Emergency care - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 20, 2025 · Emergency care is powerfully aligned with the primary health care agenda as it provides first contact clinical care for those who are acutely ill or injured. Pre-hospital and facility-based …
Strengthening acute care systems saves lives, but urgent action is needed
May 20, 2025 · Since that time, tens of thousands of health workers have been trained in BEC across more than 60 countries. WHO Chief Nurse Amelia Tuipulotu at the eventUSCF/Tyler …
WHO releases new reports and estimates highlighting urgent gaps in ...
Sep 2, 2025 · WHO today releases two major reports — the Mental Health Atlas 2024 and the World Mental Health Today — alongside updated suicide estimates, presenting the most comprehensive …
Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services ...
Sep 2, 2025 · More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety and depression …
New WHO guidance calls for urgent transformation of mental health …
Mar 25, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems. Mental health services …
11 million lives lost each year: urgent action needed on neurological care
Oct 14, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the world has a national policy to address the growing burden of neurological disorders, …
WHO calls for urgent transformation of care and support systems for ...
Oct 1, 2024 · Transforming our care and support systems to ensure an integrated continuum of care also enables us to better meet the needs of people of all ages, making it a good investment for …
Urgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase four-fold over ...
Nov 13, 2024 · The analysis, conducted by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights the scale of the diabetes epidemic and an …
Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but ...
Dec 6, 2025 · A new joint report from WHO and the World Bank Group reveals that most countries – across all income levels and regions – have made concurrent progress in expanding health service …
WHO calls for urgent action to address worldwide disruptions in ...
Mar 20, 2025 · On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain …