Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts

Some 4.5 billion people, more than half the global population, do not have enough access to essential health services, an issue that world leaders and ministers will tackle at a series of high-level meetings at the UN this week.

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Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts

Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts

20 Sep 2023

Some 4.5 billion people, more than half the global population, do not have enough access to essential health services, an issue that world leaders and ministers will tackle at a series of high-level meetings at the UN this week.

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