WHO Calls for Volume Control Messages and Sound Tracking in Video Games

WHO calls for volume control messages and sound tracking in video games

ECONOMYNEXT – Video games should incorporate safe listening features and warnings, to reduce the risk of hearing loss among gamers, the World Health Organization has said. Sound allowance tracking, safe listening messages, volume control messages and headphone safety mode should be integrated into the video gaming devices, WHO says. “Software should lower volume by at least 3 dB when switching between speakers and headphones, if output switching…

World Health Assembly extends Global Strategy on Digital Health to

At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), member states approved an extension of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Global Strategy on Digital Health through 2027.  Initially launched in 2020, the WHO's strategy aims to guide countries through adopting and scaling digital health tools focused on improving care delivery, equity, and resilience.  It emphasizes strategic objectives for advancing digital health nationally and globally, including…

Global Health Leaders Endorse Extended Digital Strategy to Tackle Future Challenges

🌍 In a landmark decision shaping the future of global healthcare, Member States at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) have endorsed the extension of the Global Strategy on Digital Health through 2027. In addition, the Assembly has mandated the World Health Organization (WHO) to begin crafting a new digital health strategy for the period 2028–2033.