
Biologicals - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 24, 2025 · Biologicals are a class of medicines made from living cells taken from plants, animals or bacteria. These cells are use in creating many types of health care products, including vaccines. This …
Biological weapons - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 6, 2018 · Biological and toxin weapons are either microorganisms like virus, bacteria or fungi, or toxic substances produced by living organisms that are produced and released deliberately to cause …
Laboratory biosafety manual, 4th edition - World Health Organization …
Dec 21, 2020 · This fourth edition of the manual builds on the risk assessment framework introduced in the third edition. A thorough, evidence-based and transparent assessment of the risks allows safety …
Gender - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 17, 2025 · Gender interacts with but is different from sex, which refers to the different biological and physiological characteristics of females, males and intersex persons, such as chromosomes, …
Anxiety disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 8, 2025 · Anxiety disorders, like other mental health conditions, result from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. Anyone can have an anxiety disorder, but people who …
Determinants of health
Oct 4, 2024 · Food and water are the major sources of exposure to both chemical and biological hazards. They impose a substantial health risk to consumers and economic burdens on individuals, …
Food safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 4, 2024 · Food safety fact sheet provides key facts and information on major foodborne illnesses, causes, evolving world and food safety and WHO response.
Mental health
Oct 8, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on mental health covering risks and protective factors, promotion and prevention, care and treatment, and WHO's work in this area.
Sexual health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 23, 2025 · Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors.” (WHO, 2006a) There is a growing …
Health products policy and standards
The catalogue of international reference standards for biological products is updated following the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization meetings. See below for the catalogue, listed in …