Climate change impacts women more. We must legislate to protect their health
Health was at long last put formally on the climate change agenda at COP28 – but we must move to protect the women's health that has been disproportionately affected.
Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
This report written by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, provides an in-depth economic analysis of how climate change will reshape health landscapes over the n...
Data to watch in 2024, from digital jobs to climate change and health
Here are some of the metrics and insights coming out of World Economic Forum data that will inform discussions at Davos 2024 and will shape the year ahead.
What is narrow AI and how can it improve healthcare?
Artificial intelligence technology like narrow AI is already rapidly improving the healthcare industry, but the benefits could go beyond patients.
Eindhoven shows how municipalities can filter out air pollution
With exposure to toxic air widespread in Europe, the city of Eindhoven provides a case study into multistakeholder collaboration to reduce air pollution.
3 ways to transform our understanding of climate change and human wellbeing
To better protect the planet and our individual wellbeing, a sustainable approach to climate change is needed that prioritizes the health of ecosystems as well as communities.
How can financial markets help tackle the unhealthy food crisis?
Obesity is one of the major public health challenges of our time. Embedding nutrition explicitly within ESG investing practices can help tackle unhealthy food.
These places show how to have a longer and healthier life expectancy
The years of Healthy Life Expectancy, as measured by the World Health Organization, have not kept pace with advances in total life expectancy.
Health and healthcare at Davos 2024: What you need to know
Key sessions and reports at Davos will look at how climate change affects health, how to close the women's health gap and how digital tools can transform healthcare.
Telemedicine is Changing Healthcare in Rural India
Transforming healthcare in rural Madhya Pradesh through the launch of digital dispensaries for remote access to essential medical services.
How the AI and quantum revolution will transform drug discovery and medical diagnostics
AI and quantum simulation promise to redefine how to design therapeutics while providing the often lacking datasets needed for better drug development.
To advance women's position in the world, we need to think about their health and wealth
Progress on the gender gap is still lacking, but by honing in on women’s health and the nexus with wealth, we can advance women's position in the world.