health

Home/Tag:health
15 09, 2013

Health research is essential for progress towards universal health coverage

2017-04-26T12:35:08+00:00

At the launch of the "World health report 2013: Research for universal health coverage", WHO today called on countries to continue investing in local research in order to develop a system of universal health coverage tailored to each individual country’s situation. With universal health coverage, countries can help ensure that citizens obtain the health services [...]

15 09, 2013

Global child deaths down by almost half since 1990

2017-04-26T12:35:08+00:00

In 2012, approximately 6.6 million children worldwide – 18 000 children per day – died before reaching their fifth birthday, according to a new report released today by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. This is roughly half the number of under-fives who died [...]