by MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF
On average, men aren't as healthy as women. Men don't live as long, and they're more likely to engage in risky behaviors, like smoking and drinking. But in the past decade, global health funding has focused heavily on women. Programs and policies for men have been "notably absent," saysSarah Hawkes from the University of London's Institute of Global Health. She and a colleague published a commentary in The Lancet on Friday calling for more gender equality in global health funding. "If you look at the top 10 health problems around the world, they are much more common in men," she tells Shots. "But the current focus is predominantly on women's health.' read more