ann Moen: How influenza preparedness helps fight other infectious diseases
Q&A on the investigational vaccine candidate M72/AS01E
Q&A on the investigational vaccine candidate M72/AS01E
Gaming disorder
Gaming disorder
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence review of cannabis
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence review of cannabis
Malaria elimination certification in Paraguay
Malaria elimination certification in Paraguay
Hearing checks and the hearWHO app
Hearing checks and the hearWHO app
WHO external quality assurance scheme for malaria nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT EQA)
WHO external quality assurance scheme for malaria nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT EQA)
World malaria report 2017
World malaria report 2017
Antimalarial drug resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Antimalarial drug resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Mental Health
Mental Health
Questions and answers on suicide
Questions and answers on suicide
Why should I donate blood?
Why should I donate blood?
Deliberate chemical release
Deliberate chemical release
Phase 3 trial results for malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01
Phase 3 trial results for malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01
Role of vector control in the fight against malaria
Role of vector control in the fight against malaria
Zika virus and complications: Questions and answers
Zika virus and complications: Questions and answers
Framework for malaria elimination
Framework for malaria elimination
Malnutrition and emergencies
Malnutrition and emergencies
World malaria report 2016
World malaria report 2016
HIV and infant feeding
HIV and infant feeding
What is malnutrition?
What is malnutrition?
Yellow fever
Yellow fever
International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision
International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision
International Health Regulations and Emergency Committees
International Health Regulations and Emergency Committees
What are the risks of diabetes in children?
What are the risks of diabetes in children?
What are the Emergency Medical Teams?
What are the Emergency Medical Teams?
What is a preterm baby
What is a preterm baby
Frequently asked questions on refugee and migrant health in the European region
Frequently asked questions on refugee and migrant health in the European region
Breastfeading
Breastfeading
Health technology assessment
Health technology assessment
Ten things you need to do to implement the International Health Regulations
Ten things you need to do to implement the International Health Regulations
children health Q&A
children health Q&A
Frequently asked questions on genetically modified foods
Frequently asked questions on genetically modified foods
Ear care
Ear care
Emergency health kits
Emergency health kits
What kind of care do preterm babies need?
What kind of care do preterm babies need?
What health challenges do preterm babies face?
What health challenges do preterm babies face?
What are the key health dangers for children?
What are the key health dangers for children?
Japan nuclear concerns
Japan nuclear concerns
Child health and development
Child health and development
The Meningitis Vaccine Project - frequently asked questions
The Meningitis Vaccine Project - frequently asked questions
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