Bring Global Health
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Learn how to connect Harvard WHO Health to Cursor and start using 16 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
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Gemini
What is the Harvard WHO Health MCP Server?
Connect to the WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO) API — the world's most comprehensive source of global health statistics.
What you can do
- Health Indicators — Search 1000+ indicators across all health domains
- Life Expectancy — Track life expectancy at birth by country
- Immunization — DTP3, measles, polio, BCG, and hepatitis B coverage
- Infectious Diseases — HIV/AIDS prevalence, TB incidence, malaria estimates
- NCDs — Diabetes, obesity, hypertension, tobacco, and alcohol data
- Maternal Health — Maternal mortality ratios and reproductive health
- Health Workforce — Physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists per 10,000 pop.
- Health Expenditure — Per capita spending in PPP dollars
- Water & Sanitation — WASH indicators for safe water and sanitation
- Country Comparison — Compare any indicator across multiple countries
Who is this for?
- Public Health Researchers — global health trends and burden of disease
- Epidemiologists — disease surveillance and outbreak analysis
- Policy Makers — evidence-based health policy decisions
- Global Health Students — coursework and thesis research
Built-in capabilities (16)
Provide a comma-separated list of ISO 3-letter country codes. Returns the most recent 10 years of data for each country. Compare a health indicator across countries
Returns ISO codes and country names for use with other indicator queries. Get list of WHO member countries
Useful for understanding how to filter and disaggregate health data. Get WHO data dimensions metadata
This indicator measures how much each country spends on healthcare, adjusted for purchasing power. Get health expenditure data
Supported types: "physicians", "nurses", "dentists", "pharmacists". Get health workforce density data
Tracks the percentage of the population living with HIV, a critical indicator for public health programs and resource allocation. Get HIV/AIDS prevalence data
Supported shortcuts: "dtp3" (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis), "measles", "polio", "bcg", "hepb3". Or use a WHO indicator code directly. Get immunization coverage data
g. "USA", "BRA", "GBR", "CHN", "IND"). Returns country, year, value, confidence intervals, and sex disaggregation. Get time-series data for a WHO indicator
This is one of the most fundamental indicators of population health. Get life expectancy data
Essential for tracking the global burden of malaria, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Get malaria case estimates
This measures the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, a critical indicator of reproductive health and healthcare quality. Get maternal mortality data
Common indicator codes: "NCDMORT3070" (NCD mortality), "CHILDMORTALITY" (under-5), "MATERNALMORTALITY". Use search_indicators to find specific codes. Get mortality data by cause
Supported shortcuts: "diabetes" (prevalence), "obesity" (BMI ≥30), "blood_pressure" (hypertension), "tobacco" (smoking), "alcohol" (consumption). Or use a WHO code. Get non-communicable disease data
TB remains one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, and this data tracks progress toward elimination. Get tuberculosis incidence data
Supported types: "water" (safely managed drinking water), "sanitation" (safely managed sanitation), "hygiene" (basic hygiene facilities). Get water and sanitation data
Returns indicator codes and names. Use the indicator code with get_indicator_data to retrieve time-series data. Search 1000+ WHO health indicators
Why Cursor?
Cursor's Agent mode turns Harvard WHO Health into an in-editor superpower. Ask Cursor to generate code using live data from Harvard WHO Health and it fetches, processes, and writes. all in a single agentic loop. 16 tools appear alongside file editing and terminal access, creating a unified development environment grounded in real-time information.
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Agent mode turns Cursor into an autonomous coding assistant that can read files, run commands, and call MCP tools without switching context
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Cursor's Composer feature can generate entire files using real-time data fetched through MCP. no copy-pasting from external dashboards
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MCP tools appear alongside built-in tools like file reading and terminal access, creating a unified agentic environment
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VS Code extension compatibility means your existing workflow, keybindings, and extensions all work alongside MCP tools
Harvard WHO Health in Cursor
Harvard WHO Health and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Harvard WHO Health to Cursor through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Harvard WHO Health in Cursor
The Harvard WHO Health MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 16 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Cursor only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Harvard WHO Health for Cursor
Every tool call from Cursor to the Harvard WHO Health MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No. The WHO GHO API is completely free and public. No authentication required.
How many countries does WHO track?
The WHO Global Health Observatory tracks health data for all 194 Member States, plus territories and regions. Data spans from the 1990s to the present with annual updates.
What types of health data are available?
Over 1,000 indicators across mortality, morbidity, immunization, NCDs (diabetes, obesity), infectious diseases (HIV, TB, malaria), maternal health, health workforce, expenditure, water and sanitation, and more.
What is Agent mode and why does it matter for MCP?
Agent mode is Cursor's autonomous execution mode where the AI can perform multi-step tasks: reading files, editing code, running terminal commands, and calling MCP tools. Without Agent mode, Cursor operates in a simpler ask-and-answer mode that doesn't support tool calling. Always ensure you're in Agent mode when working with MCP servers.
Where does Cursor store MCP configuration?
Cursor looks for MCP server configurations in a mcp.json file. You can configure servers at the project level (.cursor/mcp.json in your project root) or globally (~/.cursor/mcp.json). Project-level configs take precedence.
Can Cursor use MCP tools in inline edits?
No. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode through the chat panel. Inline completions and Tab suggestions do not trigger MCP tool calls. This is by design. tool calls require user visibility and approval.
How do I verify MCP tools are loaded?
Open Settings → Features → MCP and look for your server name. A green indicator means the server is connected. You can also check Agent mode's available tools by clicking the tools dropdown in the chat panel.
Tools not appearing in Cursor
Ensure you are in Agent mode (not Ask mode). MCP tools only work in Agent mode.
Server shows as disconnected
Check Settings → Features → MCP and verify the server status. Try clicking the refresh button.
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