DAVOS, Switzerland: The huge gap between how women and men's health are treated costs $1 trillion a year worldwide, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Wednesday.

Women spend a quarter more of their lives suffering from poor health than men, a disparity that includes an unequal focus on men across medical research, diagnosis and treatment, the report said.

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