by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the largest and most complex since the virus was first discovered in 1976. There were more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. It also spread across countries, starting in Guinea and...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affects all countries and endangers the effectiveness of prevention and treatment of infections by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms (e.g. bacteria, fungi, viruses and...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The Gran Chaco Suramericano is a region that includes the territory of four countries: Argentina, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Due to socio-environmental conditions, people living there face water scarcity, lack of basic services...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The technological complexity involved in producing high-quality vaccines has led to a decrease in their production around the world, which is now limited to a few manufacturers, putting developing countries in a vulnerable position with regard to production...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis. Worldwide, trachoma is responsible for approximately 3 per cent of blindness and has left 8 million people with irreversible visual impairment. In the Americas, trachoma is...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Although Portuguese is the 6th most commonly spoken language in the world and the most common in the Southern hemisphere, spoken by more than 300 million people in eight Member States across four continents, an ongoing need exists to develop Portuguese...
