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Public health is low priority in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

East European OECD countries underperform on life expectancy, premature death and health risks; health spending is lower

Cost of health data breaches may rise exponentially

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INT

An industry estimate puts projected investment in health cybersecurity at 65 billion dollars over the next five years

Gender gap for mobile access may widen with COVID-19

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INT

Rising mobile phone use has helped advance multiple development goals

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Pandemic deepens impact of global technological gaps

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INT

Although internet use is rising, serious access gaps persist across regions, gender and ethnic groups

Caribbean COVID-19 impacts could be deep and lasting

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CARIBBEAN

The pandemic will affect the region’s economies and societies to different degrees but all look sure to suffer

COVID-19 impacts will differ across Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Infections, deaths and responses have varied dramatically regionwide, with the richest country by far the worst hit

Pandemic will strengthen support for digital identity

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INT

Legal identity for all is one of the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Demography and past austerity raise the COVID-19 risks

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INT

COVID-19 particularly threatens the elderly; ageing populations and years of post-crisis austerity leave nations at risk

Risks and opportunities 2020: International

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INTERNATIONAL

Risks centre on trade, cybercrime and the manufacturing weakness spreading to services, but new technologies offer hope