SPAR Library

IHR (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎2005)‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎: guidance document for the States Parties self-assessment annual reporting tool (PDF)

International Health Regulations (2005) – Third edition (PDF)

• Arabic (PDF)
• Chinese (PDF)
• French (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)
• Spanish (PDF)

C1.2. Gender Equality in health emergencies

• Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach (PDF)

National IHR Focal Point Guide (PDF)

• Chinese (PDF)
• French (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)
• Spanish (PDF)

C4.2. Implementation of a Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Regime

• Laboratory biosafety manual, 3rd edition (PDF)
  • Albanian (PDF)
  • Georgian (PDF)
  • Japanese (PDF)
  • Khmer (PDF)
  • Korean (PDF)
  • Portuguese (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)
  • Vietnamese (PDF)
     

C4.3. Laboratory Quality System

• WHO manual for organizing a national external quality assessment programme for health laboratories and other testing sites (PDF)

C7.1. Planning for Health Emergencies

WHO Simulation Exercise Manual (PDF)

• Arabic (PDF)
• Chinese (PDF)
• French (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)
   

Country COVID-19 intra-action review (IAR): facilitator's manual (DOCX)

• Guidance for conducting a country COVID-19 intra-action review (IAR) (PDF)
  • Addendum 1 - 28 April 2021 (PDF)
     

Guidance for after action review (AAR) (PDF)

• French (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)

C8.2. Utilization of Health Services

• 2018 Global reference list of 100 core health indicators (‎plus health-related SDGs)‎ (PDF)
• Toolkit on monitoring health systems strengthening (PDF)

C8.3. Continuity of Essential Health Services (EHS)

• Continuity of essential health services: Facility assessment tool (PDF)

C9.1. IPC Programes

• WHO multimodal improvement strategy (PDF)
• Minimum requirements for infection prevention and control programmes (PDF)
• Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level (PDF)
  • French (PDF)
  • Russian (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)

C9.3. Safe Environment in Health Facilities

• Global progress report on WASH in health care facilities: Fundamentals first (PDF)
• Essential environmental health standards in health care (PDF)
  • Russian (PDF)
  • French (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response

C11.2. Public Health Response at Points of Entry

International health regulations (‎2005)‎: a guide for public health emergency contingency planning at designated points of entry (PDF)
 

Coordination of public health surveillance between points of entry and the national public health surveillance system (PDF)

• French (PDF)
• Russia (PDF)
   

International health regulations (‎2005)‎: assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings (PDF)

• French (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)
• Spanish (PDF) 

One Health primer

C13.1. Multisectoal Collaboration Mechanism for Food Safety Events

INFOSAN: connecting food safety authorities to reduce foodborne risks (PDF)

• Arabic (PDF)
• Chinese (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)

C14.1. Resources for Detection and Alert

Guidelines for poison control (PDF)

• French (PDF)
• Russian (PDF)
• Spanish (PDF)

International Health Regulations and chemical events (PDF)

Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF)

• Managing the COVID-19 infodemic: Promoting healthy behaviours and mitigating the harm from misinformation and disinformation
• WHA58.3 Revision of the International Health Regulations (PDF)
• The Global Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (PDF)