Below are resource links to support your efforts to address particular health and development issues that may be of importance in your country or community:
WHO Annual Report 2016: Contributing to a Stronger Health System (WHO The Gambia) (Comprehensive)
Health Goals/Issues (SDG 3)
Intersectoral Action for Health and Wellbeing/Equity (cross-cutting)
- WHO Health in All Policies Training Manual (Comprehensive)
- WHO What is Health in All Policies? Infographic
- WHO What do you know about health in all policies? (French)
- WHO Health Equity Through Intersectoral Action: An Analysis of 18 Country Case Studies (Comprehensive)
- Intersectoral Case Studies
- WHO AFRO Addressing Determinants of Health Through Intersectoral Collaboration: Fish Farming Project in South Imenti Constituency in Meru County, Kenya (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Microfinance as a Vehicle for Promoting Health and Intersectoral Action on Health: A Case from Ghana (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Learning from Holistic Thinking in Mental Health Programmes in Kenya (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Intersectoral Collaboration on Child Nutrition in Informal Settlements in Mombasa: A Kenyan Case Study (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO The Healthy Schools Programme in South Africa (Comprehensive)
Communicable Diseases
- WHO AFRO 2016 Annual Report Communicable Diseases Cluster
- WHO AFRO Communicable Diseases Homepage
- The Global Fund Focus on the Crucial Role of Communities: Strengthening Responses to HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (April 2018)
- UNAIDS Tuberculosis & HIV—Progress Towards the 2020 Target (2019)
- UNAIDS Tuberculosis & HIV (2018) Overview
- UNAIDS Tuberculosis & HIV Infographic
- UNAIDS Breathe: Let’s End TB and AIDS By 2030 (Overview)
- HIV
- WHO HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
- UNAIDS Global HIV & Aids Statistics—2018 Fact Sheet
- WHO Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care for Key Populations 2016 Update (Comprehensive)
- WHO Focus on Key Populations in National HIV Strategic Plans in the African Region Report (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO HIV/AIDS Homepage
- WHO AFRO AHO (African Health Observatory) HIV/AIDS Data & Statistics
- UNAIDS Women & HIV—A Spotlight on Adolescent Girls and Young Women (2019)
- UNAIDS Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate All Forms of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination (2018)
- UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring 2019: Indicators for Monitoring the 2016 Political Declaration on Ending AIDS
- UNAIDS Knowledge is Power: Know your Status, Know your Viral Load (2018) (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS Knowledge is Power: Know your Status, Know your Viral Load (2018) Executive Summary
- UNAIDS Live Life Positively: Know your HIV Status (2018)
- UNAIDS What You Need to Know about HIV Testing (2018) (part of Live Life Positively campaign)
- UNAIDS Transactional Sex and HIV Risk: From Analysis to Action (2018)
- UNAIDS Miles to Go: The Response to HIV in the Middle East and North Africa (2018)
- UNAIDS Miles to Go: The Response to HIV in Western and Central Africa (2018)
- UNAIDS Miles to Go: The Response to HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa (2018)
- UNAIDS Action, Innovation and Solidarity: Building on Momentum to Close the Gaps and Leave No One Behind in Western and Central Africa (2018) (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS Undetectable = Untransmittable: Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression (2018) Overview
- UNAIDS Youth and HIV: Mainstreaming a Three-Lens Approach to Youth Participation (2018) (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS Turning Point for Africa: A Historic Opportunity to End AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030 and Launch a New Era of Sustainability (2018)
- UNAIDS A Guide for Business: Working Together Towards Ending AIDS (2018)
- UNAIDs/African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights: HIV, The Law, and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-Based Responses (2018) (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS At a Glance: In sub-Saharan Africa, 3 in 5 new HIV infections among 15-19-year-olds are among girls Infographic (2019)
- Tuberculosis and Hepatitis
- WHO Hepatitis A Fact Sheet
- WHO Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-2021 (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Hepatitis Homepage
- WHO Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO Tuberculosis Homepage
- WHO AFRO Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO AHO Tuberculosis Data & Statistics
- The Global Fund Focus on Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (May 2019)
- Malaria
- WHO Malaria Fact Sheet
- WHO World Malaria Report 2017 (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Malaria Homepage
- WHO AFRO AHO Malaria Data & Statistics
- The Global Fund Step Up the Fight Against Malaria (April 2019)
- WHO AFRO Manual for Developing National Malaria Strategic Plans (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO User Guide for the Malaria Strategic and Operational Plan Costing Tool (Comprehensive)
- Ebola Virus Disease
- WHO Fact Sheet
- WHO Introduction to Ebola Disease: Managing Infectious Hazards
- WHO AFRO Ebola Virus Disease Homepage
- WHO Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Disease Lessons Learned 2016
- WHO Regional Strategic Plan for EVD Operational Readiness and Preparedness in Countries Neighboring the Democratic Republic of the Congo June 2018-February 2019
Family and Reproductive Health
- WHO The Global Strategy for Women’s Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030) (Comprehensive)
- Sierra Leone National Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, & Adolescent Health Strategy 2017-2021 Ministry of Health & Sanitation (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Increasing Access for Child and Maternal Health Care Services: The Mozambique Experience (Comprehensive)
- Immunization
- WHO Immunization Coverage Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO Immunization Homepage
- WHO Business case for WHO immunization activities on the African continent 2018-2030 Folder
- WHO Business case for WHO immunization activities on the African continent 2018-2030 Brochure (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO AHO Immunizations, Vaccines, and Emergencies Data & Statistics
- Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition
- WHO Recommendations on Child Health (Comprehensive)
- WHO Recommendations on Adolescent Health (Comprehensive)
- Levels and Trends in Child Malnutrition Report
- WHO AFRO Child Health Homepage
- WHO AFRO AHO Child and Adolescent Health Data & Statistics
- WHO The Double Burden of Malnutrition Infographic
- WHO Stunting Infographic
- Every Woman Every Child Survive, Thrive, Transform: Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030) (WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UN Women, UNFPA, World Bank Collaboration) (Comprehensive)
- Reproductive and Women’s Health
- WHO Family Planning/Contraception Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO Maternal Health Homepage
- WHO Anemia Infographic
- WHO Recommendations on Maternal Health (Comprehensive)
- UN Economic Commission for Africa WHO Women’s Health in Ethiopia: Facts & Figures (2019)
- WHO AFRO AHO Maternal and Newborn Health Data & Statistics
- UNAIDS Women and Girls and HIV (Overview) (2018)
Health Emergencies
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- WHO Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 19: 6-12 May 2019
- WHO AFRO Annual Report 2016: WHO Health Emergencies Programme in the African Region (Comprehensive)
- Emergency Preparedness
- Hazards Management
Health Promotion
- WHO Health Promotion Homepage
- WHO What is Health Promotion?
- WHO 12 Tips to Be Healthy Infographic
- WHO AFRO AHO Non-Communicable Diseases Data & Statistics
- Tobacco Control
- WHO Tobacco Fact Sheet
- WHO World No Tobacco Day Brochure (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Tobacco Control Homepage
- Smoking Cessation Clinical Guidelines for Ghana 2017 (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO National Coordination Mechanism for Tobacco Control: A Model for the African Region (2015) (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Strategic Planning for Tobacco Control: A Model for the African Region (2016) (Comprehensive)
- Physical Activity
- WHO Physical Activity Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO Physical Activity Homepage
- WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5 Years of Age 9 (Comprehensive)
- The Lancet Global Health: Globally, more than 1.4 billion adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity
- Healthy Nutrition
- Chronic Disease Management
- Mental Health
- WHO Mental Health Homepage
- WHO AFRO Mental Health Homepage
- WHO Building Back Better: Sustainable Mental Health Care after Emergencies (Comprehensive)
- WHO UNICEF Psychological First Aid During Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks (Joint Initiative) (Comprehensive)
- WHO Mental Health Atlas 2014 (Comprehensive)
Health Systems and Services
- Health Systems and Services: The Role of Acute Care 2013
- WHO AFRO Health Policies & Service Delivery Homepage
- WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2017-2021 (Zambia) (Comprehensive)
- WHO AFRO Health Systems Strengthening Homepage
- SDGCA Every Life Matters: Building and Strengthening Accountability in African Health Systems (Comprehensive)
- The Global Fund Focus on Building Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (February 2018)
- Universal Health Coverage
- WHO Universal Health Coverage Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO Moving Ahead with Universal Health Coverage and Other Health SDG Targets in Countries of the Africa Region
- WHO AFRO Statement on the First Regional Forum for Strengthening Health Systems for UHC and SDGs
- UNAIDS HIV and Universal Health Coverage: A Guide for Civil Society
- The Global Fund Step Up the Fight: Focus on Universal Health Coverage (May 2019)
Social Determinants of Health
- WHO AFRO Social and Economic Determinants of Health Homepage
- WHO Action on the Social Determinant of Health: Learning from Previous Experiences (Comprehensive)
- WHO A Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health (Comprehensive)
- WHO Monitoring Social Well-Being to Support Policies on the Social Determinants of Health: The Case of New Zealand’s “Social Reports” (Comprehensive)
- Action SDG
- http://www.who.int/social_determinants/publications/en/
- http://www.who.int/social_determinants/publications/hiap-case-studies/en/
- http://www.who.int/social_determinants/publications/tools/en/
- To access the Health in All Policies (HiAP) Training Manual, click here.
- To access a collection of HiAP training materials, click hiaptraining.org
Equity & Social Protection
- WHO AFRO Reaching Every District (RED) – A guide to increasing coverage and equity in all communities in the African Region (Comprehensive)
- Resilience, Equity & Opportunity: The World Bank’s Social Protection and Labor Strategy 2012-2022 (Comprehensive)
- UNICEF Integrated Social Protection Systems: Enhancing Equity for Children (Comprehensive)
- ILO Social Protection for Older Persons: Key Policy Trends and Statistics (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS Social Protection: a Fast-Trach commitment to end AIDS—Guidance for policy-makers, and people living with, at risk of or affected by HIV (2018) (Comprehensive)
Violence
- WHO Violence Against Children Fact Sheet
- WHO Violence Against Women Fact Sheet
- WHO AFRO Violence Homepage
- Manual for Estimating the Economic Costs of Injuries due to Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence (WHO, CDC, Department of Health & Human Services) (Comprehensive)
- UNICEF A Familiar Face: Violence in the Lives of Children and Adolescents (Comprehensive)
- WHO Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014 Infographic
- UNAIDS African Union Eliminating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Protecting the Health and Right of Women and Children in Humanitarian Settings (2018) (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS African Union Towards Intensified African Union—United Nations Cooperation for the Elimination of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Protecting the Health and Rights of Women and Children in Humanitarian Settings (2018) (Comprehensive)
Development Goals/Issues
- WHO Promoting Health, Promoting Sustainable Development Infographic
- WHO World Health Statistics 2018: Monitoring Health for the SDGs (Comprehensive)
- UNDP MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs: Transition Report 2016 (Africa-specific) (Comprehensive)
- The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa Homepage
- Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa: Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2018 (Comprehensive)
- Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa: Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2018 Compact Edition
- Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa: Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2018 Summary
SDG 1: No Poverty
- SDG 1 Overview
- No Poverty—Why it matters
- WHO AFRO Poverty Homepage
- UNDP No Poverty Homepage
- World Bank No Poverty Data Topic
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 2 Overview
- Zero Hunger—Why it matters
- UNDP Zero Hunger Homepage
- World Bank Zero Hunger Data Topic
- 2018 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (WHO, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, IFAD Partnership) (Comprehensive)
- 2018 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Flyer
SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being (see above Health Goals)
- SDG 3 Overview
- Good Health and Well Being—Why it matters
- UNDP Good Health and Well Being Homepage
- World Bank Good Health and Well Being Data Topic
- WHO Health in the SDG Era Infographic
- UNAIDS The Sustainable Development Goals and the HIV Response: Stories of Putting People at the Centre (2017) (Comprehensive)
SDG 4: Quality Education
- SDG 4 Overview
- Quality Education—Why it matters
- UNDP Quality Education Homepage
- World Bank Quality Education Data Topic
- World Bank Economic Development and Human Capital in Uganda: A Case for Investing More in Education (May 2019) (Comprehensive)
- The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa: Mobilizing Higher Education for SDGs (2017) (Comprehensive)
- The Global Fund Focus on Health and Education (July 2018)
SDG 5: Gender Equality
- SDG 5 Overview
- Gender Equality—Why it matters
- UNDP Gender Equality Homepage
- UNDP Empowering Women in Africa Infographic
- World Bank Gender Equality Data Topic
- African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Comprehensive)
- WHO Unequal, Unfair, Ineffective, and Inefficient: Gender Inequity in Health: Why it Exists and How We Can Change It (2007) (Comprehensive)
- The Global Fund Focus on Gender Equality (July 2016)
- UNAIDS Gender Action Plan: First Progress Report (2019)
- UNAIDS Accelerating Progress Towards Gender Equality in the UN System and Beyond (2018)
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG 6 Overview
- Clean Water and Sanitation—Why it matters
- UNDP Clean Water and Sanitation Homepage
- World Bank Clean Water and Sanitation Data Topic
- WHO AFRO Water Homepage
- UNICEF Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Homepage
- UNICEF’s Game Plan to End Open Defecation (Comprehensive)
- ODI Improving WASH Service Delivery in Protracted Crises: The Case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Comprehensive)
- WHO UNICEF Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities: Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Way Forward (Comprehensive)
- SDGCA Expert Workshop on Answering the Call for an African Water Revolution 2018 (Comprehensive)
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG 7 Overview
- Affordable and Clean Energy—Why it matters
- UNDP Affordable and Clean Energy Homepage
- World Bank Affordable and Clean Energy Data Topic
- World Bank This is What It’s All About: Boosting Renewable Energy in Africa Video
- FAO Building Resilience through Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) 2018 (Comprehensive)
- The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa Building from the Last Mile: Spending on Lighting and Electricity in Rwanda (Comprehensive)
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 8 Overview
- Decent Work and Economic Growth—Why it matters
- UNDP Decent Work and Economic Growth Homepage
- World Bank Decent Work and Economic Growth Data Topic
- WHO Investing in Health for Economic Development Executive Summary (Comprehensive)
- African Union Report on Labour Migration Statistics in Africa in 2015 (Comprehensive)
- Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (AUC, ILO, ECA, IOM) Infographic
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- SDG 9 Overview
- Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure—Why it matters
- UNDP Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Homepage
- World Bank Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Data Topic
- OSAA Financing Africa’s Infrastructure Development 2015
- UN Conference on Trade and Development The Least Developed Countries Report 2018: Entrepreneurship for Structural Transformation: Beyond Business as Usual (Comprehensive)
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 10 Overview
- Reduced Inequalities—Why it matters
- UNDP Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, Determinants and Consequences (Comprehensive)
- UNDP Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa Infographics
- UNDP Reduced Inequalities Homepage
- World Bank Reduced Inequalities Data Topic
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 11 Overview
- Sustainable Cities and Communities—Why it matters
- UNDP Sustainable Cities and Communities Homepage
- World Bank Sustainable Cities and Communities Data Topic
- World Bank Greening Africa’s Cities: Enhancing the Relationship between Urbanization, Environmental Assets, and Ecosystem Services (Comprehensive)
- UNDP African Economic Outlook 2016: Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation (Comprehensive)
SDG 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
- SDG 12 Overview
- Responsible Production and Consumption—Why it matters
- UNDP Responsible Consumption and Production Homepage
- World Bank Responsible Consumption and Production Data Topic
- FAO Committee on World Food Security Food Losses & Waste in the Context of Sustainable Food Systems: Policy Recommendations (Comprehensive)
SDG 13: Climate Action
- SDG 13 Overview
- Climate Action—Why it matters
- UNDP Climate Action Homepage
- World Bank Climate Action Data Topic
- UN Environment Africa Homepage
- UN Fact Sheet on Climate Change: Africa is Particularly Vulnerable to the Expected Impacts of Global Warming
- UN Environment A Brief Overview of Solutions to Climate Change Related Impacts Across Sub-Saharan Africa (Comprehensive)
- UN Environment Implications for Emissions Gap Report for Africa: Incentivizing Climate Action Uptake Press Release Link
SDG 14: Life Below Water
- SDG 14 Overview
- Life Below Water—Why it matters
- UNDP Life Below Water Homepage
- World Bank Life Below Water Data Topic
- UN University INRA Policy Brief: Sustaining Fishery Resources for Economic Growth in Africa (2017)
- FAO Working for SDG 14: Healthy Oceans for Food Security, Nutrition, and Resilient Communities (Comprehensive)
SDG 15: Life on Land
- SDG 15 Overview
- Life on Land—Why it matters
- UNDP Life on Land Homepage
- World Bank Life on Land Data Topic
- UN Environment Life on Land Challenged & Solutions Infographic
- A Rising Africa in a Fragile Environment: The Initiative on Sustainability, Stability and Security (UN Convention to Combat Desertification) (Comprehensive)
- UN NEPAD Agriculture in Africa: Transformation and Outlook (2013) (Comprehensive)
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
- SDG 16 Overview
- Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions—Why it matters
- UNDP Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Homepage
- World Bank Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Data Topic
- African Union Peace and Stability Homepage
- UNDP Rethinking the Role of Law and Justice in Africa’s Development: An Edited Volume of Discussion Papers 2013 (Comprehensive)
- Institute for Economics & Peace SDG 16 From Now to 2030: What is Needed to Measure Goal 16 (2016) (Comprehensive)
- UNAIDS Act to Change Laws that Discriminate Infographic (2019)