World Health Organization
Healthier diets will help curb the spread of non-communicable diseases
While world hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, we are also observing an unprecedented rise in overweight, obesity..
27 Sep 2018
While world hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, we are also observing an unprecedented rise in overweight, obesity..
27 Sep 2018
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, ac..
News
21 Sep 2018
WHO today published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health and sustainable development that a fully-financed WHO ..
News
19 Sep 2018
Report
19 Sep 2018
This report aims to provide an analysis of the gap in investment in NCD treatment and care in low- and middle-income countries. We identify major factors dri...
Bangkok, Thailand 30 January 2017 The WHO Gl..
13 Sep 2018
Guide
12 Sep 2018
Addressing health workforce shortage, maldistribution and performance challenges is essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including univer...
Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to make essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices affordable and accessib..
News
04 Sep 2018
Laura Teika is a young woman with big dreams. The 15-year-old Solomon Islander plans to study hard so she can go to university to become a meteorologist...
31 Aug 2018
Publication
15 Aug 2018
The population of adult survivors of childhood cancer continues to grow as survival rates improve. Although it is well established that these survivors exper...
Publication
10 Aug 2018
People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global population of least-developed nations. The number of children – ne...
Publication
07 Aug 2018
"Why Palliative Care is an Essential Function of Primary Health Care" emphasizes that integrating palliative care into primary health care is crucial for ach...