Resources and tools: For health professionals

WHO produces and collates high-quality recommendations, guidelines, training materials and other documents to assist health professionals at all levels, from local to international.

Health care workers have a key role to play in prevention and response to emergencies. Whether it is local health workers out in the community, or doctors, nurses or laboratory workers in high-tech medical facilities, health professionals play an essential role in detecting disease, caring for the sick and wounded, and engaging with affected communities to educate and influence health behaviours.

To carry out these roles, health workers need accessible, up-to-date, high-quality and understandable resources to ensure they are able to access the information they need and benefit from the global knowledge repository.

WHO’s store of knowledge and trusted status as the world’s foremost health agency means health professionals can discover relevant experience from elsewhere in the world often at the touch of a button. This can help speed the spread of latest knowledge and best practice, and so ultimately save and improve lives.