International Guidelines & Documents

Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030

Overview This Global Plan has been developed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Regional Commissions,…

October 16, 2021

Global Tuberculosis Report 2021

Overview Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic,…

October 15, 2021

Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic

14 October 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the…

October 15, 2021

WHO’s 10 calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COVID-19

Global health workforce urges action to avert health catastrophe 11 October 2021 News release (WHO) Countries must set ambitious…

October 12, 2021

COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health

The Health Argument for Climate Action The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health…

October 12, 2021

The Mental Health Atlas 2020

Overview The Mental Health Atlas, released every three years, is a compilation of data provided by countries around…

October 9, 2021

WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis (Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis)

New meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually The Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis aims…

October 2, 2021

WHO Model List of Essential Medicines: 22nd List (‎2021)

World Health Organization model list of essential medicines for children: 8th list (‎2021) WHO prioritizes access to diabetes…

October 1, 2021

WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines: Particulate matter (‎PM2.5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide

Overview New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on…

September 23, 2021

Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013 – 2030

Overview The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly, consisting of Ministers of Health of 194 Member States, adopted the WHO’s…

September 23, 2021