by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The Greater Mekong subregion, one of the worlds fasting-growing areas, has been especially vulnerable to and affected by HIV. As a land bridge between South and East Asia, it is well positioned for trade with its neighbours, yet this same advantage and...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is reporting the lowest levels of new HIV infections in this century at 2.1 million. In the last three years alone, new HIV infections have fallen by 13 per cent. AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Despite the decreasing global incidence of malaria, the disease remains a public health problem worldwide, affecting mainly developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It continues to be endemic in 21 countries of the Americas, with an estimated...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Millions of people in developing countries in Africa, the Arab States, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean have little access to qualified physicians. The reasons for this situation range from lack of physical access (patients having difficulty...