Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control
We support Member States in promoting health, preventing and controlling communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and reducing health risks across the life course through evidence-based policies, health systems strengthening, community empowerment, and multisectoral action.
WHO/Daniel Hodgson
©
Credits
Technical units
Highlights
News
All →Feature stories
All →Our work
All →Publications
All →The WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis. Second edition combines the WHO policy guidance on detection of TB infection, disease...
2 November 2026
Establishing and operating cancer registries: Resource-adapted guidelines for the context of WHO South-East...
Across the WHO SE Asia Region, about 15% of the populations is covered by Population-Based Cancer Registries, with marked disparities across the countries....
30 October 2026
Catalogue of mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and their association with drug resistance,...
Rapid and accurate detection of drug resistance is essential to ensure that people with tuberculosis (TB) receive appropriate and effective treatment....
29 October 2026
WHO/UNICEF guide for research on wasting and nutritional oedema in infants and children under 5 years:...
Addressing wasting and nutritional oedema in infants and children requires prioritizing key areas for research. The development of the 2023 WHO guideline...
Multimedia
All →Events
All →
Contact us