WHO’s work remains firmly rooted in the basic principles of the right to health and well-being for all people, as outlined in our 1948 Constitution. The World Health Assembly is the decision …

WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more …

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Sep 21, 2021 · Overview The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly, consisting of Ministers of Health of 194 Member States, adopted the WHO’s Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013 …

The values of the WHO workforce furthermore reflect the principles of human rights, universality and equity established in WHO’s Constitution as well as the ethical standards of the …

WHO’s work was built on a new mission statement, to “Promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable”, and the ambitious “triple billion” targets: 1 billion more people benefiting …

Nov 14, 2025 · News from the World Health OrganizationLeadership engagement growing for evidence-based traditional medicine ahead of 2nd WHO Summit in New Delhi, India

Sep 1, 2025 · Recommendations on the delivery of health services for the prevention and care of sexually transmitted... WHO's global health sector strategies for HIV, viral hepatitis, and …