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 Governments of all countries face the growing economic impact caused by the increasing cost of medicines, especially those from a single source, and other technologies in the health area. It is known that, for proper health management, access to good quality...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Achieving global malaria elimination by 2030 requires regional and cross-border partnerships to fight this deadly but preventable disease. In the Western Pacific Region, Papua New Guinea (PNG) contributes over 75 per cent of malaria cases. Nearly 95 per cent...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Road accidents are the leading cause of death in children ages 5 to 14 and the second leading cause in people ages 15 to 44 in Latin America. Buenos Aires (Argentina), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Montevideo (Uruguay) are among the cities with the highest...