Online Q&A

How big a problem is measles? What is being done to prevent it?
7 August 2008

HIV/AIDS
4 August 2008

What are simple action steps for sun protection?
25 July 2008

How do you get hepatitis B? How can I protect myself?
24 July 2008

What are the key health dangers for children?
24 July 2008

What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
24 July 2008

How does safe water impact global health?
25 June 2008

What is desertification, and how does it impact health?
17 June 2008

What triggers an asthma attack?
11 June 2008

How can water-related diseases be prevented during emergencies?
19 May 2008

Why is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities important?
8 May 2008

What are the International Health Regulations?
10 April 2008

Are the number of cancer cases increasing or decreasing in the world?
1 April 2008

Do most countries have enough health workers?
26 February 2008

Is harmful use of alcohol a public health problem?
26 February 2008

Does polio still exist? Is it curable?
14 January 2008

What are the risks of diabetes in children?
22 November 2007

What is vaccine-derived polio?
8 October 2007

What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
27 September 2007

What is chikungunya fever?
11 September 2007

What is mental health?
3 September 2007

Why should I donate blood?
13 June 2007

Why is smoking an issue for non-smokers?
31 May 2007

Why are so many young people involved in road traffic crashes?
21 April 2007

Why are some tropical diseases called "neglected"?
17 April 2007

What is the recommended food for children in their very early years?
19 March 2007

What is a gender-based approach to public health?
7 March 2007

What are neurological disorders?
26 February 2007

What is dengue and how is it treated?
7 February 2007

What is sleeping sickness?
27 December 2006

What are the main differences between rich and poor countries with respect to causes of death?
19 December 2006

What is E-Accessibility?
2 December 2006

What are the health consequences of being overweight?
16 November 2006

How is leprosy eliminated in affected countries?
6 November 2006

How can violence against children be prevented?
11 October 2006

What are refractive errors?
11 October 2006

How can the human rights of people with mental disorders be promoted and protected?
5 October 2006

What are the public health implications of global ageing?
29 September 2006

What are the early signs of mental disorders?
27 April 2006

How can injuries be prevented?
28 March 2006

Is there a single best system of health insurance?
9 March 2006

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: why is it important?
7 February 2006

Why is it important to combine malaria drugs?
23 January 2006

Avian influenza: am I at risk?
11 January 2006

What are the health risks associated with mobile phones and their base stations?
2 December 2005

Avian influenza: is it safe to eat poultry and poultry products?
21 November 2005

What is a health system?
9 November 2005

What is the best treatment against malaria?
7 October 2005

How common are headaches?
30 September 2005

How can suicide be prevented?
9 September 2005

What are the long-term effects of chemicals on children's health, especially lead?
15 August 2005

What is being done about yellow fever? Should children be vaccinated?
15 August 2005

Up to what age can a baby stay well nourished by just being breastfed?
25 July 2005

How safe is traditional medicine?
11 July 2005

What is WHO doing to help countries improve food safety?
4 July 2005

What is the deadliest disease in the world?
22 June 2005

Is it true that lack of iodine really causes brain damage?
10 June 2005

What is being done to improve the daily lives of people with disabilities?
25 May 2005

What is guinea worm? Is it a real worm?
21 April 2005

Why do so many women still die in pregnancy or childbirth?
7 April 2005

Do all mosquitoes transmit malaria?
7 March 2005

You hear about tobacco control and the WHO FCTC, but what are they?
25 February 2005

What is TB? How is it spread?
15 February 2005

What is being done to help survivors cope psychologically?
21 January 2005

How does WHO get information about disease outbreaks in the affected countries?
18 January 2005

Are tetanus immunizations being given to the survivors with injuries?
13 January 2005

What is WHO doing about injuries among tsunami survivors?
10 January 2005

Is it safe to eat seafood after a tsunami?
9 January 2005

What is a health kit?
8 January 2005