World Health Organization
Q&A: Tobacco and COVID-19
Guide
03 Aug 2020
Questions and answers on tobacco and COVID-19.
Guide
03 Aug 2020
Questions and answers on tobacco and COVID-19.
Guide
03 Aug 2020
Going to work during the Covid 19-pandemic has put frontline workers under enormous and unprecedented pressure, putting their physical and psychological integrity and social well-being at risk. Prolonged exposure to stress may have many consequences...
Article
03 Aug 2020
WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) of their obligations under the Convention. Heated tobacco products are tobacco products, meaning that the WHO FCTC fully app...
Guide
01 Aug 2020
The purpose of this document is to serve as an operational guide for public health staff of humanitarian organizations providing healthcare in humanitarian settings in order to ensure that care for persons with noncommunicable disease is included and...
Publication
07 Jul 2020
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (CVD...
Report
08 Jun 2020
This report reviews the evidence on existing practices for nutritional and health information labelling on alcoholic products to address the question: “What is the current alcohol labelling practice in the WHO European Region and what are barriers...
Article
03 Jun 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) held a virtual press conference announcing their joint complaint against the FDA, represented by Pollo...
Report
14 May 2020
The World Health Statistics 2020 summarizes recent trends in life expectancy and reports on progress towards the main health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. It also assesses the current availability of...
Report
14 May 2020
The World Health Statistics 2020 summarizes recent trends in life expectancy and reports on progress towards the main health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. It also assesses the current availability of...
Database
14 May 2020
The latest data and reports including the Global Health Observatory, Triple Billion targets, COVID-19 situation, and equity monitoring.
Article
08 May 2020
Concerns exists that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase susceptibility to coronavirus SARS CoV-2 (the viral agent that causes the disease COVID-19) and the likelihood of severe...
Fact sheet
23 Mar 2020
WHO Information Note on COVID-19 and NCDs. The note will be updated periodically as more data becomes available.