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In developing countries, health workers receive low salaries, have no training opportunities, and are forced to work with outdated equipment. Many migrate to the rich Western world or opt for a career switch. Many people have no access to health care, migration being one of the causes. Read more about Human Resources for Health

 

Millions of people in developing countries have little or no access to healthcare. Despite the vast increase in health investments, this situation continues to exist. It is essential that governments and donors not only spend more money on health in developing countries but that they also take greater care to ensure fairer distribution, so that investments reach those who need them most. Read more about Financing for Health

 

Pharmaceutical companies do not act in compliance with the rules for testing medicines and take advantage of the vulnerable position of people in developing countries. Usually, test subjects are poor, illiterate and hardly have access to health services. Read more about Medicines

In Vietnam, the number of babies fed exclusively on breast milk during the first six months of their lives has halved within ten years. On the other hand, sales of infant formula are booming. Influenced by advertising, many mothers no longer attempt to breastfeed (or stop breastfeeding too early) in favour of the bottle. As a result, many infants are dying of malnourishment and diarrhoea. Read more about Child Nutrition

 

Every year 25,000 people in Europe die from bacterial infections that cannot be treated because of antibiotic resistance. In developing countries too, resistance is a growing public health problem. If something is not done soon, future generations will be denied effective antibiotics. Read more about Antibiotic Resistance

'Health Unlimited' is the initiative to make Dutch health care more sustainable, for our own sake and for the sake of people in far-off countries. The 'Health Unlimited' initiative was developed by Wemos. Read more about Health Unlimited