How to Use the Harvard WHO Health MCP in Claude

Q: Can I find specific disease data, like for malaria?

Yes. The getmalaria tool pulls WHO case estimates. You can also use searchindicators to look for other specific diseases and get the right code to use with getindicatordata.

Q: How do I get a list of all available indicators in the Harvard WHO Health toolset for Claude Desktop?

Use the searchindicators tool. You can ask Claude to "search for indicators related to mortality" and it will return a list of matching indicator codes and their descriptions from the WHO database.

Get WHO health data for any country right inside your Claude Desktop chat. No code, just answers.

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Compare Health Metrics Instantly

The `compare_countries` tool lets you pull up key health indicators for multiple nations side-by-side. Just ask Claude to compare life expectancy in Japan, Germany, and Canada, and it will use `get_life_expectancy` to get you the last decade of data. This isn't a static report. It's a conversation. You can follow up immediately, asking Claude to summarize the trends or pinpoint the year with the biggest change. It's the fastest way to get from a question to a direct, data-backed comparison.

Drill Down into Global Health Data

The `search_indicators` tool is your entry point to the entire WHO database. If you need to know about tuberculosis incidence in India, you can find the exact indicator code, then feed it to `get_indicator_data` to pull the raw time-series data. Once the data is in your chat, Claude can work with it. Ask it to find the peak year for malaria cases using `get_malaria` data, or to create a table showing immunization coverage from the `get_immunization` tool. You get direct access to the source.

Build Reports with Your Claude MCP Server

This MCP Server turns Claude into a research assistant for health policy. You can chain commands to gather all the data you need for a brief. Start with `get_countries` to grab the official ISO codes, then pull metrics on `get_maternal_health` and `get_water_sanitation` for your target region. Claude can then assemble the results. Ask it to format the data into a markdown table or write a summary paragraph explaining the connection between sanitation access and maternal mortality rates. You do the thinking, your agent handles the data fetching.

Setup guide

Set up Harvard WHO Health MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Harvard WHO Health MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the Harvard WHO Health MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under harvard-who-health-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harvard-who-health-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Harvard WHO Health MCP in Claude Desktop

Just ask Claude directly in plain English. For example, type: "Compare life expectancy and health expenditure for USA, GBR, and CHN". Claude will use the `compare_countries`, `get_life_expectancy`, and `get_health_expenditure` tools for you.

Yes. The `get_malaria` tool pulls WHO case estimates. You can also use `search_indicators` to look for other specific diseases and get the right code to use with `get_indicator_data`.

Yes, this toolset works with all tiers of Claude, including the free version on the web. You just need to add the MCP Server URL as a custom connector in your settings to get started.

Use the `search_indicators` tool. You can ask Claude to "search for indicators related to mortality" and it will return a list of matching indicator codes and their descriptions from the WHO database.

Your queries only send public data requests, like country codes and WHO indicator names. The Vinkius platform processes these requests in ephemeral, single-use sandboxes. No personal information is ever requested, stored, or transmitted.

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