Jun 25, 2024 · It is governed by 192 Member States through the World Health Assembly, whose main tasks are to approve the World Health Organization programme and budget for the following two years and to decide major policy questions. Why is trust in healthcare waning and what can be done about it?

Jan 16, 2023 · Global health and healthcare were on the agenda at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting. Here’s what you need to know about Davos sessions on health and the Forum's impact.

Nov 8, 2022 · Global health and healthcare will face important challenges in the future. In the near-term, worsening mental health, healthcare workforce shortages, supply chain issues, climate change related challenges and macroeconomic instability.

Jan 17, 2024 · Expanding local production, and strengthening local regulatory capacity, are therefore essential for reducing health inequities between and within countries – not only for the pandemics of tomorrow, but to treat the diseases of today.

Jan 30, 2025 · Explore stories on health and healthcare from the World Economic Forum, presenting global health issues, systems affecting human well-being and solutions.

Jan 18, 2023 · Every year, an estimated 12 billion workdays are lost to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy approximately US$1 trillion a year. Yet investment in mental health remains low, and the stigma surrounding it remains high.

The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established in 1948 with the objective of the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in its constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of illness or infirmity.

Jan 21, 2025 · When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative. Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the largest of its kind: the World Health ...

3 days ago · The World Economic Forum has established Singapore as a healthcare ‘lighthouse’, aiming to share best practices with the global community. ... the week began with President Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of his first acts after returning to office. This move sparked discussions about how the global ...

The Global Health Equity Network is a World Economic Forum initiative that convenes leaders across sectors and industries to advance health equity.