Guide
15 Feb 2019
This publication, Improving data for decision-making: a toolkit for cervical cancer prevention and control programmes, expands the support provided to low- and middle-income countries in current global normative guidance. The toolkit presen...
15 Feb 2019
Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures are due to brief disturbances in the electrical functions of the brain. Epilepsy affects people of all ages.
Strategy document
13 Feb 2019
The WHO QualityRights initiative aims to improve the quality and human rights conditions in inpatient and outpatient mental health and social care facilities and empower organizations to advocate for the rights of people with mental and psychosocial...
Guide
13 Feb 2019
The WHO QualityRights Tool Kit supports countries to assess and improve the quality of care and human rights conditions in mental health and social care facilities. The toolkit is suitable for use in low, middle and high-income countries, can be used...
Database
13 Feb 2019
WHO MiNDbank is an online platform providing quick and easy access to international resources and national/regional level policies, strategies, laws and service standards for mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, NCDs, huma...
12 Feb 2019
Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices. Ahead of World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have issued a new international standard for the manu...
12 Feb 2019
Guide
07 Feb 2019
'To the catch of a strong heart' addresses the issue of fish with a cultural, social and nutritional focus. It provides information about the nutrients and benefits of fish for the human body, teaches recipes and forms of preparation, and a...
Guide
07 Feb 2019
This physical activity guide seeks to be a reference document for the knowledge and application of concepts and recommendations, based on scientific evidence, on the benefits of being more active and less sedentary. It was developed with&nb...
Guide
07 Feb 2019
The Food Guide for the Uruguayan population is an informative material that aims to promote a healthy, balanced and pleasurable diet. It was developed with the support of the Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and FAO.
31 Jan 2019
The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesity and physical inactivity to the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change and multiple humanitarian crises. Read more here.
31 Jan 2019
Report
25 Jan 2019
This final report is the outcome of the Working Group convened by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) to consider the alignment of international cooperation with national NCD plans...
Report
25 Jan 2019
This final report is the outcome of the Working Group convened by the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) to recommend ways and means of encouraging Member States and non-State actors...
