[1] The GHO tracks important information like "Response to the Millennium Development Goals".
[2] The GHO was formed in around 2010 from the ashes of the WHO Statistical Information System, which was "upgraded... to provide you with more data, more tools, more analysis and more reports.
For each theme, key statistics are presented on the associated webpage, and more detailed data and reports are available for download.
[13][14][15][16] The GHO has also been cited in work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.
[17] GHO data has also been cited in academic studies on various aspects of global health, particularly for cross-country comparisons.