Search results
Apr 25, 2024 · World Health Organization, specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved public health conditions. Its tasks include epidemic control, quarantine measures, and drug standardization.
Together, we coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies, promote well-being, prevent disease and expand access to health care. By connecting nations, people and partners to scientific evidence they can rely on, we strive to give everyone an equal chance at a safe and healthy life.
World Health Statistics 2023. The World health statistics report is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual compilation of the most recent available data on health and health-related indicators. Download the report. Access the indicators. Visual summary.
May 22, 2023 · 22 May 2023 Health. Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization ( WHO) said on Monday in Geneva.
Learn how to build a healthier world. The WHO Academy is the World Health Organization’s learning centre for anybody who strives to improve health. Now under development, the Academy will offer online and in-person courses to millions of health workers and others around the world .
WHO health emergency dashboard →. Weekly COVID-19 Operations Updates →. Detailed WHO surveillance data →. International Clinical Trials Registry Platform →. Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus →. Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Apr 28, 2020 · World Health Organization leaders at a press briefing on COVID-19, held on March 6 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. Here's a look at its history, its mission and its role in the current crisis.
