WHO GHO Connector for AI agents.
16 live capabilities
Access global health indicators and disease statistics for evidence-based research.
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Why people use WHO GHO
Harvard WHO Health for Public Health Data Synthesis
This Connector lets your AI agent do the heavy lifting by pulling those numbers directly from the WHO Global Health Observatory. You get clean, standardized data for 1,000+ indicators in one place, moving you straight from research to analysis.
What Vinkius changes
That it turns the WHO Global Health Observatory into a direct data feed for your AI agent.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
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- Real-world use case 01
Comparing regional health trends
A researcher wants to see how life expectancy differs between 5 countries.
- Real-world use case 02
Tracking disease prevalence
An epidemiologist needs to know the current HIV and malaria rates in a specific region.
- Real-world use case 03
Policy planning and workforce analysis
A policy maker needs to know if a country has enough doctors.
Complete set · 16capabilities
The complete WHO GHO capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with WHO GHO.
01—04
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 16 available through WHO GHO.
- 01 Capability
Get countries
Get a list of WHO member countries and their ISO codes. Use these codes to filter other health indicator queries.
- 02 Capability
Get hiv aids
Get the percentage of the population living with HIV. This is a key indicator for public health programs and resource allocation.
- 03 Capability
Get dimensions
See how to filter and group health data by specific categories. It helps you understand the metadata for various health indicators.
- 04 Capability
Get health expenditure
Get per capita health spending in PPP dollars. This helps you understand how much countries spend on healthcare.
05—08
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 16 available through WHO GHO.
- 05 Capability
Get health workforce
Get the density of physicians, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists. It shows the number of workers per 10,000 people.
- 06 Capability
Get immunization
Get coverage data for vaccines like DTP3, measles, and polio. You can use specific shortcuts or direct WHO codes.
- 07 Capability
Get indicator data
Get time-series data for a specific WHO indicator. This includes country, year, values, and sex disaggregation.
- 08 Capability
Get life expectancy
Get life expectancy at birth data for different countries. This is a fundamental indicator of population health.
09—12
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 16 available through WHO GHO.
- 09 Capability
Get malaria
Get malaria case estimates to track the global burden of the disease. This is essential for tracking health in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
- 10 Capability
Get maternal health
Get maternal mortality ratios and reproductive health indicators. This measures deaths per 100,000 live births.
- 11 Capability
Get mortality
Get mortality data by cause, such as NCD mortality or under-5 mortality. Use specific codes to find different causes of death.
- 12 Capability
Get ncd
Get non-communicable disease data like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Use shortcuts or specific WHO codes for these stats.
13—16
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 16 available through WHO GHO.
- 13 Capability
Get water sanitation
Get stats on safely managed drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. These are core WASH indicators for global health.
- 14 Capability
Search indicators
Search through 1,000+ WHO health indicators. This helps you find the specific indicator codes you need for your queries.
- 15 Capability
Compare countries
Compare a health indicator across a list of countries. It returns the most recent 10 years of data for each country.
- 16 Capability
Get tuberculosis
Get tuberculosis incidence data to track progress toward elimination. This tracks one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask WHO GHO to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use WHO GHO from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it WHO GHO, and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable WHO GHO for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the WHO GHO URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable WHO GHO in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"harvard-who-health": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using WHO GHO
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using WHO GHO, help me...". 16 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"harvard-who-health": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using WHO GHO
Ask Copilot: "Using WHO GHO, help me...". 16 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"harvard-who-health": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using WHO GHO
Open Cascade and ask: "Using WHO GHO, help me...". 16 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"harvard-who-health": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using WHO GHO
Ask Cline: "Using WHO GHO, help me...". 16 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add harvard-who-health --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DpXhv8mABRpJQOPuhEtewNRXldDpTIis5bCDF7ur/mcp"- Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using WHO GHO
Ask Claude: "Using WHO GHO, show me...". 16 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work WHO GHO can move forward.
This is for people who need high-quality, standardized global health data for research, policy, or education. It's for the researcher who's tired of copy-pasting numbers from different websites and needs a single source of truth for global health metrics.
Public Health Researcher
Analyzing disease burden and trends for a thesis or academic paper.
Epidemiologist
Monitoring infectious disease outbreaks and tracking vaccine coverage in specific regions.
Health Policy Analyst
Drafting evidence-based reports on healthcare spending and workforce needs.
Global Health Student
Gathering data for coursework on maternal mortality or global sanitation.
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Before you connect
Questions about WHO GHO.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
What kind of health data does Harvard WHO Health provide?
It pulls from the WHO Global Health Observatory, covering things like life expectancy, immunization, and disease stats.
Can I use this to compare health stats between different countries?
Yes, you can ask the agent to compare any indicator across a list of countries to see trends over the last 10 years.
Does this include data on non-communicable diseases?
It covers a wide range of NCDs, including diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.
Can I get data on health workers?
Yes, the Connector can pull the density of physicians, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists per 10,000 people.
Is this suitable for academic research?
It's a primary source for researchers and students who need evidence-based global health indicators for papers or theses.
Does it include information on water and sanitation?
Yes, it tracks WASH indicators like safely managed drinking water and hygiene facilities.
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.
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