19 Nov 2021
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected our mental health? Listen to Toluse from Nigeria talk about the challenges he faced with his mental health during the pandemic, what helped him, and what he would like to see change in the way society views mental illness. This video was produced for the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2021.
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected our mental health? Listen to Sebastian from Argentina talk about the challenges he faced with his mental health during the pandemic, what helped him, and his hopes for the future of mental health care. This video was produced for the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2021.
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
The World Health Organization’s ‘Who's WHO’ video series tells the stories of WHO colleagues and the work they do to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Meet Dr Jasmine Vergara, who works at WHO Philippines as a Technical Officer for Mental Health and Substance Use. In this video Jasmine shares her own experience with depression as a medical resident, how she sought...
19 Nov 2021
19 Nov 2021
Continue following The Quitter Diaries and the real life journey of six people around the world as they try to quit tobacco for good. This fourth episode focuses on the benefits of quitting tobacco and how you regain parts of your life that were lost. These are the stories of Krishna from India, Ratib from Jordan, Sun Qi from China, Giorgi from Georgia, Cecilia from Uruguay and Donna from South Af...
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
