Overview Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at …
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COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health
The Health Argument for Climate Action The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and …
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The Mental Health Atlas 2020
Overview The Mental Health Atlas, released every three years, is a compilation of data provided by countries around the world on mental health policies, legislation, financing, human resources, availability and …
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Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) 2022
Overview Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) is an academic enrichment program for outstanding high school students from around the world. Each summer, students from over 150 countries (including all 50 …
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WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis (Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis)
New meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually The Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis aims to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis – the most deadly form of …
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Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013 – 2030
Overview The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly, consisting of Ministers of Health of 194 Member States, adopted the WHO’s Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 in May 2013. In 2019, the …
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WHO South-East Asia countries resolve to reorient and strengthen health systems
Kathmandu, 7 September 2021 – Taking lessons from the ongoing pandemic and emphasizing a once-in-a-century opportunity, countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today adopted a Ministerial Declaration resolving to strengthen health system resilience …
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Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030
What is patient safety? Patient safety is: “A framework of organized activities that creates cultures, processes, procedures, behaviours, technologies and environments in health care that consistently and sustainably lower risks, …
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Global Status Report on the Public Health Response to Dementia
Summary Dementia is a leading cause of disability and dependency globally. Lack of awareness and understanding lead to widespread stigmatization and discrimination against people with dementia, which may prevent them …
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Digital documentation of COVID-19 certificates: vaccination status: technical specifications and implementation guidance
Overview This is a guidance document for countries and implementing partners on the technical requirements for developing digital information systems for issuing standards-based interoperable digital certificates for COVID-19 vaccination status, and …
