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Addressing Remaining Poverty and Reducing Inequality, Health, Water
Agriculture and natural resources, Climate change, Health
Climate change, Health
Governance and public sector management
Environment, Health
Health
Health, Poverty
Health
Gender, Health
Flush and Flourish: Upgraded Toilets Can Transform Lives in Rural Asia
Flush toilets can help to improve improve lives, boost economies, and secure a healthier future for millions.
Evaluating G20 Commitments on Climate Change, Health, Well-Being, and Agriculture
The G20 has consistently emphasized its role as the premier forum for global economic cooperation, operating in the spirit of multilateralism and consensus.
Unraveling the Health Risks of Climate Change
Only recently has the international community begun to recognize that the climate crisis represents a health emergency.
Evaluating G7 Commitments on Climate Change, Health, Well-Being, and Agriculture
Accountability and transparency are fundamental principles of the G7.
The Hidden Menace of Microplastics
Microplastics can be invisible to the naked eye but threaten the environment and even our own food chain.
Hypertension, a ticking time bomb that can be stopped to save millions of lives
Hypertension affects 25% of the world’s population and can be a silent killer with no warning signs.
The triple burden of malnutrition in early childhood
Children from disadvantaged groups are particularly prone to developing nutrient deficiencies and growth problems.
Universal health coverage in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
In October 2018, the world will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the seminal Declaration of Alma-Ata where the aspiration of “health care for all” was boldly declared. The realities have sadly fallen far short of the rhetoric—half the world lacks access to essential health services and 100 million people fall into financial catastrophe due to medical bills.
Economic impacts of obesity in the Republic of Korea
Obesity is a state of excessive body fat accumulation and is difficult to measure. Body mass index (BMI)—defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters—has been used traditionally for its simplicity and the availability of data. Although shortcomings of using BMI have been acknowledged, its correlation with body fat percentage and its sensitivity in diagnosing obesity based on the body fat percentage have been verified for Korean people (Chung et al. 2016).
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