World Health Organization
Childhood cancer
07 Mar 2022
Key facts Each year, an estimated 400 000 children and adolescents of 0-19 years old develop cancer. [1, 2] T...
07 Mar 2022
Key facts Each year, an estimated 400 000 children and adolescents of 0-19 years old develop cancer. [1, 2] T...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2022
Key facts Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one i...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
04 Mar 2022
Global factsheet on breast cancer | GLOBOCAN 2022Country factsheets are available here: https://gco.iarc.fr/today/en/fact-sheets-populations#countries...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
28 Feb 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a Call for Submissions and inviting its Member States to share their experiences on implementing multisector...
Guide
03 Feb 2022
Evidence shows that FGM can cause several physical, mental and sexual health complications in girls and women, and in newborns. Health-care providers pl...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Jan 2022
This video showcases key facts and figures on the impact of tobacco cultivation and smoking on our environment and health....
Briefs & Fact Sheets
21 Jan 2022
Report
21 Jan 2022
The Global Strategy for Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD is a non-biased review of the current evidence for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatm...
Publication
12 Jan 2022
To mark the centenary of the discovery of insulin, and with the support of the University of Toronto, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government ...
01 Jan 2022
The report covers the Global Fund's approach to fighting HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in challenging environments like conflict zones and disaster-affected...
Guide
28 Dec 2021
Evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) emphasizes that decisions should be informed by the best available evidence from research, as well as other factors ...
Publication
13 Dec 2021
A new World Health Organization report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to ...