Expanded health coverage, greater access to family planning, and fewer deaths of newborns and children under the age of 5 are among several health improvements contributing to progress toward achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new scientific study.
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August 24, 2016
News Release
Improved health conditions and life expectancy over the past 20 years in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are being subverted by wars and civil unrest, according to a new scientific study.
July 22, 2016
News Release
International stroke prevention measures are not effective and need to change, say the authors of a study published in Nature Reviews Neurology
Events
October 7, 2016
Launch
The World Bank, The Lancet, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington co-host an event to launch the 2015 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD).
July 14, 2016
Conference
The International AIDS Conference will take place July 18-22, 2016, in Durban, South Africa.
May 10, 2016
Launch
Adolescence is a critical time of formative growth to achieve human potential, a fascinating period of profound physical, psychological, and emotional change. It is a life stage marked by both vulnerability and opportunity.
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