Medical (Academic) Books

This document focuses on an environmental stress resulting from ascent to progressively higher terrestrial elevation or altitude called hypobaric hypoxia. It defines the threshold altitude at which hypobaric hypoxia becomes functionally and medically important.

This module is dedicated to the study of identifying cancer at an earlier stage for the purpose of reducing mortality and morbidity. It aims to minimize the risks of screening and associated treatment.

This field guide was produce by the WHO Global Malaria Programme. It focuses on the subject of Malaria. It provides a background of the study and the topics revolve around Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention.

This handbook is intended to be comprehensive, yet concise, user-friendly and oriented towards practical management of health-care waste in local facilities. It provides guidelines for the responsible national and local administrators and is the first publication to offer globally relevant advice...

This booklet is intended for people who are about to get or are already getting radiation therapy. This coversQuestions and Answers about Radiation Therapy, External Beam and Internal Radiation, Your Feelings DuringRadiation Therapy, Side Effects and Ways to Manage them, Questions to Ask, Lists...

This module was developed in order to provide an overview for health inequality monitoring within low-and-middle-income countries and act as a resource for those involved in spearheading, improving or sustaining monitoring systems. It is intended for technical staff of ministries of health to...

This document aims to guide countries in assessing the utility of data from programmes for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus for HIV sentinel surveillance among pregnant women. It also aims to describe the underlying principle for transitioning from...

This is a module on HIV Treatment and it was last updated year 2013. It covers topics on Progress Towards Global Targets, Making an Impact: The Strategic use of Antiretroviral Drugs to Treat and Prevent HIV, Challenges and Opportunities in Strengthening the Treatment Cascade and Looking Forward...

This document sets out the results of a survey conducted in mid 2012 by the World Health Organization and World Hepatitis Alliance. It aims to gather country-specific baseline data on hepatitis policies in WHO Member States in all six regions. This helps learners understand conditions in...

This document aims to update the 1990 WHO recommendations for diagnosing and classifying hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. This is intended for health care professionals who care for pregnant women.