- Sexual health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sexual health cannot be defined, understood or made operational without a broad consideration of sexuality, which underlies important behaviours and outcomes related to sexual health The working definition of sexuality is: “…a central aspect of being human throughout life encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction
- Men who have sex with men
In some settings, criminalization of consensual adult same-sex behaviour, as well as stigma, discrimination and violence against MSM, have created an environment that compromises people’s human rights and makes them less likely to access health services for HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other essential services
- Comprehensive sexuality education
Sexuality education equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that help them to protect their health, develop respectful social and sexual relationships, make responsible choices and understand and protect the rights of others Evidence consistently shows that high-quality sexuality education delivers positive health outcomes, with lifelong impacts
- Violence against women
Key facts Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime Most
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
WHO fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), providing key facts, as a public health issue, infections and transmissions, STIs and women's health, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, HIV, STI syndromes, prevention, vaccination, mother-to-child transmission, WHO response
- COVID-19 - Global Situation
Since mid-February 2025, according to data available from sentinel sites, global SARS-CoV-2 activity has been increasing, with the test positivity rate reaching 11%, levels that have not been observed since July 2024 This rise is primarily observed in countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions Since early 2025, global SARS-CoV-2 variant trends have
- Female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons
- Physical activity - World Health Organization (WHO)
A recent study (1) found that nearly one third (31%) of the world’s adult population, 1 8 billion adults, are physically inactive That is, they do not meet the global recommendations of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week This is an increase of 5 percentage points between 2010 and 2022
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