Conflict and Health
Host country responses to non-communicable diseases amongst Syrian refugees: a review
Publication
14 Mar 2019
Background Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey have hosted large refu...
Publication
14 Mar 2019
Background Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey have hosted large refu...
WHO today announced the most wide-ranging reforms in the Organization’s history to modernize and strengthen the institution to play its role more effective..
News
14 Mar 2019
Women and children account for more than 75 per cent of the refugees and displaced persons at risk from war, famine, persecution and natural disasters, accor..
News
14 Mar 2019
CHISINAU, Moldova – Irina Starciac, 46, was certain she was healthy. "I never had any symptoms that would get me worried,” she said..
News
13 Mar 2019
On 5 March, the Chairman of UNICEF Denmark and the Chairman of the World Diabetes Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate collaboration..
News
13 Mar 2019
1 March 2018: GENEVA - Ahead of the annual World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched "hearWHO", a free application for mo..
News
08 Mar 2019
Publication
08 Mar 2019
The second edition of the Oral Health Atlas highlights the extent of oral diseases worldwide and reflects on policies and strategies addressing the global bu...
Database
08 Mar 2019
The Oral Health Observatory (OHO) was launched in 2014 to generate standardized data on oral health. An app and online questionnaires have been developed for de...
Strategy document
08 Mar 2019
Lifelong oral health aims to maintain good oral health and optimal quality of life through oral health promotion, risk assessment, disease prevention, early ...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2019
This policy brief highlights associations between oral diseases and NCDs, and provides recommendations for their prevention and control. ...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2019
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) conducted a feasibility study to assess the public health need for – and the feasibility and potential public health impact...
Providing patients with the best possible quality of care sometimes requires finding new and innovative ways to meet their needs. Nurses are often at the for..
Russian Federation
06 Mar 2019