World Health Organization
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Publication
17 Oct 2018
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989.
Publication
17 Oct 2018
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989.
Guide
30 Apr 2018
This handbook is for health care providers involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This includes obstetricians and gynaecologists, surgeons, general medical practitioners, midwiv...
Declaration
18 Mar 2018
The Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World, affirming that the production, marketing and sale of tobacco products is incompatible with basic human rights, has been adopted by over 150 organizations and prominent public h...
Publication
27 Nov 2017
Achieving UHC is a major responsibility and goal of the health sector. But it cannot be done by the health sector alone. Its achievement depends on factors affecting the population being serviced, that are not under the direct control of the health s...
Article
13 Oct 2017
In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language revealed the depth of the suffering.We put Mr S on morphine, among...
Database
01 Mar 2017
National breast cancer control programs can be developed and implemented at all resource levels. Successful breast cancer programs offer women with breast cancer the best possible outcomes while effectively using available resources. Breast cancer ca...
Report
05 Dec 2016
Policy report summarising discussions on how to understand the health needs of Indian women, and create a healthcare system free from gender bias.
Fact sheet
18 Jun 2016
This fact sheet presents data from Armenia’s 2016 STEPS survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adults aged 18–69, covering smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, overweight/obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, and salt intak...