Health topics — Health Systems and Services (HSS)

Ethics

Ethics are concerned with moral principles, values, and professional conducts that are in alignment with the best available standards.

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Injuries

Maltreatment of children, elderly people and the poor is an important cause of injuries and disease. The most common culprits include physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect. Approximately 25% to 50% of all children report being physically abused, and 20% of women and up to 10% of men report being sexually abused.

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Research

WHO supports Member States in strengthening research governance, building and sustaining resources for health research and development, enhancing the production and use of evidence, establishing sustainable research financing, developing and implementing digital health capabilities, and harnessing and scaling up high-impact innovations.

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