WHO Press conference
Press Conference Announcement
Embargo lifts at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, 4 April 2019
Publication of the World Health Statistics Overview 2019
Publication of the World Health Statistics Overview 2019
To coincide with World health Day (7 April) the World Health Statistics Overview 2019 will be released on April 4. This is a digest of global health data, analysing who lives longest and why, analysing trends in health and life expectancy, by gender, region and income. This year, progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and universal health coverage has also been analysed.
Dr Samira Asma, Assistant Director General for Data, Analytics and Delivery, WHO Dr Shannon Barkley, expert in primary health care, WHO Dr Richard Cibulskis, main author of the Report, WHO
Dr Samira Asma, Assistant Director General for Data, Analytics and Delivery, WHO Dr Shannon Barkley, expert in primary health care, WHO Dr Richard Cibulskis, main author of the Report, WHO
