Strategy document
21 Sep 2021
This updated comprehensive action plan for mental health, endorsed by the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly in its decision WHA74(14), builds on its predecessor, the Comprehensive Action Plan for Mental Health 2013–2020, while presenting revised...
Publication
21 Sep 2021
Childhood obesity has been rising in all world regions; 2019 estimates were that 158 million children aged 5 to 19 years are living with obesity, of whom many live in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there has been limited to no progr...
20 Sep 2021
Anowara, a Rohingya refugee in Cox’s Bazar, was diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension after arriving in Bangladesh two and a half years ago. Today, thanks to permanent access to healthcare and essential medicines her health and well-being continue to improve.
20 Sep 2021
15 Sep 2021
Professor Cyril Dim, a member of the Director-General’s Expert Group on Cervical Cancer Elimination, recently encouraged the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria to join in advocating for the elimination of cervical cancer. Presenting on the Global strategy and the Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative, Professor Dim highlighted the role that bishops can play in encouraging government action,...
15 Sep 2021
Publication
15 Sep 2021
With a theme of ‘Safe food now for a heathy tomorrow’, World Food Safety Day (7 June 2021) focused on the immediate and long-term benefits of producing and consuming safe food. It was a day to remember that food safety is part of food security an...
15 Sep 2021
On 7 September 2021 WHO and FAO jointly released the annual World Food Safety Day report highlighting around 300 different events organized around the world on the occasion of World Food Safety Day (7 June 2021). Celebrations were held in 90 countries by international organizations, governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, academics and individuals. Click Access for mo...
15 Sep 2021
15 Sep 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...
15 Sep 2021
Report
15 Sep 2021
Overview Halfway into the implementation of the Global dementia action plan, the Global status report on the public health response to dementia takes stock of actions driven by Member States, WHO and civil society since the adoption of the globa...
Publication
15 Sep 2021
Overview Health technologies, specially medical devices are essential for a functioning health system. The response to the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has exacerbated the need &...
15 Sep 2021
To ensure that all countries benefit from health innovation, WHO has compiled a compendium of 24 new technologies that can be used in low-resource settings. The compendium’s main objective was to select and assess technologies that can have an immediate and future impact on COVID-19 preparedness and response, potentially improve health outcomes and quality of life, and/or offer a solution to...
15 Sep 2021
Publication
15 Sep 2021
The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available WHO and other United Nations (UN) guidance for improving health by creating healthier environments. It provides an overview and easy access of 500 actions, and a framework for thinking about h...
25 Aug 2021
In Chile, more people die from cardiovascular disease than from any other cause. More than a quarter of all deaths every year – around 30 000 in total – are due to the disease. Hypertension – also known as high blood pressure – is a serious medical condition and a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease. People living with hypertension have persistently raised pressure in their...
25 Aug 2021
