Following the requests from a number of Member States and recognizing the increasing importance of housing to health due to demographic and climate changes, WHO has developed the first guidelines on housing and health. The WHO Housing and health guidelines provide global, evidence-based recommendations on how to improve housing conditions. “The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health.
Housing in cities is of particular concern, with the world's urban population predicted to double by 2050 and, with it, the demand for housing. Raising housing standards is, therefore, a key pathway for providing healthy housing conditions and improving health and well-being for all”, said Director-General, World Health Organization. Based on the best available evidence, the WHO Housing and health guidelines provide new guidance relevant to inadequate living space (crowding), low and…
