20 Oct 2021
Kazakhstan is on a path to making mental health – especially for children and young people – a primary national concern. At home, Dina* has plenty of interests. The 14-year-old plants trees, cares for the garden and dances to K-pop videos in the living room. At school, things are more difficult, and interacting with peers, stressful. “They are not like me,” Dina said. “We do not...
20 Oct 2021
20 Oct 2021
A youth initiative in the Philippines tackles critical issues affecting young people including mental health. Daniel Delfin used to think that only superheroes could change the world. A shy and serious 21-year-old engineering student in Cebu, Daniel saw himself as a spectator of life and spent all his time studying, socializing and looking after his pet rabbit. “I don’t believe in youth...
20 Oct 2021
14 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an increasingly connected world that is recognising the vital importance of physical activity (PA) for mental and physical health. It has exposed vulnerabilities and inequities in opportunities for communities and p...
Article
14 Oct 2021
Air pollution is a grave risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and nearly every organ in the body. Fortunately, it is largely a preventable risk. Reducing pollution at its source can have a rapid and substantial impact on hea...
12 Oct 2021
Countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today, in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the global health community’s prescription for climate action based on a growi...
12 Oct 2021
Report
09 Oct 2021
The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease report outlines major causes of respiratory disease and mortality and lays out recommendations for global action.
09 Oct 2021
The World Health Organization’s new Mental Health Atlas paints a disappointing picture of a worldwide failure to provide people with the mental health services they need, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting a growing need for mental health support. The latest edition of the Atlas, which includes data from 171 countries, provides a clear indication that the increased attention...
09 Oct 2021
09 Oct 2021
WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to assist people who want to stop smoking, and new antimicrobials to treat serious bacterial and fungal infections. The listings aim to address global health prio...
09 Oct 2021
09 Oct 2021
Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s ‘Global status report on the public health response to dementia’, released today. Half of these countries are in WHO’s European Region, with the remainder split between the other Regions. Yet even in Europe, many plans are expiring or...
09 Oct 2021
09 Oct 2021
A new book published today aims to help children stay hopeful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story is a sequel to ‘My Hero is You: how kids can fight COVID-19!’, published in April 2020. Both books have been released by a collaboration of 60 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the United Nations High Commis...
09 Oct 2021
09 Oct 2021
Background Social mobilisation is potentially a key tool in the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in fragile settings. This formative study addressed existing and potential social mobilisation mechanisms seeking behaviour to tackle NC...
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08 Oct 2021
The Mental Health Atlas, released every three years, is a compilation of data provided by countries around the world on mental health policies, legislation, financing, human resources, availability and utilization of services and data collection syst...
