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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Conversation Series

Conversation Series: Artificial Intelligence for Social Assessment

Engage in the AI for Social Assessment Conversation Series: Exploring the intersection of technology and societal impact.

Article

Address gender barriers in delivery and demand to catalyse COVID-19 vaccine equity: The Asia Pacific context

This article presents broad principles to support the better integration of gender-responsive programme design and implementation

17 Dec 2021

News

UNU-MERIT joins international partners to relaunch social protection training courses across Africa

TRANSFORM, an AU-led initiative supported by UNU-MERIT, launched a new website for social protection training.

10 Dec 2021

Report

What Works in Gender and Health in the United Nations: Lessons Learned from Cases of Successful Gender Mainstreaming across Five UN Agencies

Findings from a collaborative practice-based project which analysed what worked, where, for whom, why and how, to promote gender equality in health

07 Dec 2021

Conference

UNU Gender and Health Hub Annual Forum

From 7–9 December 2021, UNU-IIGH will organise the Gender and Health Hub Annual Forum.

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Event

UNU Gender and Health Hub: Annual Forum

The Gender and Health Hub Annual Forum brought together policymakers, researchers, practitioners and thought leaders from the 7 to 9 of December 2021

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Journal Article

A call to action to reform academic global health partnerships

Global health is hindered by inequities between high-income and lower-income countries, impacting resource access and development.

01 Nov 2021

Event

Designing process evaluations of digital health programs with a gender lens (Case studies from India)

Using case studies from India, this webinar aimed to discuss process evaluation of digital health programs by mobilising a gender lens.

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Article

"The Power of Feminist Civil Society" Think Piece and Podcast Series

Learning from and with feminist organising: Lessons from multi-disciplinary praxis to prevent violence against women and girls

24 Oct 2021

Event

Gender & COVID-19 Research Agenda Setting in Asia Pacific: Vaccinations

This webinar focuses on the regional experiences and research needs addressing the influence of gender in COVID-19 vaccination deployment.

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Seminar

Systems Thinking for Health Systems and the Pandemic Recovery

On 20 October 2021, UNU-IIGH will co-organize the webinar Systems Thinking for Health Systems and the Pandemic Recovery.

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