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One in five employees will experience mental illness during their lifetime. Listen to ILO´s “ podcast to discover the four steps that employers can take to minimize workplace mental health stress.

Good mental health is vital to our overall health and well-being. Yet one in eight people globally is living with mental health conditions, which can impact their physical health, their well-being, how they connect with others and their livelihoods. Mental health conditions are also affecting an increasing number of adolescents and young people. 

On , Regional Champion Shudufhadzo Musida raises awareness about mental health and speaks up for women and girls, who don’t feel seen, heard, or understood.

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Only one third of countries have committed to upholding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in their national climate plans.

is an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme "Mental health is a universal human right," to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s as a universal human right.  continues to work with its partners to ensure mental health is valued, promoted, and protected, and that urgent action is taken, so that everyone can access the quality mental health care they need. Join the World Mental Health Day 2023 campaign to learn more about your basic right to mental health.

Bolivia conducted twelve workshops to identify the lessons learned from COVID-19 and develop a pandemic preparedness plan for influenza and other respiratory viruses (ORVs). The exercise was performed with a board game to strengthen the deployment of pandemic products.

Universal health coverage is a choice–a political choice- and at the recently concluded , a new Political Declaration on Universal health coverage was approved. For health care to be truly universal, an approach to strengthening health systems centred on people’s needs, is one of the most effective areas for investment to accelerate progress. Staggering statistics reveal that 4.5 billion people—more than half of the world’s population—were not fully covered by essential health services in 2021. is fully committed to working with Member States and partners to ramp up policy actions to expand service coverage, ensure financial protection and shape the financing architecture to invest more and better in health.

2023 is dedicated to the theme “” and the slogan “Elevate the voice of patients!”

An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187,000 HIV-positive people), according to the World Health Organization’s . The UN General Assembly is holding the second on 22 September 2023. It aims to advance science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.

embraces in Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova.

As parts of the world experience record breaking temperatures, learn how heat harms us, who is at risk and what you can do to protect yourself. in Science in 5. is 's conversation in science.

Photo Credit: ©WHO Podcast.

It's healthy and important for teens to express their emotions. Dr. Lisa Damour, psychologist, mother and best-selling author shares three ways you can help them express themselves. Visit .

Steven Solomon, Principal Legal Officer, unpacks the . The accord, being developed by countries, can be a game-changer in pandemic prevention and preparedness. Steven also clarifies the misinformation around the accord.

You’ve only got one life, and you’ve only got one liver. Hepatitis can devastate both. Your liver silently performs over 500 vital functions to keep you alive. But viral hepatitis infection is also silent, with symptoms only appearing once the disease is advanced. And that’s why liver health is fundamental to human health. So many hepatitis deaths could be prevented. Because there are vaccines and effective treatments for hepatitis B and even a cure for hepatitis C. This (28 July) speak to your local healthcare provider to find out how to protect yourself from hepatitis.

World Drowning Prevention Day (25 July) serves as an opportunity to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and to offer life-saving solutions to prevent it. An estimated 236,000 people drown every year and drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children aged 5-14 years. More than 90% of drowning deaths occur in rivers, lakes, wells, domestic water storage vessels and swimming pools in low- and middle-income countries - with children and adolescents in rural areas disproportionately affected.