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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Report

Who benefits from undermining breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding's decline, driven by CMF companies' aggressive marketing, poses major public health issues.

01 Oct 2022

Blog Post

Contemporary Colonialism and Global Health

New UNU-IIGH's Decolonising Global Health programme of work

28 Sep 2022

Event

Ending GBV and Achieving the SDGs’: Taking Stock of Lessons Learned From Local Responses to GBV

‘Ending GBV and Achieving the SDGs’: taking stock of lessons learned from local responses to GBV; UNDP, UNU-IIGH, Gender and Health Hub; SVRI Forum 20

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Side Event

‘Ending GBV and Achieving the SDGs’: taking stock of lessons learned from local responses to GBV

The event reflected on lessons learned on participatory approaches to ending GBV, multi-sectoral action & collaboration, and adaptation to challenges.

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Event

Decolonising Global Health: Programme Launch

UNU-IIGH will host an event to launch the new research programme, Decolonising Global Health.

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Toolkit

Caring for women subjected to violence: A WHO curriculum for training health-care providers

A training curriculum to build the skills of healthcare providers, particularly in L&MICs, for responding to IPV & sexual violence against women

09 Sep 2022

Article

The US Abortion Decision is Already Having Global Impacts

The US Supreme Court’s decision ignores public health and the plethora of data that demonstrates the harms caused by these sorts of restrictions.

06 Sep 2022

Event

Knowledge and Innovation: Investment for a New Africa

Seeking potential partnerships for science, technology, and investment in water, energy, material sciences, biotechnology, health and ICT between Africa and Japan.

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Blog Post

Mapping of potential case studies on gender integration in government health programs across Africa, South Asia and South East Asia

Potential case studies of successful gender integration in government health programs in three regions; Africa, South Asia and South.

18 Aug 2022