World Health Organization Videos

Kids in developing countries need vaccines, but will the world's wealthy financial markets really help to deliver them? A deal brokered by former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has so far raised nearly $2 billion for just that purpose. It's called the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), and author Aminatta Forna wants to know how it works.

Saving Lives

The Advance Market Commitment scheme, formulated by the GAVI Alliance, aims to provide more vaccines to the developing world by fixing their price over a 10-year period. Is it going to deliver, what will be the result, and how did global health institutions and the big pharmaceutical companies manage to agree on such a deal?

One in Six

One billion people in the world face hunger and malnourishment on a daily basis. The international community has long sought to tackle this problem. But what if everything we thought we knew about how to erase hunger was wrong? Concern Worldwide and Valid International brought their innovative ideas and faced off against entrenched interests to change people's perceptions of this problem. The result was a sea change in how the world looks at hunger.

Living Proof: Malawi – Kangaroo Mother Care

A very simple idea is helping pre-term babies survive in Malawi. Kangaroo mother care, supported by USAID and Save the Children, teaches mothers to increase the body temperatures of their newborns by wrapping the babies to their bare chests.

Burundi: Fistula Surgery Changes Lives

Fistula is a serious and embarrassing health condition for its sufferers, many of whom are marginalized by their families and communities around them. But in Burundi a major effort is underway to educate people about treatment options that can lead to a complete recovery.

The Health Show: GeneXpert

Compared to traditional tests using a microscope, GeneXpert is more accurate and much quicker in diagnosing tuberculosis, and can detect drug resistant strains of the disease. But are the high costs worth it?

Immunization Means a Healthy Future for Philippine Children

Every day in the Philippines, poor families search through garbage dumps looking for something worthwhile to resell. This is a dangerous way of life that presents many health risks. The World Health Organization, WHO, is visiting families and providing them with health kits and necessary vaccines to ward off illnesses.

The Health Show: SMS For Life

SMS for Life is a pilot program in Tanzania that uses mobile phones and text messages to keep track the amount of malaria drugs in different areas, preventing stocks of malaria drugs from running out at critical times.

The Chance to Save Millions: A Bold New Endeavour

Across Africa, millions of adults and children die every year from treatable diseases. Sometimes all that is needed is one shot or a single pill. But with the vast majority of Africans living in remote areas, the question is how to get these potentially life-saving treatments to the sick? A bold new endeavour empowering members of local communities to help each other may just be an answer.