A global database on the prevalence of risk behaviors among youth for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) highlights the need to focus on young people to tackle the growing NCD epidemic—especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Since the 1990s, Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) approaches have addressed the complex links between human health, environmental management, poverty, and population pressures in order to solve development problems in areas critical for biodiversity and natural resource management.
(2008) Encouraging progress against malaria was made in the Americas and some parts of Asia in the last century, but the first global campaign to stop malaria didn't succeed.
(2008) Marriage patterns in Palestine are unique compared with other countries in the region. Although most countries in the Middle East and North Africa are experiencing an increase in the age at marriage, early marriage in Palestine continues to be relatively high.
(2003) Encore sous le coup des répercussions de la crise financière en Asie, l'Indonésie souffre depuis quelques années de nombreuses difficultés, allant des troubles sociaux, de l'instabilité politique, de la violence ethnique et confessionnelle à la diminution de l'accès aux services de santé et autres services publics.
Project: Demographic Dividend: Ensuring Regional and National Commitment and Action
(2016) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced a period of sustained economic growth, averaging about 9 percent between 2013 and 2015.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Environmental forces like wildfire, extreme heat, and pollution can have profound effects on our health, jobs, and decisions on where to live.