Apr 17, 2020 · The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was inagurated following the second world war on 7 April 1948 – a date now celebrated as …

Apr 7, 2020 · The World Health Organization (WHO) report, State of the World's Nursing, estimates there was a global shortage of 5.9 million nurses in 2018, a slight improvement from …

Apr 15, 2020 · Four charts explaining how the World Health Organization receives and spends money. The UN agency is coordinating the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nov 23, 2023 · The World Health Organization has declared loneliness a "pressing health threat", and has launched a new commission to foster social connection as a priority in all countries.

Jun 25, 2024 · The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established in 1948 with the objective of the attainment by all people of the highest …

Mar 28, 2018 · The organization is now preparing R&D roadmaps that give a profile for the kinds of medicines and diagnostics needed to combat individual diseases. The aim is to reduce the …

Dec 18, 2023 · The World Health Organization estimates that over 1.3 billion people – 15% to 20% of the global population – experience disability. This group, along with their friends and …

Aug 10, 2020 · The World Health Organization has created an illustrated guide to managing stress, including audio exercises. Around the world, healthcare systems are facing …

Dec 17, 2024 · Health was a major focus in 2024, shaping global news and driving key discussions at the World Economic Forum. From climate change health impacts to the rise of …

Nov 14, 2022 · When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic on 11 March 2020, few could have foreseen the catastrophic effects the virus would have on the …