Chemical Safety and Health
Through the Chemical Safety and Health Unit, WHO works to establish the scientific basis for the sound management of chemicals, and to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety.
Chemical incidents and poisonings
Key publication
The Summary of recommendations for quality of care in cataract surgery management, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides practical,...
8 February 2026
Report of the eighteenth annual meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases:...
The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) is a voluntary network convened by WHO to reduce the global burden of chronic respiratory...
6 February 2026
Global update on implementation of preventive chemotherapy against neglected tropical diseases in 2024
Preventive chemotherapy (PC) is defined as the largescale distribution of safe, quality-assured medicines, either alone or in combination, at regular...
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