One Young World Summit to address sexual violence
Actor & Campaigner Terry Crews to address sexual violence at One Young World’s 2018 Summit in October. #OYW2018 The former NFL star’s bravery in testifying...
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The Unmentionables: Intimate health products in conflict zones
As an academic, I am interested in the political and health nexus of conflict, and three years ago, I was working on an academic study...
A simple Buddhist monk from Nepal
Earlier this month, healthcare worker, Buddhist monk and One Young World ambassador Wangchuk Rapten Lama, travelled thousands of miles to attend the inaugural Hippocratic Post...
Faith healers and better mental health
Over time, society and medicine have progressed, pushing tradition, ritual, superstition, and religion aside in favour of more evidence-based practices. Blood transfusions replaced leeches and daily...
How can we halt the rise of youth depression & suicide?
Watch a series of videos by the One Young World Ambassadors on the subject of Mental Health. The Health Plenary Session at the 2016 One...
Access to essential medicines
In recent years, the introduction of new medicines and treatments has exponentially increased the ability to handle and treat major diseases. According to the World...
Déjà vu?
In the 21st century, tobacco consumption will kill a billion people if not tackled seriously. Due to the global population rise and a shift of...
Getting Youth Involved in Health Policy
At One Young World this year, we are hosting a session on the role young people can play in helping to set the health policy...
Can we win the war on bacteria?
“The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops. Then there is the danger that the ignorant man may easily...
Food Security in South Africa
64 per cent of children under 5 in South Africa go to bed hungry every night. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2015...
