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By connecting countries, people and partners, we strive to give everyone, everywhere an equal chance at a safe and healthy life.</p><p style="text-align:center;">From emerging epidemics such as COVID-19 and Zika to the persistent threat of communicable diseases including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, we bring together 194 countries and work on the frontlines in 150+ locations to confront the biggest health challenges of our time and measurably advance the well-being of the world’s people.</p><p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C012_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-md-1" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C010_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> 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class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-4" data-placeholder-label="Column 2" data-sf-element="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h1>Triple Billion Targets</h1><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">WHO's agenda for progress</span></h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>As part of our <a href="/about/general-programme-of-work/thirteenth">Thirteenth General Programme of Work</a>, a five-year strategy to improve people’s health at the country level, WHO tracks the world’s progress toward the three <a href="/data/stories/the-triple-billion-targets-a-visual-summary-of-methods-to-deliver-impact">Triple Billion targets</a>.</p><p>WHO <a href="/our-work/technical-products">Public Health Goods Technical Products</a> on norms and standards, data and research or TPs (formerly Global Public Health Goods)  are products and services, delivered by WHO for the benefit of all countries, that are essential to achieving the GPW13 Triple Billion targets.</p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C061_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 3" data-sf-element="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C061_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-12 col-md-5" data-placeholder-label="Column 4" data-sf-element="Column 4"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C120_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C120_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="youtube-container"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SW5J0vj5Stk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="video"></iframe></div></div> </div> </div> <div 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content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C052_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-4" data-placeholder-label="Column 2" data-sf-element="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/our-work/billion-1.jpg?sfvrsn=a48a645a_3" alt="" sf-size="100"></p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C052_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 3" data-sf-element="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C052_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-12 col-md-5" data-placeholder-label="Column 4" data-sf-element="Column 4"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C117_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C117_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">One billion</span> more people benefit from universal health coverage</h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div>Good health care is needed at all stages of life. That’s why universal health coverage (UHC) is vital to WHO's efforts to ensure access to health as a human right. Our programmes and partnerships emphasize:</div><ul><li>access to primary and preventative health care;</li><li>ensuring access to the medicines and health products that people need;</li><li>sustainable financing and financial protection for people and communities; and</li><li>workforce training and labour protection for health workers.</li></ul></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h6>LEARN MORE</h6><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/news-room/feature-stories/detail/mongolia-s-mobile-health-clinics-bring-primary-health-care-to-vulnerable-communities">Story: Equity in primary care for Mongolia</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://portal.who.int/triplebillions/PowerBIDashboards/UniversalHealthCoverage" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="" target="_blank">Track progress on universal health coverage</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C117_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C052_Col04" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-0 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 5" data-sf-element="Column 5"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1" data-sf-element="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-4" data-placeholder-label="Column 2" data-sf-element="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p> </p><p><img src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/our-work/billion-2.jpg?sfvrsn=23cb6347_3" alt="" sf-size="100"></p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 3" data-sf-element="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-12 col-md-5" data-placeholder-label="Column 4" data-sf-element="Column 4"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C203_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C203_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">One billion</span> more people are better protected from health emergencies</h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div></div><div>WHO plays an essential role supporting countries to prepare for, detect, respond to and recover from health emergencies, including pandemics, disease outbreaks, natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Amid a growing need for rapid response, we build global systems that:</div><ul><li>predict, prevent and contain emerging risks;</li><li>support countries and communities to respond to disease outbreaks, disasters and humanitarian crises;</li><li>rapidly assess the availability, safety, and efficacy of emergency health products;</li><li>marshall resources and health services for fair global access to vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and supplies; and</li><li>support on-the-ground care in fragile settings to protect the most vulnerable.</li></ul></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h6>LEARN MORE</h6><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-life-saving-power-of-medical-oxygen">Story: The life-saving power of medical oxygen</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://portal.who.int/triplebillions/PowerBIDashboards/HealthEmergencies" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="" target="_blank">Track progress on health emergency protection</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C203_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C202_Col04" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-0 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 5" data-sf-element="Column 5"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C212_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1" data-sf-element="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C212_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-4" data-placeholder-label="Column 2" data-sf-element="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p> </p><p><img alt="" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/our-work/billion-3.jpg?sfvrsn=d2fc736c_3" sf-size="100"></p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C212_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 3" data-sf-element="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C212_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-12 col-md-5" data-placeholder-label="Column 4" data-sf-element="Column 4"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C213_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C213_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-8 col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">One billion</span> more people enjoy better health and well-being</h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div></div><div></div><div>Because good health goes beyond treating illness, WHO mobilizes all sectors of society to address the root causes of health problems, promote wellness and address physical, psychosocial and environmental health risks. WHO’s healthier populations target tracks the social and environmental factors that play a pivotal role in shaping health, such as: </div><ul><li>clean air and water;</li><li>safe roads;</li><li>healthy eating and exercise; and</li><li>violence and injury prevention.</li></ul></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h6>LEARN MORE</h6><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/news-room/feature-stories/detail/sudan-s-community-dialogues-empower-disadvantaged-populations-to-decide-on-their-health-priorities">Story: A community network of family health services</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://portal.who.int/triplebillions/PowerBIDashboards/HealthierPopulations" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="" target="_blank">Track progress on healthier populations</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C213_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-2 col-md-0" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C212_Col04" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-0 col-md-1" data-placeholder-label="Column 5" data-sf-element="Column 5"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C013_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="PageContent_C014_Col00" class="sf_colsIn background-widget bg-light-gray" data-sf-element="Background widget" data-placeholder-label="Background widget"><div id="PageContent_C015_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C028_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> </div> <div id="PageContent_C028_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h1 style="text-align:center;">Key areas of work</h1><p>Every day, WHO's experts are dedicated to creating a world free from disease and addressing the social conditions that influence human health and well-being. There are six key programmatic divisions at the WHO headquarters that drive action towards the Triple Billion targets.</p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C028_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C292_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-1" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> </div> <div id="PageContent_C292_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-10" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C041_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C242_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">Universal health coverage</span></h2><p>Currently, at least half of the world’s people do not receive the health care they need, and out-of-pocket health care costs push about 100 million into extreme poverty every year. Universal health coverage ensures health as a human right.</p><p> </p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C242_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C244_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/our-work/communicable-and-noncommunicable-diseases-and-mental-health"> <div class="sf-image "> <img class="lazy" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/hero-images/old-man-in-the-hospital-with-a-health-worker.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=de790099_26" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/hero-images/old-man-in-the-hospital-with-a-health-worker.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=de790099_26" title="old man in the hospital with a health worker" alt="Old man in the hospital with a health worker" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C244_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h5>LIFE COURSE</h5><p>WHO aims to improve the health and well-being of populations through the life course with a special focus on women, children and adolescents.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/life-course">Life course</a></div><p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C245_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/our-work/communicable-and-noncommunicable-diseases-and-mental-health"> <div class="sf-image "> <img class="lazy" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/hero-images/who_005546-orig.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=95195628_15" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/hero-images/who_005546-orig.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=95195628_15" title="WHO_005546.orig" alt="WHO_005546.orig" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C245_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h5>COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES, AND MENTAL HEALTH</h5><p>From policy development to on-the-ground care delivery, WHO responds to the world’s most pressing health issues. </p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/communicable-and-noncommunicable-diseases-and-mental-health">Communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and mental health</a></div><p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C246_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/our-work/healthier-populations"> <div class="sf-image "> <img class="lazy" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/our-work/low-birthweight.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=bb7e2ff0_1" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/our-work/low-birthweight.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=bb7e2ff0_1" title="low birthweight" alt="Mother watching her baby from outside of an infant incubator." /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C246_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h5>HEALTHIER POPULATIONS</h5><p>WHO’s programmes and partnerships seek to help people enjoy better health and well-being by reducing social, environmental and behavioural risks.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/healthier-populations">Healthier populations</a></div><p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C293_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" 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data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/default-album/who_20210302_ghana_covax-stories_007.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=69177973_1" title="WHO_20210302_GHANA_COVAX STORIES_007" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C265_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>WHO plays an essential role in supporting countries to respond to and recover from health threats. We unite the world in battling the most pressing health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and pandemics.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/health-emergencies">Health emergencies</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C262_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p><span style="color:#008dc9;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:700;text-align:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">Access to Medicines and Health Products</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C262_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C266_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/our-work/access-to-medicines-and-health-products"> <div class="sf-image "> <img class="lazy" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/big-stories/viet-name-diabetes-norse-pharmacy-medicines.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=9133db46_2" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/big-stories/viet-name-diabetes-norse-pharmacy-medicines.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=9133db46_2" title="viet-name-diabetes-norse-pharmacy-medicines" alt="viet-name-diabetes-norse-pharmacy-medicines" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C266_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>Safe, effective and quality medicines and health products are critical to protecting people’s health. WHO addresses rising prices, shortages of essential medicines and the growing problem of substandard and falsified medical products.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/access-to-medicines-and-health-products">Access to medicines</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C263_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">Antimicrobial Resistance</span></h2></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C263_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C270_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/our-work/antimicrobial-resistance"> <div class="sf-image "> <img class="lazy" src="/images/default-source/wpro/countries/viet-nam/health-topics/hsd/amr/amr-2.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=19bde834_5" data-image="/images/default-source/wpro/countries/viet-nam/health-topics/hsd/amr/amr-2.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=19bde834_5" title="AMR 2" alt="AMR 2" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C270_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>WHO works to define and advance comprehensive policies and strategies that prevent, reduce and mitigate drug-resistant infections and the global impact of antimicrobial resistance.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/antimicrobial-resistance">Antimicrobial resistance</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C268_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">Science Division</span></h2></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C268_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C269_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/our-work/science-division"> <div class="sf-image "> <img class="lazy" src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/imported/thailand-lab-technician-tubes.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=3cda3802_16" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/imported/thailand-lab-technician-tubes.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=3cda3802_16" title="thailand lab technician tubes" alt="A lab technician in Thailand picking test tubes" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C269_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>WHO harnesses the power of science to anticipate global health needs, validate public health guidance and translate innovation into real-world solutions that everyone can rely on to improve their lives.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/our-work/science-division">Scientific excellence</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C267_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><span style="color:#008dc9;">Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact</span></h2></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C267_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C271_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-5" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> </div> <div id="PageContent_C271_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>To make progress, we must measure progress. WHO produces leading reports on data trends and analysis related to global health.</p><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/data/ddi" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Data and analytics</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C292_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-md-1" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> </div> </div> <div class="section-heading"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C084_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="PageContent_C085_Col00" class="sf_colsIn background-widget bg-white" data-sf-element="Background widget" data-placeholder-label="Background widget"><div id="PageContent_C086_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C087_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h1 style="text-align:center;">Featured activities</h1></div> </div> <div class="list-view horizontal-list matching-height"> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/promoting-rational-use-of-medicines" class="link-container" aria-label="Promoting rational use of medicines" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/wpro/countries/china/health-topics/tb/tb-medication.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=32080929_6" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/wpro/countries/china/health-topics/tb/tb-medication.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=32080929_6')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Promoting rational use of medicines</p> <div class="description"> <p>Rational use of medicines requires that "patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate per ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/preventing-noncommunicable-diseases" class="link-container" aria-label="Preventing noncommunicable diseases" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/big-stories/air-pollution/noncommunicable-diseases.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=2c0f9fca_6" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/big-stories/air-pollution/noncommunicable-diseases.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=2c0f9fca_6')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Preventing noncommunicable diseases</p> <div class="description"> <p>Reducing the major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol – is the focus of ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/prioritizing-diseases-for-research-and-development-in-emergency-contexts" class="link-container" aria-label="Prioritizing diseases for research and development in emergency contexts" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/antimicrobial-resistance/genetics-genome-reseracher-frozen-gene-bank.tmb-768v.png?sfvrsn=24cbcfc6_20" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/antimicrobial-resistance/genetics-genome-reseracher-frozen-gene-bank.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=24cbcfc6_20')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Prioritizing diseases for research and development in emergency contexts</p> <div class="description"> <p>Worldwide, the number of potential pathogens is very large, while the resources for disease research and development (R&D) is limited. To ensure efforts under WHO’s R&amp ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/promoting-baby-friendly-hospitals" class="link-container" aria-label="Promoting baby-friendly hospitals" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/nutrition/who-051903-orig.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=8db1e65f_4" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/nutrition/who-051903-orig.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=8db1e65f_4')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Promoting baby-friendly hospitals</p> <div class="description"> <p>In 2015, WHO and UNICEF began a process to re-evaluate and reinvigorate the BFHI programme. 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