World malaria report 2023
<p>India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
World Health Organization
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UN-water global annual assessment of sanitation and drinking-water (GLAAS) 2012 report: the challenge of extending and sustaining services
<p><span id="itro1">While access to water, sanitation and hygiene has considerably improved globally, services coverage could slip behind if adequate resources are not secured to sustain routine operations,
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Global report for research on infectious diseases of poverty
Infectious diseases remain major causes of ill health among poor people. Almost 3 billion people live on less than US$ 2 a day, and they continue to be at the greatest risk for these diseases. How can
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Tuberculosis control in the South-East Asia region 2012
<p><span id="itro1">According to this WHO annual report on tuberculosis, India has recorded about 63,000 cases of notified multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2010, the highest in the South East
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Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases: a roadmap for implementation
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a roadmap that outlines its goals and objectives for the enhanced control, prevention, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Accelerating
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World malaria report 2011
The World Malaria Report 2011 summarizes information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and shows clear progress in the fight against malaria and a decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths. For the first time, it contains individual profiles for 99 countries with ongoing malaria transmission.
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Transport (road transport): shared interests in sustainable outcomes
The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Sectoral Briefing Series, produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Regional Office for the Western Pacific, includes a report that
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Our planet, our health, our future - human health and the Rio Conventions: biological diversity, climate change and desertification
The WHO has published a discussion paper on the linkages between health and biodiversity, climate change and desertification, the representation of health in the three Rio Conventions, and the opportunities
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Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food
The detailed monographs in this volume summarize the technical, analytical, dietary exposure and toxicological data on a number of contaminants in food: acrylamide, arsenic, deoxydivalenol, furan, mercury
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Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on two contaminants in food: cadmium and lead. Monographs on nine groups of related flavouring agents evaluated by the Procedure for
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Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation: transport sector
Cycling, walking and rapid transit systems are associated with a wide range of potential health benefits that climate assessment needs to consider more systematically. Health benefits may include: physical