World Health Organization
Injuries and violence
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Mar 2021
Key facts Injuries – both unintentional and violence-related – take the lives of 4.4 million people around the world each year and co...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 Mar 2021
Key facts Injuries – both unintentional and violence-related – take the lives of 4.4 million people around the world each year and co...
Publication
11 Mar 2021
Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, contributing to an estimated 6.7 million deaths worldwide in 2019 - half of which were due t...
Publication
25 Feb 2021
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-inc...
March 4th is World Obesity Day. This day is dedicated to addressing the global obesity epidemic. We are calling on every body to work together for ..
News
16 Feb 2021
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the major – and growing – contributors to death and disability worldwide. China is no exception, particularly..
12 Feb 2021
Publication
04 Feb 2021
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As the First World War wore on, a new scourge erupted: an influenza pandemic that left even more bodies in its wake than the conflict itself. But the 1918 pa..
News
04 Feb 2021
An open letter to Heads of State and Government The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated deep inequalities i..
News
04 Feb 2021
Publication
01 Feb 2021
Executive Summary Cervical cancer is the fourth-most commonly detected cancer in women worldwide yet is one of the most preventable and treatable...
Several factors may lead individuals from low socioeconomic groups to adopt unhealthy behaviours, to be exposed to a wider range and a higher intensity of ca..
News
28 Jan 2021
WHO today released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. Elimin..
News
28 Jan 2021
But, 11 out of 15 countries with the most coronary heart disease deaths due to trans fats have yet to take actions to eliminate the substances Two ..
News
28 Jan 2021