The World Number One Killer: Non-Communicable Diseases
Non-communicable diseases are the major global health issue that most people have never heard of. Yet it kills nearly 40 ...
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GLOBAL HUNGER IS ON THE RISE AGAIN: Does Anyone Care?
When the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) opened its 44th session in Rome on October 9, it wasn’t just ...
Climate changes health, how can we adapt to protect it?
The World Health Organization (WHO) projects that climate change will cause 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050. ...
The Purse that Makes Change and Saves Lives
The Issue: Unhygienic Births In 2008 in a village in rural India, a highly-respected midwife was talking to a young ...
2016: The Year in Review and What to Expect in 2017
As the New Year approaches, numerous columnists and media personalities have been vocal in their lamentations of past year. 'Watch ...
Health in the Sustainable Development Goals
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY, DR MARGARET CHAN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THIS PIECE IS PART OF A ...
Drawing a Roadmap: The SDGs in Kenya
The Way Forward for Impact Investors Review of “Investing in the Sustainable Development Goals in Kenya - A Primer for ...
Happier Golden Years for All
A recent statement released by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the International Day of Older Persons confirmed that negative ...
Olympic 2016 Preview: The Zika Virus
Amidst the alarming findings of illegal doping and the political turbulence brewing in the Brazilian capital, reservations toward the 2016 ...
Zika Virus Highlights Flaws in Public Health Approaches in the Americas – Part 2
How has the International community responded, what are possible solutions, and how does this affect reproductive and women's rights in Brazil? In ...
