Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jan 2024
Even though the prevalence and absolute number of current tobacco users aged 15 years old or older has declined steadily in the 20 years since the adoption of the WHO FCTC, the journey is far from over. Over 8.7 million lives continue to be lost each...
Publication
03 Jan 2024
WHO has been supporting EMR Member States in their efforts to achieve nutrition-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the global and regional nutrition targets. Some progress has been made, and more technical support is needed to accelerat...
Case study
01 Jan 2024
This Series is produced as first part of the WHO’s Primary Health Care (PHC) Implementation Solutions Initiative. The Series sets out to unpack the implementation pathways undertaken in country-specific reforms to understand how and why reforms fol...
Publication
22 Dec 2023
The technical paper distils key messages from the World Health Organization publication “Voice, agency, empowerment – handbook on social participation for universal health coverage”, along with feedback from a multistakeholder consultation...
21 Dec 2023
Every drowning is preventable. Globally, however, hundreds of thousands of people lose their lives by drowning every year. In 2019, one in three of the world’s drowning deaths occurred in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Western Pacific Region. Twenty per cent of these deaths were children under the age of 15. In Viet Nam, about 2,000 children drown every year. For Mai Van Chuyen...
21 Dec 2023
20 Dec 2023
In the Solomon Islands, diabetes affects 1 in 7 people. When Mrs Siloute, who lives in the country’s Western Province, was diagnosed with diabetes, she was afraid. “My life was forever changed,” she says. “I saw many diabetics have their feet cut off, and I was afraid I would have my foot cut off too. Her fears intensified when a sore grew to cover her whole foot. The risk of ampu...
20 Dec 2023
Publication
18 Dec 2023
Introduction Lebanon is a middle-income country facing substantial fragility features. Its health profile shows a high burden of NCD morbidity and mortality. This paper intends to analyse the political economy of NCD prevention and control in Leba...
13 Dec 2023
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the world’s most urgent and complex health challenges. Cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and mental health conditions account for over 74% of all global deaths, and their complex risk factors are often intertwined with the negative impacts of additional determinants of health. NCDs are also a matter of equity, as the v...
13 Dec 2023
13 Dec 2023
On 14 and 15 December 2023, nine countries from Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) will meet in Astana, Kazakhstan, to strengthen governance, multisectoral action and multistakeholder collaboration for NCD prevention and control. Organized by the World Health Organization’s Global NCD Platform (GNP), through the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs, and supported by the WHO Region...
13 Dec 2023
Publication
07 Dec 2023
United for Global Mental Health presents a new brief titled “Development Assistance for Mental Health 2023,” which unveils the evolving landscape of global support for mental well-being. Today, despite a growth in aid in general, only a hand...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Dec 2023
Key facts HIV remains a major global public health issue, having claimed 40.4 million [32.9–51.3 million] lives so far with ongoing transmission in all countries globally; with some countries reporting increasing trends in new infections when...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Dec 2023
Key facts Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, an estimated 5% of adults suffer from depression. More women are affected by depression than men. Depression can lead to suicide. There is effective treatment for mild, moderat...
