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title: "WHO launches new e-learning course on behavioural sciences for better health"
id: "who-0-1-who-launches-new-e-learning-course-on-behavioural-sciences-for-better-health"
canonical_url: "https://medichelpline.com/clinical-feed/who-0-1-who-launches-new-e-learning-course-on-behavioural-sciences-for-better-health"
content_type: "clinical_feed_article"
specialty: "Infectious Disease"
source_name: "World Health Organization"
source_url: "https://www.who.int/news/item/22-09-2026-who-launches-new-e-learning-course-on-behavioural-sciences-for-better-health"
published_at: "2026-09-22T12:00:00.000Z"
evidence_level: "Departmental update"
license: "CC-BY-NC-4.0 / Informational Use"
---
# WHO launches new e-learning course on behavioural sciences for better health
## Provenance & Clinical Metadata
- **Canonical URL:** https://medichelpline.com/clinical-feed/who-0-1-who-launches-new-e-learning-course-on-behavioural-sciences-for-better-health
- **Specialty:** [Infectious Disease](https://medichelpline.com/clinical-feed/infectious-disease.md)
- **Primary Source:** World Health Organization
- **Source URL:** [Original Journal Publication](https://www.who.int/news/item/22-09-2026-who-launches-new-e-learning-course-on-behavioural-sciences-for-better-health)
- **Published At:** 2026-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- **Evidence Rating:** Departmental update
## Executive GIST (TL;DR)
- The World Health Organization announced the launch of a new **e-learning course** focused on **behavioural sciences** to support better health, according to the WHO news item. - The item title indicates the course launch but the source content supplied here does not include the body text or details of the announcement. - The supplied source metadata and navigation are present (WHO site structure, regional links, menus) but substantive information about course scope, learning objectives, modules, duration, format, certification, language options, or access instructions was not reported in the provided source content. - No information was provided about the targeted learners (for example public health professionals, clinicians, or community workers), nor about prerequisites, costs, or accreditation. - The provided source did not report evidence, evaluation plans, implementation timelines, or intended health outcomes associated with the course. - Contact details, links to register, or references to supporting WHO programmes (such as WHO Academy or specific WHO departments) were not present in the supplied text. - Because the article body was not included in the supplied source content, any further specifics about content, partnerships, or expected impact were not reported and could not be extracted.
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