WHO highlights impact of violence on health

Violence kills more than 1.6 million people every year, says the first comprehensive World Report on Violence and Health, released by the World Health Organization (see www.who.int/en/).

The report has taken three years to write and was drawn from evidence using the expertise of 160 experts from around the world.

In addition to those who are killed by violent acts, millions of people are left injured as a result of violence and suffer from physical, sexual, reproductive, and mental health problems.

Everyday, an average of 1424 people …