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WHO Reports Alarming Setbacks on Sustainable Development Health Targets as 2030 Deadline Looms

Key Facts: WHO and Sustainable Development The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include 17 interconnected objectives adopted by all UN Member…

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Suicide Prevention: 703,000 Deaths Annually and the Policy Gaps That Keep Failing Families

Key Facts 703,000 people die by suicide globally each year — one person every 45 seconds 77% of global suicides…

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Stillbirth: 1.9 Million Babies Lost Annually in Tragedy That Remains Invisible

Key Facts 2.0 million stillbirths occur globally every year, according to WHO — one every 16 seconds 98% of stillbirths…

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Substandard and Falsified Medical Products: The Hidden Crisis Killing 250,000 Children Annually

Key Facts An estimated 1 in 10 medical products in low and middle-income countries is substandard or falsified, according to…

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Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases: The Intestinal Worm Infections Affecting 1.5 Billion People

Key Facts An estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide—nearly 20% of the global population—are infected with soil-transmitted helminths, according to WHO…

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Social Determinants of Health: Why Your ZIP Code Matters More Than Your Genetic Code

Key Facts Social determinants of health cause health inequities responsible for avoidable differences in life expectancy exceeding 20 years between…

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Snakebite Envenoming: The Neglected Crisis Killing 138,000 People Annually

Key Facts Snakebite envenoming causes an estimated 81,000 to 138,000 deaths annually worldwide, according to WHO data Between 400,000 and…

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Smallpox: The Only Human Disease Ever Eradicated—And Why We Still Talk About It

Key Facts Smallpox killed an estimated 300 million people in the 20th century alone before its eradication in 1980 The…

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Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Silent Epidemic Affecting 1 Million People Daily

Key Facts More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections are acquired every single day worldwide, according to WHO data An…

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Sexual Health: WHO’s Framework for Well-Being Beyond Disease Prevention

Key Facts More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide, according to WHO data An…

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: The 2003 Pandemic That Changed Global Health Security Forever

Key Facts SARS infected 8,096 people across 29 countries during the 2003 outbreak, with 774 deaths (9.6% case fatality rate)…

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: WHO’s Framework for 2.6 Billion People in Their Reproductive Years

Key Facts Approximately 2.6 billion people worldwide are in their reproductive years (ages 15-49), according to WHO data An estimated…

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Sepsis: WHO Reports 11 Million Deaths Annually as New 2025 Data Reveals Alarming Surge to 21.4 Million Deaths

Key Facts In 2021, there were an estimated 166 million sepsis cases and 21.4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths globally, representing…

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