10 things we can achieve in the next 10 years for health

In just 10 years we can make incredible advancements in health across the world. Here are the 10 things we can achieve in the next decade if we continue working together for our health.

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10 things we can achieve in the next 10 years for health

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In just 10 years we can make incredible advancements in health across the world. Here are the 10 things we can achieve in the next decade if we continue working together for our health.

1. WE CAN:

Conquer Covid-19 by finding successful vaccines, effective tests and therapeutics, and make them available to the world.

2. WE CAN:

Reach over 300 million more children with vaccines in low-income countries by 2025, preventing at least 7 million deaths.

3. WE CAN:

Eradicate polio and guinea worm forever.

4. WE CAN:

Reduce malaria cases and deaths worldwide by 90%.

5. WE CAN:

Reverse the rise in diabetes and end preventable deaths of children from the disease with nutritious food, physical activity and affordable access to insulin.

6. WE CAN:

Combat drug-resistant infections by developing 2-4 new antibiotics, which could save 10 million lives around the world by 2050.

7. WE CAN:

Better understand the science of mental health to help ensure no one is held back by anxiety and depression.

8. WE CAN:

Ensure everyone has access to a healthy and nutritious diet to help end all forms of malnutrition in children.

9. WE CAN:

Find a new and effective vaccine for pneumonia, the leading cause of death for children under 5.

10. WE CAN:

Increase screenings and vaccine coverage for cervical cancer to 90%, making huge strides in cancer prevention.

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