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href="/nutrition/resources/anemia.html">Anaemia</a></p> <p>Animal diseases, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/zoonoses/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Zoonoses</a></p> <p>Antenatal care, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/pregnancy/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Pregnancy</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/antrhax/index.html">Anthrax</a></p> <p>Antimicrobial drug resistance, see <a href="/health-topics/antimicrobial-resistance/index.html" rel="external">Drug resistance</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/antiretroviral_therapy/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Antiretroviral therapy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/arsenic/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Arsenic</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/asthma/index.html">Asthma</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/avian-influenza/index.html">Avian influenza<br /><br /></a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="B"></a>B</h3> <p>Biodiversity, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/ecosystems/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Ecosystem</a></p> <p>Biohazards see <a href="/health-topics/biosafety/index.html">biosafety</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/biorisk-reduction/index.html">Biorisk reduction</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/biosafety/index.html">Biosafety</a></p> <p>Biological medicines, see <a href="/health-topics/pharmaceutical-products/index.html">Pharmaceutical products</a></p> <p>Biomedical technology, see <a href="/health-topics/medical-devices/index.html">Medical devices</a></p> <p>Bird flu, see <a href="/health-topics/avian-influenza/index.html">Avian influenza</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/blindness/index.html">Blindness</a></p> <p>Blood safety, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/blood_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Blood transfusion</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/blood_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Blood transfusion</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/spongiform_encephalopathies_transmissible/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Bovine spongiform encephalopathy</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/breastfeeding/index.html">Breastfeeding</a></p> <p>Brucellosis, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a>, see also <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/zoonoses/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Zoonoses</a></p> <p>BSE, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/spongiform_encephalopathies_transmissible/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Bovine spongiform encephalopathy</a></p> <p>Burden of disease, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/global_burden_of_disease/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Global burden of disease</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/burns/index.html">Burns</a></p> <p>Buruli ulcer, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/mycobacterium_ulcerans/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Mycobacterium ulcerans</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="C"></a>C</h3> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/campylobacter/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Campylobacter</a></p> <p><a href="/noncommunicable-diseases/cancer/index.html">Cancer</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases/index.html">Cardiovascular diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/cataract/" rel="external" target="_self">Cataract</a></p> <p>Cellular phone, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/electromagnetic_fields/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Electromagnetic fields</a></p> <p>Cerebrovascular accident, see <a href="/health-topics/stroke-cerebrovascular-accident/index.html">Stroke, Cerebrovascular accident</a></p> <p>Cervical cancer, see <a href="/health-topics/cancer/index.html">Cancer</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/chagas_disease/en/" rel="external" target="_blank">Chagas disease</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/chemical_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Chemical safety</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/chikungunya/index.html">Chikungunya</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/child-injuries/">Child injuries and violence</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/child-health-and-development/">Child health and development</a></p> <p>Childbirth, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/labour/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Labour</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/cholera-outbreak/cholera-outbreaks.html">Cholera</a></p> <p><a href="/entity/ncds/index.html">Chronic diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/chronic-respiratory-diseases/index.html">Chronic respiratory diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd/index.html">Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/classification/en/" rel="external" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Classifications</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/climate/en/" rel="external" target="_blank">Climate change</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/clinical_trials/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Clinical trials</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/genetics/en/" rel="external" target="_blank">Cloning, see Genetics</a></p> <p>Communicable diseases, see <a href="/health-topics/infectious-diseases/index.html">Infectious diseases</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/condoms/en/" rel="external" target="_blank">Condoms</a></p> <p>Containment of biohazards, see <a href="/health-topics/biosafety/index.html">Biosafety</a></p> <p>Contraception, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/family_planning/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Family planning</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/corona-virus/index.html">COVID-19</a></p> <p>Cosmic radiation, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_ionizing/en" rel="external" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Radiation, Ionizing</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/costs_cost_analysis/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Costs and cost analysis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/craniofacial_abnormalities/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Craniofacial abnormalities</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/creutzfeldtjakob_syndrome/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-fever/index.html">Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="D"></a>D</h3> <p><a href="/health-topics/deafness/index.html">Deafness</a></p> <p>Deep vein thrombosis, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/venous_thrombosis/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Venous thrombosis</a></p> <p>Delivery, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/labour/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Labour</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/depression/index.html">Depression</a></p> <p><a href="/noncommunicable-diseases/diabetes/index.html">Diabetes</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/diagnostic_imaging/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Diagnostic imaging</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/diagnostic_techniques_procedures/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Diagnostic techniques and procedures</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/diarrhoea/index.html">Diarrhoea</a></p> <p>Diet, see <a href="/entity/nutrition/index.html">Nutrition</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/diphtheria/index.html">Diphtheria</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/disabilities/index.html">Disabilities</a></p> <p>Disasters, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/emergencies/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Emergencies and disasters</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/disease-outbreaks/index.html">Disease outbreaks</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/dracunculiasis/index.html">Dracunculiasis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/drinking_water/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Drinking water</a>, see also <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/water/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Water</a></p> <p>Drug abuse, see <a href="/health-topics/substance-abuse/index.html">Substance abuse</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/antimicrobial-resistance" target="_blank">Drug resistance</a></p> <p>Drugs, see <a href="/health-topics/essential-medicines/index.html">Essential medicines</a> & see <a href="/health-topics/pharmaceutical-products/index.html">Pharmaceutical products</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/dysentery/index.html">Dysentery </a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="E"></a>E</h3> <p><a href="/health-topics/ewarn/index.html">Early Warning, Alert and Response Network</a></p> <p>E-coli, see <a href="/health-topics/escherichia-coli-infections/index.html">Escherichia coli infections</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/ebola/ebola.html">Ebola virus disease</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/ecosystems/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Ecosystem</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/education-medical/index.html">Education, Medical</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/ehealth/" rel="external" target="_self">eHealth</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/electromagnetic_fields/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Electromagnetic fields</a></p> <p>Elephantiasis, Filarial, see <a href="/health-topics/filariasis/index.html">Filariasis</a></p> <p><a href="/entity/eha/index.html">Emergencies</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/edpln/index.html">Emerging and dangerous pathogens laboratory network</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/emerging-diseases/index.html">Emerging diseases</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/encephalitis_viral/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Encephalitis, Japanese</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/environmental_health/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Environmental health</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/environmental_pollution/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Environmental pollution</a></p> <p>Epidemics, see <a href="/health-topics/disease-outbreaks/index.html">Disease outbreaks</a></p> <p><a href="/entity/pandemic-epidemic-diseases/index.html">Epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/epidemiology/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Epidemiology</a>, see also <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/global_burden_of_disease/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Global burden of disease</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/epilepsy/index.html">Epilepsy</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/escherichia-coli-infections/index.html">Escherichia coli infections</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/essential-medicines/index.html">Essential medicines</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/ethics/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Ethics</a></p> <p><a href="/evidence-data-to-policy/about.html">Evidence and data to policy</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="F"></a>F</h3> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/family_planning/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Family planning</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/female_genital_mutilation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Female genital mutilation</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/filariasis/index.html">Filariasis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/financial_crisis/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Financial crisis and global health</a></p> <p>Flu, see <a href="/health-topics/influenza/index.html">Influenza</a></p> <p>Food additives, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_genetically_modified/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food, Genetically modified</a></p> <p>Foodborne diseases, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="G"></a>G</h3> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/gender/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Gender</a></p> <p>Genetically modified food, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_genetically_modified/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food, Genetically modified</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/genetics/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Genetics</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/genetic-diseases/index.html">Genetic diseases</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/genomics/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Genomics</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/geographic_information_systems/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Geographic information systems</a></p> <p>German measles, see <a href="/health-topics/rubella/index.html">Rubella</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/global_burden_of_disease/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Global burden of disease</a>, see also <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/epidemiology/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Epidemiology</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/global-health-initiative/index.html">Global health initiatives</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/health-diplomacy/index.html" target="_blank">Global health diplomacy</a>, see also <a href="/health-topics/health-diplomacy/index.html">Health diplomacy</a></p> <p>Global warming, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/climate/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Climate change</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/globalization/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Globalization</a></p> <p>Guinea-worm disease, see <a href="/health-topics/dracunculiasis/index.html">Dracunculiasis</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="H"></a>H</h3> <p><a href="/health-topics/haemophilus-influenzae-type-b/">Haemophilus influenzae type B</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/haemorrhagic-fevers-viral/index.html">Haemorrhagic fevers, Viral</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/health-diplomacy/index.html">Health diplomacy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/headache_disorders/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Headache disorders</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_education/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health education</a></p> <p><a href="/eha/">Health emergencies</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_economics/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health financing</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_impact_assessment/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health impact assessment</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/health-information-systems/health-information-systems.html?format=html#health-information" target="_blank">Health information and statistics</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_policy/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health policy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_promotion/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health promotion</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_services/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health services</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_surveys/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Health surveys</a></p> <p><a href="/uhc-health-systems/index.html" rel="external">Health systems</a></p> <p><a href="/entity/health-workforce/index.html">Health workforce</a></p> <p>Hearing impairment, see <a href="/health-topics/deafness/index.html">Deafness</a></p> <p>Heart disease, see <a href="/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases/index.html">Cardiovascular diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/helminthiasis/index.html">Helminthiasis</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/hepatitis-vaccine/">Hepatitis vaccine</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/hepatitis/index.html">Hepatitis</a></p> <p>Herbal medicine, see <a href="/health-topics/traditional-medicine/index.html">Traditional medicine</a></p> <p>HIV/AIDS, see <a href="/health-topics/aids-hivsti/index.html" target="_blank">AIDS /HIV/STI</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/hospitals/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Hospitals</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/human_rights/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Human rights</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/hygiene/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Hygiene</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="I"></a>I</h3> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/immunization/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Immunization</a>, see also <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/vaccines/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Vaccines</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/health_services_indigenous/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Indigenous populations</a></p> <p>Indoor air pollution, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/air_pollution/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Air pollution</a></p> <p><a href="/nutrition/healthy-eating/index.html">Infant nutrition</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/infant_newborn/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Infant, Newborn</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/infection-control/index.html">Infection control</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/infectious-diseases/index.html">Infectious diseases</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/infertility/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Infertility</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/influenza/index.html">Influenza</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/injections/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Injections</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/injuries/index.html">Injuries</a>, see also <a href="/health-topics/violence/index.html">Violence</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/injuries-traffic/index.html">Injuries, Traffic</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/innovation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Innovation</a></p> <p>Insecticides, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/chemical_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Chemical safety</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/intellectual-property/index.html">Intellectual property</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/interinstitutional_relations/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Interinstitutional relations</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/international-health-regulations/index.html">International Health Regulations</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/intestinal_diseases_parasitic/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Intestinal diseases, Parasitic</a></p> <p>Iodine deficiency, see <a href="/nutrition/resources/micronutrientsfood-fortification.html">Micronutrients</a></p> <p>Ionizing radiation,see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_ionizing/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Radiation, Ionizing</a></p> </div> <div class="col span_6_of_12"> <h3 class="letters"><a name="L"></a>L</h3> <p><a href="/health-topics/laboratory-information/index.html">Laboratory information management system</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/laboratory-quality/index.html">Laboratory quality management system</a></p> <p>Laboratory technology, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/diagnostic_techniques_procedures/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Diagnostic techniques and procedures</a></p> <p>Labour, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/labour/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Women's reproductive health</a></p> <p>Lassa fever, see <a href="/health-topics/haemorrhagic-fevers-viral/index.html" rel="external">Haemorrhagic fevers, Viral</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/legislation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Legislation, Health</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/leishmaniasis/index.html">Leishmaniasis</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/leprosy/index.html">Leprosy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/leptospirosis/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Leptospirosis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/life_expectancy/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Life expectancy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/listeria_infections/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Listeria infections</a></p> <p>Lung diseases, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/respiratory_tract_diseases/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Respiratory tract diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/filariasis/index.html?format=html">Lymphatic filariasis</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="M"></a>M</h3> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/macroeconomics_health/en/" target="_blank">Macroeconomics and health</a></p> <p><a href="/nutrition/double-burden-of-nutrition/index.html">Macronutrients</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/malaria/index.html">Malaria</a></p> <p><a href="/nutrition/double-burden-of-nutrition/index.html">Malnutrition</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/management/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Management</a></p> <p>Mapping, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/geographic_information_systems/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Geographic information systems</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/marburg-virus-disease/index.html">Marburg virus disease</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/maternal_health/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Maternal health</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/medical-devices/index.html">Medical devices</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/medical_waste/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Medical waste</a></p> <p>Medicinal plants, see <a href="/health-topics/traditional-medicine/index.html">Traditional medicine</a></p> <p>Medicines, see <a href="/health-topics/essential-medicines/index.html">Essential medicines</a>, see <a href="/health-topics/pharmaceutical-products/index.html">Pharmaceutical products</a></p> <p>Melamine, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/meningitis/index.html">Meningitis</a></p> <p><a href="/entity/mental-health/index.html" rel="external">Mental disorders</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/mental-health/index.html">Mental health</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/meningococcal-disease/index.html">Meningococcal disease</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/micronutrients/index.html" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Micronutrients</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/mers-cov/mers-cov.html">Middle East respiratory syndrome</a></p> <p>Midwifery, see <a href="/health-topics/nursing-and-midwifery/index.html" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Nursing and midwifery</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/millennium_development_goals/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)</a></p> <p>Mobile phones, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/electromagnetic_fields/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Electromagnetic fields</a></p> <p><a href="/monkeypox/index.html">Mpox (monkeypox)</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/mortality/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Mortality</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/mumps/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Mumps</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/mycetoma/index.html?format=html">Mycetoma</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/mycobacterium_ulcerans/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Mycobacterium ulcerans</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="N"></a>N</h3> <p>Neglected tropical diseases, see <a href="/health-topics/tropical-diseases/" rel="external">Tropical diseases</a></p> <p>Neonatal tetanus, see <a href="/health-topics/tetanus/">Tetanus</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/neurology/index.html">Neurology</a></p> <p>Newborns, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/infant_newborn/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Infant, Newborn</a></p> <p>Non-ionizing radiation, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_non_ionizing/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Radiation, Non-ionizing</a></p> <p>Noncommunicable diseases, see <a href="/entity/ncds/index.html">Chronic diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/nursing-and-midwifery/index.html">Nursing and midwifery</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/nutrition/index.html">Nutrition</a></p> <p>Nutrition disorders, see <a href="/health-topics/malnutrition/index.html">Malnutrition</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="O"></a>O</h3> <p><a href="/health-topics/obesity/">Obesity</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/occupational_health/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Occupational health</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/onchocerciasis/" rel="external" target="_blank">Onchocerciasis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/oral_health/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Oral health promotion</a></p> <p>Organ transplantation, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/transplantation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Transplantation</a></p> <p>Ozone depletion, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/ultraviolet_radiation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Ultraviolet radiation</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="P"></a>P</h3> <p><a href="/health-topics/pip-framework/index.html">Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework</a></p> <p>Passive smoking, see <a href="/entity/tobacco-free-initiative/index.html">Tobacco</a></p> <p>Patents, see <a href="/health-topics/intellectual-property/index.html">Intellectual property</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/patient_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Patient safety</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/pertussis/">Pertussis</a></p> <p>Pesticides, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/chemical_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Chemical safety</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/pharmaceutical-products/index.html">Pharmaceutical products</a>, see also <a href="/health-topics/essential-medicines/index.html">Essential medicines</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/physical_activity/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Physical activity</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/plague/index.html">Plague</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/pneumonia/index.html">Pneumonia</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/poisons/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Poisons</a></p> <p><a href="/polio-eradication/index.html">Poliomyelitis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/poverty/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Poverty</a></p> <p>Power lines, impact of electromagnetic field, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/electromagnetic_fields/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Electromagnetic fields</a></p> <p>Pregnancy, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/labour/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Women's reproductive health</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/prequalification/en/" rel="external" target="_blank">Prequalification</a></p> <p><a href="/uhc-health-systems/access-health-services/primary-health-care.html">Primary and community health care</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/prisons/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Prisons</a></p> <p><a href="/private-health-sector/about/index.html">Private health sector</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/schizophrenia/index.html">Psychosis, including schizophrenia</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/psychotropic-medications/index.html">Psychotropic drugs</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/public-health-laboratories/index.html">Public health laboratories </a><a href="/health-topics/psychotropic-medications/index.html"></a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/public-health-surveillance/index.html" rel="external">Public health surveillance</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="R"></a>R</h3> <p><a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/rabies#tab=tab_1" rel="external" target="_blank">Rabies</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_ionizing/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Radiation, Ionizing</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_non_ionizing/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Radiation, Non-ionizing</a></p> <p>Radiography, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/diagnostic_techniques_procedures/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Diagnostic techniques and procedures</a></p> <p>Radon, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_ionizing/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Radiation, Ionizing</a></p> <p>Rape, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/gender_based_violence/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Violence against women</a></p> <p><a href="/uhc-health-systems/health-systems-in-emergency-lab/refugee-and-migrant-health.html" rel="external">Refugees</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/rehabilitation/index.html">Rehabilitation</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/reproductive-health/index.html">Reproductive health</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/research/en" rel="external" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Research</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/respiratory-tract-diseases/index.html" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Respiratory tract diseases</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/rift-valley-fever/index.html">Rift Valley fever</a></p> <p>Rights, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/human_rights/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Human rights</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/risk_factors/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Risk factors and assessment</a></p> <p>River blindness, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/blindness/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Onchocerciasis</a></p> <p>Road traffic crashes, see <a href="/health-topics/injuries-traffic/index.html">Injuries, Traffic</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/rotavirus-gastroenteritis/">Rotavirus gastroenteritis</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/rubella/index.html">Rubella </a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="S"></a>S</h3> <p>Salmonella, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/sanitation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Sanitation</a></p> <p>SARS, see <a href="/health-topics/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome/">Severe acute respiratory syndrome</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/schistosomiasis/" rel="external" target="_self">Schistosomiasis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/school_health_promotion/en" rel="external" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">School health promotion</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/sars/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Severe acute respiratory syndrome</a></p> <p>Sexual health, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/labour/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Women's reproductive health</a></p> <p>Sexual violence, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/gender_based_violence/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Violence against women</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/sexually_transmitted_infections/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Sexually transmitted infections</a></p> <p>Shigella, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/food_safety/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Food safety</a></p> <p>Sleeping sickness, see <a href="/health-topics/trypanosomiasis-african/index.html">Trypanosomiasis, African</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/smallpox/index.html">Smallpox</a></p> <p>Smoking, see <a href="/health-topics/tobacco/index.html">Tobacco</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/social_determinants/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Social determinants of health</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/social_environment/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Social environment</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/helminthiasis/index.html">Soil transmitted helminthiasis</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/spongiform_encephalopathies_transmissible/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Spongiform encephalopathies, Transmissible</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/statistics/index.html">Statistics</a>, see also <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/epidemiology/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Epidemiology</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/stroke-cerebrovascular-accident/index.html">Stroke, Cerebrovascular accident</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/substance-abuse/index.html">Substance abuse</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/suicide/index.html">Suicide</a></p> <p>Sunburn, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/ultraviolet_radiation/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Ultraviolet radiation</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/topics/surgery/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Surgery</a></p> <p>Surveillance, see <a href="http://www.who.int/topics/epidemiology/en" rel="external" target="_blank">Epidemiology</a>, see <a href="/health-topics/public-health-surveillance/index.html">Public health surveillance</a></p> <h3 class="letters"><a name="T"></a>T</h3> <p>Technology, Health, see <a href="/health-topics/medical-devices/index.html">Medical devices</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/tetanus/">Tetanus</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/tobacco/index.html">Tobacco</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/trachoma/" rel="external" target="_blank">Trachoma</a></p> <p><a href="/health-topics/traditional-medicine/index.html">Traditional medicine</a></p> <p>Traffic accidents, see <a href="/health-topics/injuries-traffic/index.html">Injuries, Traffic</a></p> <p><a 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