WHO develops most up-to-date technical guidance for clinical management of COVID-19 patients, including optimized supportive care interventions and therapeutics based on ongoing “living” assessment of new evidence generated by the global community. This work is supported by the Guidelines Development Group.It also:
- Hosts the Global COVID-19 Clinical Data Platform for clinical characterization and management of hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
- Develops COVID-19 Clinical Management training resources for health workers based on the most up-to-date clinical guidance for online or download hosted on the WHO Academy and OpenWHO platforms.
- Hosts the global COVID-19 Clinical Management web series for health workers, health researchers and health policy makers.
- Convenes the Clinical Characterization and Management Research Working Group, to advance clinical research.
- Convenes the Global Clinical Management Network, bringing together front-line clinicians from all over the world, to share expertise and experience in a peer-to-peer knowledge exchange forum.
- Produces tools for Member States to support operational decision making, medical supply forecasting and access for essential medicines and supplies to manage COVID-19 inventory.
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Publications
18 August 2023
Clinical management of COVID-19: Living guideline, 18 August 2023Read More
The WHOCOVID-19 Clinical management: living guidancecontains the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19. Providing guidance that is comprehensive and holistic for the optimal care of COVID-19 patients throughout their entire illness is important. Thelatest versionis available inpdfformat (via the ‘Download’ button) and via anonline platform, and is updated regularly as new evidence emerges.
Clinical Management of COVID-19 Resources for Health workers
Clinical Management of COVID-19: Acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and COVID-19 and use of non-invasive respiratory support modules
5 August 2022
Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and...For patients on HFNO with persistent hypoxaemia or respiratory distress:• Check the equipment: inspect the exterior of the machine, the tubing (circuit),...
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5 August 2022
Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and...For patients on NIPPV or HFNO with persistent hypoxaemia or respiratory distress:• Check the equipment: inspect the exterior of the machine, the tubing...
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5 August 2022
Management of critical COVID-19: Acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and COVID-19WHO recommends prompt recognition of progressive acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure when a patient with respiratory distress is failing to respond...
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5 August 2022
Management of critical COVID-19Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen...WHO recommends prompt recognition of progressive acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure when a patient with respiratory distress is failing to respond...
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The COVID-19 CARE pathway reflects the current recommended clinical and therapeutic recommendations to be considered in the care plan of patients with COVID-19
6 April 2022
Clinical care of severe acute respiratory infections – Tool kitCOVID-19 adaptation, update 2022
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9 February 2022
COVID-19 home care bundle for health care workersDownload
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Webinar Series
Clinical Management of COVID-19 learning platforms
Develops training materials for health care workers based on the most up-to-date clinical guidance, available via the WHO Academy and OpenWHO platforms:
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Publications
18 August 2023
Clinical management of COVID-19: Living guideline, 18 August 2023The WHOCOVID-19 Clinical management: living guidancecontains the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with...
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24 March 2023
Drugs to prevent COVID-19: living guidelineTheWHO Living guideline: Drugs to prevent COVID-19contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the use of drugs to...
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6 April 2022
Clinical care of severe acute respiratory infections – Tool kitFirst published in 2020, this toolkit is intended for clinicians working in acute care, managing adult and paediatric patients with acute respiratory infection,...
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COVID-19 Operational tools for health facility and health system planning
15 February 2022
WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (COVID-ESFT) v4.1The WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (ESFT) assists governments, partners, and other stakeholders to forecast the necessary volume of personal...
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19 November 2020
Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specificationsThis document describes themedical devices required for the clinical management of COVID-19,selected and prioritized according tothe...
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26 June 2020
Biomedical equipment for COVID-19 case management - inventory tool: Interim guidanceAccess the tool:Biomedical equipment for COVID-19 case management: toolUse and contentCountries can use this tool to collect in-depth facility inventories...
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