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Wear a mask whenever you are in public to help curb the spread of COVID-19, and encourage others to do the same. Widespread mask use may temper or even help prevent a second wave of the pandemic. 

To estimate the global burden of AMR we are seeking anonymised, non-identifiable data from 1990 onward, including patient-level microbiology data, clinical records, and patient outcomes.

Burns and other injuries caused by exposure to fire, heat, and hot substances can cause severe disability and death, even when health care services are available. Among the world’s regions, substantial variation exists in both the number of cases of these injuries and the rates of death resulting from them.

A new study from IHME and its collaborators worldwide looks at how a child’s chance of dying before age 5 depends on where they live. When it comes to saving children’s lives, we have a lot of evidence about what works. Building on that strong foundation, these district-level maps are a helpful addition to policymakers’ toolkit, as they highlight places that have been left behind and require more attention.

Dr. Richard Horton, the “activist editor” of the international medical journal The Lancet, is receiving the Roux Prize, given annually to individuals on the front lines of global health innovation in data science.

In 2016, a total of $4.3 billion was spent globally on malaria, which includes funding from all sources: donor, government, out-of-pocket, and prepaid private sources. Still, spending fell short of the annual funding target set by WHO to control or eliminate malaria by 2020.

IHME needs help in assembling a comprehensive database of the world’s geolocated health data.

“Lifetime stroke risk” is the probability of a person developing a stroke at some point during their remaining lifespan, after accounting for other risks of death.

“Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” is based on more data than ever before and includes 68,781 data sources used for the analysis of nonfatal causes of disease and injury. GBD 2017 added 19 new causes to its nonfatal analysis, for a total of 354 causes. The study includes a more detailed analysis of disability than previous versions of GBD.

“Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” estimated mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries from 1980 to 2017, adding 18 causes to its estimates compared to GBD 2016. In 2017, the GBD study added numerous data sources, including 127 country-years of vital registration data and 502 country-years of cancer registry data.

As of 2017, the leading global risk factors causing early death and disability for all ages combined were high blood pressure and smoking. The disease burden caused by these two risk factors, compared to the burden expected based on the level of socioeconomic development, varied considerably by region.

Health forecasts and alternative future scenarios can influence long-term planning and investments. The study shows that people’s health can improve, but such improvement demands attention, resources, action, and continued prioritization of these drivers of health.