by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Women in developing countries, especially in remote villages, are generally not well informed on maternal and child health (MCH) and lack tools to record their health. This lack of knowledge on MCH issues has led to a high risk of child and maternal...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Despite significant progress in improving public health and efforts undertaken by the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in the past decade, many challenges remain. These include issues related to communicable diseases, the...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Although a very high percentage of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) population – approximately 80 per cent – works in agriculture, people still lack a solid understanding of and know-how in agricultural management. This poses...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Increasingly, unsustainable practices are placing pressure on natural resources to meet the needs of a rapidly growing global population, resulting in, among other things, soil, water and air pollution, and deforestation. Respiratory diseases and digestive...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge In Bhutan, only 88 per cent of pregnant women receive antenatal care, and skilled health professionals attend only 51 per cent of births. While most pregnancy-related complications are difficult to predict, they are easily treatable by trained birth...
