Publications

Background New figures released by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) ahead of World Diabetes Day reveal that 537 million adults around the world are living with diabetes. The new figures, taken from the upcoming …

Overview Over the past 2 decades, there has been a considerable increase in the number of tools to generate, analyse and use data and evidence, to support discussion and decision-making …

Summary The National Adaptation Plan has been approved on 28 October 2021 by the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal. The NAP sets out priority programmes in the …

Investing $1 per person per year in hand hygiene could save hundreds of thousands of lives Overview The 2021 State of The World’s Hand Hygiene report launched on Global Handwashing Day by …

Overview This toolkit was developed by a group of partners of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (Lead Paint Alliance), including industry, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and government representatives. …

Overview This Global Plan has been developed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Regional Commissions, in cooperation with partners in the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and …

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 …

14 October 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to …

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 …

Overview The Department of Health Services (DoHS) has conducted a mixed method study to understand the understand the initial impacts of COVID-19 on routine reporting systems, availability and utilisation of …