Health and healthcare systems in Southeast Asia
Despite their diversity, Southeast Asian countries are collaborating to seek mutually acceptable and effective solutions to regional health challenges. »
Quantifying water supply, sanitation and the MDGs
Access to water and proper sanitation are cross-cutting issues that affect prospects for achieving several of the Millennium Development Goal targets. »
Behind the number — Our world at 7 billion
Looking behind the global population figure reveals many challenges, and the raft of often-contradictory policies that are being used to address them. »
Preventing and controlling infectious diseases after natural disasters
Beyond causing damage to and destruction of facilities, natural disasters can lead to outbreaks of infectious diseases. »
Eradicating measles outbreaks in refugee camps
Research in Sub-Saharan African refugee camps shows the need to vaccinate against both rubella and measles during an outbreak. »
Asia’s emerging asbestos epidemic
Though asbestos-related diseases represent a growing global epidemic, little is known about the status of the problem in Asia. UNU-IIGH research attempts to fill this void. »
South-South cooperation: Intellectual property and AIDS medicines
Intellectual property rights can impede access to anti-retroviral drugs, but opportunities for South-South cooperation abound. »
Pollutants in aquifers threaten Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
UNU-INWEH's Caribbean Coastal Pollution Project identifies contamination threats to the Maya Riviera's economy and biodiversity. »
Health and human security in emergencies
Obi Aginam argues that the international community should re-think its approach to dealing with health and human security issues in natural and man-made disasters. »
The tragic Tohoku-Kanto earthquake and tsunami
The United Nations University expresses its thanks to Japan's emergency workers and admiration for the bravery of those affected by disasters around the world. »
The population paradox
In addressing resource scarcity and climate change, it is meaningless to talk of limiting population without scaling back consumption. »
