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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Palliative Care and Health Systems

This webinar will explore the successes and challenges in advocating for and integrating palliative care into health systems.

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Press Release

New UN Study Reveals Limited Impact of Tax and Social Protection Policies in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

Tax and benefit policies provided limited income protection to poorest households and failed to offset the increase in poverty amid COVID-19.

04 Oct 2021

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Social Media, Networks, and Movements for Women's Empowerment

Part of the Gender & Digital Health Webinar Series, this webinar aims to examine the interplay between gender, social media, and social movements.

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UN Day Dresden 2021: Ungleichheiten in Krisen

To celebrate United Nations Day (24 October) in Dresden, UNU-FLORES and partners were organizing an exciting programme on “Inequalities in Crises”.

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Can Gender Budgeting Lead to Better Health Outcomes?

This seminar featuring Prof. Indrani Gupta will discuss the challenges in trying to mainstream gender in the budgetary processes of countries.

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Gender and Health Research Agenda Setting for COVID-19: Initial Results

A collaborative research agenda-setting exercise to discuss research priorities to address gender transformative health sector responses to COVID-19

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Project

"The Power Of..." Think Piece and Podcast Series

The ‘Power Of…’ series aims to advance the discourse and critical analyses of contemporary issues related to gender equality in global health.

01 Sep 2021

Commentary

"The Power of Evidence" Think Piece and Podcast Series

Three UNU-IIGH podcast episodes to reflect on the disconnect between “gender-transformative” language and action in global health

01 Sep 2021

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Gender and Phone Surveys: Methodological Considerations

This webinar showcases best practices on gender inclusive phone surveys, a key data collection, and monitoring and evaluation tool.

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