• DATA
  • CODE
  • REPORT
  • HUMAN

How to generate country health profiles with your AI

Connect your agent to the WHO Global Health Observatory. Once connected, you can pull specific health data for any nation using its three-letter ISO code.

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Short answer

How do I get health data for a specific country?

Give your agent a three-letter ISO-3 country code and ask for a profile. The AI pulls the requested indicators from the WHO database. You'll get a structured set of health metrics.

The results

What your agent delivers

The AI processes the WHO data into these specific outputs.

DATA

Health metric profiles

The agent pulls specific indicators like mortality rates or disease prevalence. You get the raw numbers for the requested country.

CODE

ISO-3 mapping

The agent handles the translation from country names to the required ISO-3 codes. This ensures the data request hits the right endpoint.

REPORT

Summarized findings

Instead of a raw data dump, your agent can interpret the metrics. You get a readable summary of the country's health status.

HUMAN

Manual verification

You must review the final metrics for accuracy. The AI provides the data, but you decide how to use it in your reports.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as the bridge between your prompt and the WHO database.

  1. Identify the country

    The agent takes your natural language country name and finds the corresponding ISO-3 code needed for the query.

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  2. Fetch the profile

    The AI calls the WHO database to pull the specific health indicators you asked for.

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  3. Parse the metrics

    The agent organizes the incoming data into a clean, readable format.

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  4. Format the response

    The AI presents the data as a list, a table, or a summary based on your instructions.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the data pull immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the country names and specific metrics to get different results.

WHO Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_49D6oAu1N23w0ocRZWJ230u3sog1N2IbLEj6ox08/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — WHO capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "who-gho-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_49D6oAu1N23w0ocRZWJ230u3sog1N2IbLEj6ox08/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Get a health profile for Japan using its ISO-3 code.

  • Pull the latest health metrics for Brazil from the WHO GHO.

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  • Generate a summary of health data for India.

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Start here

Connect WHO GHO once, then ask.

One click connects this MCP to your client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start querying the WHO database immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Do I need to know the ISO-3 codes beforehand?

    No. You can just name the country, and your agent will find the correct code for you.

  • 02

    Can the AI update health data in the WHO database?

    No. The AI can only read data from the WHO GHO. It cannot change or add any records.

  • 03

    Can the AI create new health profiles?

    No. It can only retrieve existing profiles that are already present in the WHO database.

  • 04

    What happens if I provide an invalid country name?

    The agent will tell you it couldn't find a matching country or ISO-3 code in the WHO records.

  • 05

    Can the AI download these metrics as a CSV file?

    The AI can format the data into a table or a list for you to copy, but it cannot directly trigger a file download to your local machine.

  • More questions about WHO GHO? The Connector page answers them. See everything the WHO GHO Connector can do

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