19 Nov 2021
World Health Organization
LIVE Q&A on Sports and Health with Didier Drogba
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
WHO activities on the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences intend to increase awareness and provide tools to foster benefits and constrain risks stemming from dual use life sciences and technologies. Using its role as a leader in public health globally, WHO works with Member States and relevant stakeholders to harness responsible science and to establish mechanisms for adopting changes in practice...
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
Cervical cancer could be the first cancer ever in the world to be eliminated if, by 2030: 90% of girls are vaccinated 70% of women are screened 90% of women with cervical disease receive treatment On 17 November 2021, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners participated in #GlowTeal as we illuminated the cause to eliminate cervical cancer. Across the globe, com...
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
On 30 June 2021 The World Health Organization hosted the first webinar of the series “Building best in class chatbots” . WHO, governments, NGOs, academia and the private sector, were brought together to discuss and share lessons learned during the pandemic. Chatbots are software programmes that interact with people over voice or text. Even before COVID-19, they played an important role in h...
19 Nov 2021
Report
19 Nov 2021
All cancer patients benefit from structured palliative care interventions that are patient-centred, as these demonstrate improved care quality, symptom relief and quality of life. Patient-centred palliative care should be provided alongside tumour-ce...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Nov 2021
Key facts Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and di...
12 Nov 2021
14–15 December 2021, Moscow, Russian Federation The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation will host a conference jointly with the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. The conference aims to unpack the public health benefits and deficits of emerging technologies and provide an evidence base for their broad-scale adoption in combating noncommuni...
12 Nov 2021
Publication
12 Nov 2021
The year 2021 marks 100 years since the momentous discovery of insulin in 1921, which marked a turning point in care for those with diabetes. Over the past century, better health outcomes for people living with diabetes have been incrementally achiev...
Report
12 Nov 2021
This resolution was adopted by the General Assembly (2021) to address the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases worldwide.
Publication
12 Nov 2021
WHO has defined community engagement as “a process of developing relationships that enable stakeholders to work together to address health-related issues and promote well-being to achieve positive health impact and outcomes”. There are undeniable...
12 Nov 2021
In August 2021, as part of a global Participatory Video (PV) VOICE project led by WHO, eight older people from four First Nations (Aundeck Omni Kaning, M’Chigeeng, White Fish River, Wiikwemikoong) came together on Manitoulin Island in Canada. They created their own film on aspects of healthy ageing in their context and used it for discussion with local stakeholders, guided by a facilitator from...
12 Nov 2021