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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Blog Post

Who is Being Left Behind in COVID-19 Data?

Besides marginalisation that occurs in the COVID-19 data collection phase, marginalisation and exclusion may also occur in the data analysis phase.

08 Oct 2020

Event

Fall 2020 Public Lecture — COVID-19: Seasonality, Transmission and Protection

This event will review controversies over the mode of transmission of COVID-19 and protection.

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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

Journal Article

Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights: a systematic review of intervention studies

This systematic review analysed interventions across all WHO SRHR dimensions that engaged men and boys and were gender-transformative

29 Jul 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

Journal Article

Women are most affected by pandemics — lessons from past outbreaks

This article examines how gender structures the social and economic effects of health emergencies, the latter disproportionately affecting women

08 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