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WHO stakeholder survey on improving access to morphine for medical use
WHO launched a survey on assessing barriers, enablers, and pirority actions for improving access to morphine for medical use.
All Civil Society Organisation can contribute by filling out the survey before 31 August 2022.
The survey...
Have your say: WHO holds public consultation to reduce alcohol consumption
Countries of the WHO European Region need an effective policy framework to reduce alcohol consumption levels and the associated health harms. WHO is hosting 3 consultations on the draft of the “Framework to strengthen implementation of the...
Two new tobacco cessation medicines added to the WHO essential medicines list
Every two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), a collection of medicines considered essential by WHO experts.
The purpose of the list is to guide national authorities on the...
پاسخ COVID-19: سلامت روان و حمایت روانی اجتماعی از کارکنان بهداشت جامعه
این دوره آنلاین یک مرور کلی از چگونگی کارکنان بهداشت جامعه (CHWs) می تواند جوامع خود را با ارائه سلامت روانی مناسب و حمایت روانی اجتماعی در طول بیماری همه گیر COVID-19 حمایت می کند.
در این دوره شما یاد بگیرند که چگونه به:
- بررسی...
World Health Organisation Tobacco Health Topic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have a health topic page dedicated to tobacco use.
The page includes:
- up to date data on smoking, tobacco control country profiles
- factsheet, infographics and maps
- the latest news, events and...
Reducing Harm Due to Alcohol: Success Stories From 3 Countries
The European Region has the highest level of alcohol consumption in the world.
To reduce these harms, WHO/Europe has identified three affordable, feasible and cost-effective intervention strategies:
- increase excise taxes on alcoholic...
Estimating the Impact of Achieving Turkey's Non-communicable Disease Policy Targets
According to the World Health Organisation, around 20,000 deaths could have been avoided in Turkey in 2017 if the country had reached its current goals of reducing tobacco and salt consumption by 30%, and physical inactivity by 10%.
The...
WHO Launches Year-long Campaign to Help 100 Million People Quit Tobacco
The World Health Organisation has launched a year long campaign to help people quit their tobacco use.
As part of the campaign “Commit to Quit" the WHO have announced a new Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and have published “More than 100...
World Hepatitis Day 2020
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer.
There are five main strains of the hepatitis...
WHO Statement: Tobacco Use and COVID-19
Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory difficulties. A review of studies by public health experts convened by WHO on 29 April 2020 found that smokers are more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19, compared to...
Resource Tool on Alcohol Taxation and Pricing Policies
Alcohol taxation and pricing policies have several public health, economic and social benefits as they have the capacity to:
- Generate tax revenue
- Reduce alcohol consumption and associated harms (covering both externalities and...
برنامه مشترک سازمان ملل متحد در مورد درمان و مراقبت از وابستگی به مواد مخدر
سازمان جهانی بهداشت و سازمان ملل متحد هر دو تلاش می کنند تا به مسائل پیچیده ارائه شده توسط استفاده از مواد مخدر و وابستگی رسیدگی کنند.
دیدگاه: درمان موثر و انسانی برای همه افراد مبتلا به اختلالات مصرف مواد مخدر. هیچ چیز کمتر از انتظار می...
UNIATF: Call for Nominations for the Task Force Awards 2019
سازمان صحی جهان ابتکار کنترول الکول را مصون تر می کند
World Mental Health Day 2018
The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make...
WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
Pioneering methadone programme gives hope to thousands in Dar es Salaam
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