World Health Organization

WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.For universal health coverage, we:  - focus on primary health care to improve access to quality essential services- work towards sustainable financing and financial protection- improve access to essential medicines and health products- train the health workforce and advise on labour policies- support people's participation in national health policies- improve monitoring, data and information. For health emergencies, we:- prepare for emergencies by identifying, mitigating and managing risks- prevent emergencies and support development of tools necessary during outbreaks- detect and respond to acute health emergencies- support delivery of essential health services in fragile settings. For health and well-being we:- address social determinants- promote intersectoral approaches for health- prioritize health in all policies and healthy settings. Through our work, we address:- human capital across the life-course- noncommunicable diseases prevention- mental health promotion- climate change in small island developing states- antimicrobial resistance- elimination and eradication of high-impact communicable diseases.