Advancing Universal Healthcare Coverage for All
Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) ensures everyone can afford the full spectrum of healthcare services they need without having to face financial difficulties due to the health expenses.... Read More
Health and Wellbeing
Neurodiversity Movement: Embracing Autism Acceptance & Inclusion
Every year, we celebrate Autism Awareness Day on April 2. More than awareness, the neurodiversity movement leads to autism acceptance and inclusion. ... Read More
South Korea Rethinks the 69 Working Hours Plan
The government of South Korea recently introduced a 69 working-hours plan—and received unfavorable responses from the public.... Read More
Advancing Gender Equality by Improving Women’s Healthcare
For years, there has been a massive wall between women and healthcare. Addressing the issues in women’s healthcare requires all-encompassing strategies covering the broad spectrum of challenges related to women’s health.... Read More
Ensuring Older People’s Rights To Healthy and Secure Life
As the number of older people continues to rise, the work remains to build a society for all ages, including ensuring older people’s rights to safety and security to continue living. ... Read More
Singapore To Improve Indoor Air Quality with New Guidelines
Singapore’s Ministry for Sustainability and the Environment officially launched the “Industry Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality” to raise public awareness of the importance of good indoor air quality.... Read More
Childhood Obesity: Stigma, Impacts, and Interventions
More than 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. The surging numbers of childhood obesity indicates the urgent need for a collective effort to combat the chronic disease.... Read More
28 Million People Are Still in Forced Labor Today
There is a 2.7 million increase between 2016 and 2021, primarily driven by forced labor in the private economy.... Read More
Centering Survivors in Ending Violence Against Women
A survivor-centered approach seeks to empower survivors by prioritizing their rights, needs, and wishes and ensuring access to appropriate, accessible, and good quality services.... Read More
Indonesia Adds Free Pneumonia Vaccine into the Children Immunization Program
Indonesia officially launched nationwide free PCV immunization in September.... Read More