Report
18 Nov 2022
This report provides a pragmatic approach to health literacy development for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It provides new insights into what people know about NCDs and their risk factors, and these new insights revea...
Report
18 Nov 2022
This report provides a pragmatic approach to health literacy development for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It provides new insights into what people know about NCDs and their risk factors, and these new insights revea...
Report
18 Nov 2022
This report provides a pragmatic approach to health literacy development for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It provides new insights into what people know about NCDs and their risk factors, and these new insights revea...
Report
18 Nov 2022
This report provides a pragmatic approach to health literacy development for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It provides new insights into what people know about NCDs and their risk factors, and these new insights revea...
Report
18 Nov 2022
WHO’s Global oral health status report (GOHSR) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden and highlights challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress towards universal coverage for oral health. This includes introdu...
Report
15 Nov 2022
Cities in Africa are growing fast: over 65% of the population will live in urban areas by 2060. This rapid urbanisation is drastically increasing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Air pollution is already Africa’s second biggest cause of...
14 Nov 2022
The Global Asthma Report 2022 was launched at the Union World Conference on Lung Health on 10th November. It is the fourth version and has contributions from 97 experts from, 31 countries. Content is focused around reducing the bu...
Report
12 Nov 2022
Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022 presents key indicators on health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care for 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. Countr...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
08 Nov 2022
The fifth round of COSI data collection took place between 2018 and 2020 in 33 countries. In total, almost 411 000 children aged 6–9 years were measured. The full details of the fifth round of data collection are described in a report
08 Nov 2022
WHO/Europe has published a new Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) report, the fifth in a series measuring trends in overweight and obesity among primary school aged children since 2007. The new report’s findings are based on the latest data gathered in 2018–2020 in 33 countries of the WHO European Region. In total, almost 411 000 children aged 6–9 years were measured. For the f...
08 Nov 2022
04 Nov 2022
Ahead of World Diabetes Day today, WHO hosted several private sector entities who have expressed new commitments and proposed contributions to requested WHO Asks or strengthened previous commitments to increase access to insulin and health technologies.This was part of the 3rd diabetes dialogue to support diabetes diagnosis and monitoring including access to devices such as glucose meters and poin...
04 Nov 2022
Article
02 Nov 2022
The World Health Assembly resolution WHA74.4, adopted in May 2021, marked a historic milestone in the collective efforts to address the global diabetes epidemic and urged Member States to raise the priority given to the prevention, diagnosi...
