World Health Organization
World Health Data Platform
Database
14 May 2020
The latest data and reports including the Global Health Observatory, Triple Billion targets, COVID-19 situation, and equity monitoring.
Database
14 May 2020
The latest data and reports including the Global Health Observatory, Triple Billion targets, COVID-19 situation, and equity monitoring.
Report
27 Apr 2020
The document updates WHO’s 2005 guidance on blood pressure measuring devices (BPMDs). It also responds to concern about the lack of accurate, good-quality devices, especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) through technical consultation...
Guide
27 Apr 2020
This new HEARTS – D module on Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes complements and expands the diabetes section of the HEARTS Technical Package developed for use in primary health-care facilities to improve cardiovascular health. This module...
Guide
27 Mar 2020
Note: This guidance is aimed at individuals and families in contexts where self-quarantine and isolation have been recommended or required. As countries are taking stronger measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, self-quarantine and the tempor...
Fact sheet
23 Mar 2020
WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs. The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.
Article
18 Mar 2020
In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there is a high risk of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading to o...
Publication
04 Mar 2020
Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control
Publication
15 Feb 2020
It is indisputable that adequate and appropriate nutrition is fundamental to the health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents, including those with cancer. Nutrition has a role in most of the accepted components of the cancer...
Guide
12 Feb 2020
The Toolkit provides background on the concept of accountability to the NCD civil society community, and resources to support civil society monitoring initiatives. The 2020 Toolkit is an update from a previous version from 2013, which included a benc...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Feb 2020
The policy brief highlights the gaps in the first decade of the NCD response and what is lacking to reach the global targets for NCD reduction. The policy brief also underscores barriers to progress according to the NCD Alliance's global network of p...
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO Independent High-level Comission on NCDs was established in 2017 to advise Dr. Tedros on ways to transform new opportunities to progress towards SDG target 3.4. The final report includes 8 recommendations on how to take action to best e...
Report
12 Feb 2020
WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2020 describes the achievements made by Member States on 10 indicators for NCDs. Within the report, country profiles include data on the population, percentage and number of deaths from NCDs, and the risk of premature death f...