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3 October 2025
WHO Drug Information - Volume 39, No. 3
The Third issue of volume 39 for 2025 includes:Consultation Documents: Cefiderocol sulfate tosilate (cefiderocoli sulfas tosilatum) Cefiderocol powder...
23 September 2025
Availability, price and affordability of health technologies for the management of diabetes
The WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/341967, describes those...
5 September 2025
The selection and use of essential medicines, 2025: WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification...
The AWaRe classification is intended as a tool for monitoring antibiotic use, defining targets and monitoring the impact of stewardship policies and interventions...
5 September 2025
The selection and use of essential medicines, 2025: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children,...
Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population. They are selected with due regard to disease prevalence and...
Journal articles
Experiences Integrating Delivery of Maternal and Child Health Services With Childhood Immunization Programs: Systematic Review Update
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Meeting on the Utilization and Supply of Human Blood and Blood Products
Vox Sanguinis 1977;32:367–373
Understanding vaccine hesitancy around vaccines and vaccination from a global perspective: A systematic review of published literature, 2007–2012
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