Commentaries 2016

WHO

A new world, a new agenda for humanity

"We have a shared humanity with... everyone facing emergencies. These are real people, like you and me, but who are living under some of the worst conditions imaginable. And they are doing all they can to survive."

Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Executive Director a.i., Outbreaks and Health Emergencies

Supporting People with Severe Mental Disorders in War

"...resources and clinical services should be decentralized... There is no better time to make this change than after an emergency, when politicians’ interests in mental health peak."

Dr Mark van Ommeren, Public Mental Health Adviser, WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

FGM: It’s our job as health workers to ‘do no harm’

Ian Askew, WHO Director, Department of Reproductive Health and Research

Leave no one behind: Women, children and adolescent health in emergencies

Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan and Dr Flavia Bustreo, WHO Assistant Director-General, Family, Women's and Children's Health and

The time is right to invest in adolescents

"Many adolescents take excessive risks. Many feign a lack of interest in health and medical care. Yet, most at some stage are worried about their health and often lack someone with whom to share their anxieties."

Anthony Costello, Director, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health

Vaccines: A global health success story that keeps us on our toes

Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director-General, Family, Women's and Children's Health
Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation

World Health Day 2016: Let’s beat diabetes

"People with diabetes can live long and healthy lives if their disease is detected and well-managed." Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
6 April 2016

• Environments should improve not harm our health
  Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health
  16 March 2016

• Vector control - Full speed ahead!
  Dr Pedro Alonso, Director of the Global Malaria Programme at WHO
  15 March 2016

• Striving for zero discrimination in health care
  Dr Gottfried Hirnschall, WHO, Director HIV
  1 March 2016

• Africa: Now is the time to reach every child with life-saving vaccines
  Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa
  Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
  22 February 2016

• WHO activities on Zika R&D
  Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation
  15 February 2016