The World Health Organization has been involved in a wide range of global healthcare initiatives for many years. Recently an initiative 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives' has been launched to improve the safety of surgery throughout the world. Safe anaesthesia is a key component to achieving this aim.

On 10 August, following advice from the Emergency Committee the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the world is no longer in phase 6 of influenza pandemic alert. Margaret Chan, the WHO Director-General, stated that the Committee based its assessment on the global situation and on reports from countries that are currently experiencing influenza epidemics. While noting the epidemics wi...

are helpful. For example, the website DiabetesMine curates video patient reviews that explain how a particular app works andwhether the patient or caregiver finds it useful (http://bit.ly/1EtLCCR). “It’sagreat resourcethat isbeingmissed because it isnotcomingfromthemedicalestablishment,”Leesaid. “Patientsare thebest at finding tools thathelp themmanage their chronic disease.” Even if a physicia...

1 THE STATES Parties to this Constitution declare, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, that the following principles are basic to the happiness, harmonious relations and security of all peoples: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is o...

Before the 2017 election of the Director-General of WHO, and given the importance of human rights to global health governance through WHO, Health and Human Rights asked the three final candidates for their views on human rights, WHO’s human rights mandate, and the role of human rights in WHO programming. These questions were developed by the author in collaboration with Audrey Chapman, Lisa For...

On the cover You know you have made it as a rock band or artist if you appear “on the cover of the Rolling Stone.” Well, now you know you have arrived as a family physician if you grace the cover of Canadian Family Physician. This was a brilliant idea. It gives us a chance to “meet” and learn about our family physician colleagues across Canada when we would not otherwise have a chance to do so....