Health and well-being

Access to good health and well-being is a human right and the foundation of human prosperity. Although significant progress has been made in improving the health of billions of people since 2000, major hurdles remain — particularly in developing countries, where women and children are most vulnerable. 

UNU’s health-related research untangles the growing social, economic, and environmental complexity that threatens to outpace the ability of governments and communities to manage the well-being of their citizens. Our work assesses key elements of healthy development to ensure they are reinforced by health policy.

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Project

Gender and Health Hub

The Hub aims to develop a network of policy-makers, academics, and practitioners to promote policy-relevant research on gender and global health.

03 Sep 2020

Press Release

Greening the COVID-19 recovery for a sustainable future for Africa and beyond.

The socio-economic impacts of decarbonisation for African countries, and how green transitions are affected by COVID-19.

09 Jul 2020

Blog Post

We Go Digital: The South Korean Case and Sustainable Digital Transformations

During the pandemic, virus-related information and precautionary instructions were shared across digital technologies, especially mobile applications.

15 May 2020

Press Release

COVID-19 Fallout Could Push Half a Billion People into Poverty in Developing Countries

New UNU research warns that global poverty could skyrocket as a result of the economic fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic.

08 Apr 2020

Media Coverage

Four Priorities for the G20 Virtual Summit on Coronavirus

Addressing COVID-19 at the G20 Virtual Summit.

26 Mar 2020

News

UNU Macau at the 11th ITU Kaleidoscope

Dr. Mamello Thinyane presented a paper on operationalising data justice in health informatics, which was nominated for the best paper award.

07 Dec 2019