WHO’s work in SIDS
In 2021, the World Health Organization has launched a special initiative to ensure Small Island Developing States, or SIDS, become a global health priority. Through a range of strategic actions, WHO is working to strengthen technical capacity, resilient facilities, health workforces, supply platforms, and evidence generation and use. The initiative will thereby galvanize targeted support for a healthy and resilient future in Small Island Developing States.
The SIDS Initiative builds on ongoing programmatic work by WHO, including on climate change and health, COVID-19 response and recovery, NCDs and nutrition, Health Workforce, Universal Health Coverage and Primary Health Care.
WHO's work in SIDS
Resources and Initiatives
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a recognized group of 38 UN Member States and 20 non-Members/ Associate Members of Regional Commissions, located in...
This WHO/PAHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for the Bahamas provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health...
This WHO/PAHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Dominican Republic provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards,...
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Sao Tome and Principe provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards,...
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Mauritius provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
Health and climate change country profile 2021: Fiji
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Fiji provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2021: Jamaica
This WHO/PAHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Jamaica provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Grenada
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Grenada provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Trinidad and Tobago provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Saint Lucia
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Saint Lucia provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health...
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Antigua and Barbuda provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Dominica
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for the Commonwealth of Dominica provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2020: Vanuatu
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Vanuatu provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2019: Tuvalu
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Tuvalu provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities,...
Health and climate change: country profile 2019: Solomon Islands
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Solomon Islands provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health...
Climate change and health in small island developing States — Regional Plan of Action for SIDS in the...
This Plan of Action was developed during the Third Global Conference on Health and Climate Change which was organized as a regionally dispersed conference...