Report
07 May 2019
The purpose of this report is to call attention to the importance of respiratory health in the world and to raise it to be a top priority in global decision-making.
Report
07 May 2019
This report measures progress of the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6. The report also mentions areas that require heightened mobilization and development; lessons l...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
02 May 2019
In 2018 the WHO Director-General identified mental health for accelerated implementation within WHO’s work. This WHO Special Initiative seeks to ensure universal health coverage involving access to quality and affordable care for mental health cond...
24 Apr 2019
Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more here.
24 Apr 2019
Report
24 Apr 2019
The report is submitted in response to resolution WHA71.2 (2018), which “requests the Director-General to report to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly, through the Executive Board, on the outcomes of the third High-level Meeting of the Genera...
18 Apr 2019
WHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services. “Harnessing the power of digital technologies is essential for achieving universal health coverage,” says WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Ultimately, digital techno...
18 Apr 2019
18 Apr 2019
At a global forum on fair pricing and access to medicines, delegates from governments and civil society organizations called for greater transparency around the cost of research and development as well as production of medicines, to allow buyers to negotiate more affordable prices. The forum, co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of South Africa, aimed t...
18 Apr 2019
Article
16 Apr 2019
When developed and implemented effectively, national cancer control plans (NCCPs) improve cancer outcomes at the population level. However, many countries do not have a high-quality, operational NCCP, contributing to disparate cancer outcomes globall...
Article
15 Apr 2019
Thrombosis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease because it is the pathology underlying venous thromboembolism (VTE), ischaemic heart disease, and ischaemic stroke. Collectively, these disorders account for about 1 in 4 deaths worldw...
08 Apr 2019
This document outlines practical approaches to combat threats to respiratory health and proven strategies to significantly improve the care provided for individuals afflicted with respiratory diseases worldwide.
Report
08 Apr 2019
The aim of the report is to show how the Global Goal for Health and accompanying targets could support a focus on improving palliative care for people with life-threatening and life-limiting illness globally and to make recommendations for inclusion...
Report
08 Apr 2019
This document is a summary of two pilot NCD advocacy courses, one in Thailand and one in Colombia. A Global Advisory Group engaged a Local Organizing Committee in each country to ensure the courses would meet the needs of the local stakeholders. Whil...
