A global paradox is emerging in which care workers - who are largely migrant women, often working in informal home settings - make a considerable contribution to public health in many countries but are themselves exposed to health risks, face barriers to accessing care, and enjoy few labour and social protections. WHO has produced a report to shed light on a particular population group that both provides care as well as needs it to maintain their own health and well-being.

• Read the full report Women on the move
• Read the full report Beyond the barriers: framing evidence on health system strengthening to improve the health of migrants experiencing poverty and social exclusion

The Innov8 approach is a resource that supports the operationalization of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) commitment to “leave no one behind”. It is an 8-step analytic process undertaken by a multidisciplinary review team. It results in recommendations to improve programme performance through concrete action to address health inequities, support gender equality and the progressive realization of universal health coverage and the right to health, and address critical social determinants of health.

• Learn more by visiting the Innov8 website
• About the Innov8 approach
• Download the Innov8 technical handbook in English and Spanish

Human rights underpin much of WHO’s work, providing strategies and solutions to redress the inequalities, discriminatory practices and unjust power relations that often underlie inequitable health outcomes.

• Fact sheet: Human rights and health
• Read WHO Director-General Dr Tedros’ statement: “Health is a fundamental human right”
• WHO’s work across programme areas to improve health by advancing human rights