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Image: World Economic Forum. These are the main challenges on the list. 1. Elevating health in the climate debate. The climate crisis poses one of the biggest threats to both the planet and the health of the people who live on it. Emissions kill around 7 million people each year, and are responsible for more than a quarter of deaths from ...
This means mental health ranks as a higher health concern than cancer (34%) for the first time in these annual Ipsos reports. Stress is also named by 26% of people as a top health concern, ahead of obesity (22%), as the chart below shows. COVID-19 and mental health are the world’s top health concerns, Ipsos says. Image: Ipsos.
As we approach World Health Day on 7 April, here are eight current global health and healthcare trends we need to contend with as we aim to transform systems to become more sustainable, resilient and equitable. The pandemic triggered both growth and challenges for global healthcare. Image: World Economic Forum. 1.
Its release at Davos 2024 was accompanied by the launch of the Global Alliance for Women's Health, whose remit is to prioritize, protect, and promote women's health. Although women live longer than men, on average, they spend more years in ill health and often in their most productive years. Yet, we lack data on women’s biology, and there’s ...
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
New research suggests COVID-19 has made people more health conscious and willing to change their lifestyles to stay well. Ipsos surveyed 1,160 people across the United States to predict how wellbeing might change in a post-pandemic world. They found that 62% of Americans believe their health is more important to them than before the pandemic.
Below are five challenges facing our region in this decade: 1. Access to health services: Since the 90s the World Health Organization has urged countries in the region towards universal health coverage (Insurance). However, the increase in coverage has not ensured effective access to health systems. Under universal health coverage, each citizen ...
Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health analyzes climate-driven events including floods, droughts, heat waves, tropical storms, wildfires and rising sea levels for their direct and indirect impact on health. It predicts that by 2050, the climate crisis could cause an additional 14.5 million deaths, $12.5 trillion in economic ...
Across the breadth of these issues, we see five common themes that we believe have the potential to transform how healthcare works in the future, and ensure for stronger, more resilient health systems globally. 1. There’s a new appreciation of the importance of health. Late last year, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World ...
Closing this 'gender health gap' would enable more women to join the workforce, potentially boosting the global economy by $1 trillion. A new World Economic Forum and McKinsey Health Institute report highlights the vital need to strive for gender parity in health. The gender health gap affects everyone: our families, communities, workplaces ...