is a deadly but preventable disease that still kills over 100,000 children each year, mostly in low-income countries. While vaccines have nearly eliminated it in wealthy nations, poor access and weak health systems keep it a major global threat.
Health Interventions
is a critical global issue, most of which are preventable with timely, skilled care. Although progress has been made, inequalities persist, particularly in fragile and humanitarian settings, requiring urgent action to ensure universal access to quality maternal health services as part of the .
is a critical global issue, most of which are preventable with timely, skilled care. Although progress has been made, inequalities persist, particularly in fragile and humanitarian settings, requiring urgent action to ensure universal access to quality maternal health services as part of the .
Conflict is driving a growing for women, yet access to care remains scarce despite soaring needs and alarming statistics.
Families and people with Down syndrome need support to live and be included in the community, like everyone else. But today, many people with Down syndrome around the world don't get the support they need. Many countries do not have support systems that meet the needs of people with disabilities and their families. Or the support systems they have do not respect the human rights of people with disabilities. This World Down Syndrome Day (21 March), join us to ask our governments to make sure there is a support system, so people with disabilities are included in the community.
The ADB-HEAL project, supported by UNOPS, has installed over 45 CT scans, trained 800 healthcare workers, and delivered vital equipment to improve healthcare accessibility and resilience in the Philippines.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have partnered to as a public health problem in the Americas, with efforts running from 2023 to 2027.
In Bolivia, are being conducted in the Amazon basin, Chaco, and Cochabamba Tropics, where teams travel by river and on foot through dense jungles to reach indigenous communities.
International Organization for Migration’s mobile clinic in Port-au-Prince offers essential healthcare to over 5,000 displaced individuals, amidst ongoing gang violence and instability.
The World Health Organisation reports a 38% decline in global drowning deaths since 2000 but stresses the need for continued action to prevent over 300,000 annual deaths.
Strengthening Noncommunicable Diseases services integration in primary health care improves access, diagnosis, and treatment.
In Yemen's critical healthcare crisis, Â鶹´«Ã½ Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and KfW are enhancing services by training 243 healthcare workers, empowering them to provide life-saving care amidst significant resource challenges.
After months of being repeatedly displaced around Gaza, Malak, 22, faced an uncertain three hour drive to reach the hospital when she went into labor.
If you ask people how they would define , you’ll probably get a range of responses, possibly peppered with misinformation and confusion. : Comprehensive sexuality education is a process of teaching the , with a goal of helping children stay safe and prepare for the future. It leads to fewer pregnancies, less disease and less abuse. It teaches young people about human development, reproduction and healthy relationships, and about how to recognize abuse, resist peer pressure and understand consent. It saves lives.
Pictured are young people at the Kibirizi youth space in Rwanda’s Rubengera sector.
Hear Esther* tell her terrifying story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting the care she's receiving.
The underscores the staggering impact of alcohol and drug use, with 2.6 million deaths annually from alcohol, emphasizing urgent global action to address substance use disorders and their devastating health and social consequences.