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:: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Expanded in 1999 by placing research findings and policy-relevant discussions side by side, the Bulletin aims to give public health policy and practice guidance based on the best evidence available, while also encouraging closer links between scientific investigation and the art of helping populations to lead healthier lives.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization

:: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Aims to be a forum for the publication of research papers on a diverse range of medical topics and for the presentation of new initiatives in public health with special reference to the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

:: Pan American Journal of Public Health
Communicates original research findings relevant to health problems in the Western Hemisphere. Articles, which are submitted to rigorous peer review, are selected on the basis of their capacity to further scientific and technical understanding of diseases and the best ways to prevent them.
Pan American Journal of Public Health

:: Weekly Epidemiological Record
For more than seven decades, the Weekly Epidemiological Record has served as an essential instrument for the collation and dissemination of epidemiological data useful in disease surveillance on a global level. Priority is given to diseases or risk factors known to threaten international health.
Weekly Epidemiological Record

:: World Health Report
Every year the World Health Report takes a new and expert look at global health, focusing on a specific theme, while assessing the current global situation. Using the latest data gathered and validated by WHO, each report paints a picture of the changing world of health and shows how, if recent lessons are understood and heeded, unprecedented health gains can be achieved.
World Health Report

:: WHO Drug Information
Launched in 1987, WHO Drug Information communicates pharmaceutical information that is either developed and issued by WHO or transmitted to WHO by research and regulatory agencies throughout the world. The journal also includes regular presentations of newly proposed and recommended International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for Pharmaceutical Substances.
WHO Drug Information

:: Subscriptions
WHO journals, some book series and thematic packages are offered on subscriptions.
List of WHO's subscription offers [pdf 81kb]

:: Become a WHO publishing partner
Information about health is fundamental to saving lives and making us all healthier. To reach more readers with its information, WHO is seeking partners to reproduce and/or translate the books and reports in this catalogue. Royalties are modest and can be waived in the case of non-profit editions or those intended for developing countries. For further information, please contact: Knowledge Management and Sharing, World Health Organization, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, Tel: +41 22 7912460, Fax: +41 22 7914806, Email: pubrights@who.int

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