07International Directory
A point of access to health authorities, alert systems, surveillance atlases, biosafety reference points and scientific tools. Search by organization, country or subject, then filter by area and language. The structure, availability and content controls have separate boundaries, detailed in the methodology.
569resources selected
41languages represented
6global areas
21Research topics
02Explore
Search by country, organization or subject. Filters combine and also work without JavaScript. WHO statistical profiles and national pages are classified by territory; their roles remain distinct.
Research ignores accents and combines words. It covers name, country, type of organization, description, languages and themes. Understand the database and its limits.
France · Europe
Epidemiological bulletins, surveillance, prevention and French data.
For what? Access the surveillance data or publications of the area indicated.
To be verified: Check period, definition, coverage and update frequency before comparing two series.
France · Europe
Public policies, alerts, recommendations and health regulations in France.
For what? Search for publications and alerts related to this organization.
To be verified: Check the date, territory and status of the signal. Local competence is paramount for an operational instruction.
France · Europe
Expertise on food, environmental, work and animal health risks.
For what? Consult the original resources on the themes indicated.
To be verified: A multilingual interface does not guarantee that all publications are translated. Check the perimeter of the page consulted.
France · Europe
Records, tools and recommendations on the assessment and prevention of biological risk in the workplace.
For what? Consult the original resources on the themes indicated.
To be verified: A multilingual interface does not guarantee that all publications are translated. Check the perimeter of the page consulted.
France · Europe
Disease, research, surveillance and training on infectious agents.
For what? Search for publications or scientific expertise on the subject indicated.
To be verified: Check type of publication, method, date and possible peer review. A study is not a health record.
France · Europe
Coordination and funding of French research on priority, emerging and re-emerging infections.
For what? Search for publications or scientific expertise on the subject indicated.
To be verified: Check type of publication, method, date and possible peer review. A study is not a health record.
France · Europe
Official French fact sheets to verify product, lot, dates, pattern, risk and behaviour for a recalled food.
For what? Find the product by brand, lot and dates to read the exact recall instructions.
To be verified: Une ressemblance de produit ne suffit pas : comparez le lot, les dates et la catégorie concernée. Relevez aussi la référence de l’avis et sa date, puis vérifiez que la consigne concerne bien le conditionnement et le lot en votre possession. Une photographie ressemblante ou le seul nom de la marque ne permet pas de trancher.
France · Europe
Official WHO profile: health indicators, emergency response capabilities, comparable data and national resources for France.
For what? Compare national indicators and access their documentation.
To be verified: The year of each indicator may differ. This statistical profile is not a real-time alert.
France · Europe
WHO national page: programmes, cooperation, news and public health resources for France.
For what? See WHO programmes and information for this country.
To be verified: This page does not replace the instructions of the ministry or local authority and is not the WHO statistical profile.
France · Europe
Open data portal of Public Health France: indicators, visualizations, exports and documentation of surveillance data.
For what? Explore Public Health France indicators and their documented exports.
To be verified: Distinguez date de publication, période observée et éventuelles révisions des séries. Pour rapprocher deux indicateurs, notez population, zone, période et définition du cas. Gardez « non renseigné » distinct de zéro ; un changement de couverture ou de méthode peut empêcher une comparaison directe.
France · Europe
Biological agent observation base: reservoirs, transmission routes and risk groups to assist in occupational assessment.
For what? Search for a biological agent, its reservoir and relevant pathways for a professional activity.
To be verified: The risk group is a regulatory benchmark; it does not calculate the risk of the task or the level of containment alone.
France · Europe
Fortuitous exposure to an infectious agent and conduct in the workplace: fact sheets for prevention and health professionals.
For what? Find a course of action after occupational exposure to an infectious agent.
To be verified: Identify the agent and context and then contact the intended medical circuit; reading should not delay care.
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01Entrance doors
For the same source, the depth of content may vary according to language. The following pages provide access to the official editions of WHO; the directory also covers the national languages proposed by local agencies.
03Country profiles
For many countries, the directory offers a statistical profile on WHO Data and an institutional page on the WHO website. These two entries meet different needs; they do not replace the instructions of the national health authority.
To compare indicators, identify the year of each series, its definition and its limits. The indicators on the same page do not necessarily cover the same period.
See the profile of FranceFor information on the organization's programmes, publications or activities in a territory. A news published here is not necessarily a local record.
See the WHO France pageFor current recommendations, alerts and applicable procedures, give priority to the competent public source of the territory concerned.
Find the official newsletters →04Use the directory well
Global information gives context; a national authority specifies the applicable guidelines; a local agency knows the situation on the ground. For an alert, start from the nearest source to the location, then compare it with the regional and global watch.
Check out the disease sheets, manuals and summaries. They explain the stable notions but do not necessarily describe an ongoing situation.
Use dated bulletins, dashboards and streams. Look at the data period, the case definition and possible delays in notification.
Follow the competent authority of your territory or sector. An international recommendation does not replace a local regulatory directive.
Start with the method, agent and time of sampling. A laboratory sheet and a clinical recommendation do not have the same function.
Read the tests →The reference and the lot are included in the national reminder form. European systems help to track notifications between countries.
Check a reminder →Look at the territory, period, population covered, denominator, and time frame for consolidation before comparing.
Read an indicator →A signal in water, air or soil calls for verification of the method and uses of the environment; local delivery remains a priority.
Understand a signal →The directory focuses on public authorities, intergovernmental organizations, national institutes, monitoring networks and scientific libraries. Some academic tools are included when they provide additional monitoring; their form explicitly identifies them and their signals must be confirmed by an authority. Resources are retained for their documentary usefulness, not as a ranking or as a general approval of all their content.
Current name, responsible agency and perimeter were compared to institutional pages, notably for the Australian CDC, Japanese JIHS, HERA and European laboratories.
An HTTP control follows the redirects. A robot blockage, network error, or an exceeded delay remains an indeterminate result; it is not presented as a deleted link or as a validation of content.
Developments 2025–26 have been integrated, including the amended IHR, the WHO Pandemic Agreement, PABS negotiation, BMBL and environmental monitoring.
FAQUse
Start with the national or local authority of the territory concerned and then use regional and international organizations to put the event in context. Always check the date, area covered and status of the publication.
The language corresponds to an interface or significant content offered by the external resource. It does not mean that each page, report or dataset is available in that language.
No. Inclusion indicates a documentary utility and an identifiable perimeter. It does not constitute a classification, affiliation or general approval of all content published by the organization.
No. The links are subject to editorial verifications dated. An external resource may change address, name or perimeter between two controls; check the methodology and report any useful corrections.
The WHO data profile brings together statistical indicators with their reference years. Instead, the WHO country page presents the organization's office, programmes and news for the country. For a current health statement, consult the competent national or local authority.
In practiceObserve and understand
A health event and a national indicator require different sources. Disease Outbreak News bulletins describe confirmed or potential acute events; WHO Data profiles collect indicators by country.
| Resource | Information to look for | Check before reuse |
|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak News | The event, area, assessment and response described in the bulletin. | Find later publications on the same event. |
| WHO Data — country profiles | Value, reference year and definition of each indicator. | Read the metadata; indicators in one profile may refer to different years. |
An event’s absence from this bulletin selection does not establish the absence of risk. For a local measure applicable today, consult the relevant territorial authority.