Evidence base
World Health Organization
WHO Director-General Opening Remarks at the Launch of the Commission on Social Connection Report
What it found
In opening remarks marking the launch of the WHO Commission on Social Connection's report (June 2025), the WHO Director-General frames social connection as a determinant of health, positioning it alongside other major public health priorities.
Why it matters for practice
This is a framing statement, not a findings document: it signals that social connection has WHO institutional backing as a health priority, which matters for advocacy and funding cases, but it establishes no evidence itself and should be read alongside the underlying Commission report for substance.