--- title: "The world is on track to miss its health targets" url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-world-is-on-track-to-miss-its-health-targets-vvx0iognx source_url: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/15/1137270/the-world-is-on-track-to-miss-its-health-targets type: article source: "MIT Technology Review" published: 2026-05-15T09:35:00.561Z updated: 2026-05-15T09:35:38.886Z reading_time: 6 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The world is on track to miss its health targets **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The WHO's 2026 global health statistics report reveals the world is falling far short of its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals health targets. Key findings include 1.3 million new HIV cases, 10.7 million new TB cases (only 12% reduction vs. the 80% goal), an 8.5% rise in malaria cases, 42.8 million children wasting from malnutrition, declining vaccination rates in the Americas, 22.1 million pandemic-related deaths, and 2.1 billion people struggling to afford healthcare. Progress exists but is too slow and uneven across regions, with the COVID-19 pandemic, antimalarial drug resistance, misinformation, and cuts to US global aid funding all contributing to the backsliding. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [WHO warns Europe’s AI health governance gap is becoming irreversible](https://daily.dev/posts/who-warns-europe-s-ai-health-governance-gap-is-becoming-irreversible-bk09bf1iq) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The deadly Ebola outbreak is proving difficult to control](https://daily.dev/posts/the-deadly-ebola-outbreak-is-proving-difficult-to-control-jziby9uub) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [We can’t “make American children healthy again” without tackling the gun crisis](https://daily.dev/posts/we-can-t-make-american-children-healthy-again-without-tackling-the-gun-crisis-wkueegucj) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-world-is-on-track-to-miss-its-health-targets-vvx0iognx)