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Health Check: Women and children’s health hit by disasters and Covid

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2022/10/19 GMT

Women and children’s health hit by disasters and Covid

BBC World Service - Health Check, Women and children’s health hit by disasters and Covid

How women and children's health is impacted more by the pandemic and conflict

Progress on women and children’s health targets hit by climate change, Covid and conflict; can a blood test tell if you’ve escaped being infected by Covid-19?

After decades of progress – how can we stop the pandemic, climate change and conflict around the world from turning back the clock when it comes to women and children’s health? We hear from UNICEF’s Dr Jennifer Requejo about a new report which examines the impact of natural disasters, war and the pandemic and offers some ideas of how to catch up on targets for improvements. 

The BBC’s medical and science correspondent James Gallagher thinks he hasn’t had Covid-19 – and takes a blood test to see whether there are any tell-tale signs that he might have been infected unknowingly. 

And there’s news of how Covid affected life expectancy and whether spending time in the countryside or by the beach might make a difference to how long we live. And a study which suggests that 5 hours is the minimum number of hours sleep we need to stay healthy. 

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Paula McGrath

(Picture: Close up of a mother carrying a baby boy in a fabric sling. Photo credit: PixelCatchers/Getty Images.)

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