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2023

January 24, 2023
The Lancet: Global health financing hits record high, historical gaps persist
News Release

A new global analysis shows total health-related financial assistance to fight COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the first two years of the pandemic was a record $37.8 billion, which was 810% higher than the total spent on pandemic preparedness the prior two decades (2000-2019).

January 18, 2023
Global health consortium offers innovations to alleviate food insecurity, environmental degradation, and disease outbreaks
Announcement

Leading experts in satellite imagery, machine learning, and health metrics are joining forces to illuminate emerging threats to health and well-being.  

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January 18, 2023
The Lancet: Pakistan faces double burden of communicable, non-communicable diseases, and persistent inequities
News Release

Before Pakistan plunged into a cataclysmic health emergency from its worst flooding disaster, the country was already confronting the burden of infectious diseases, the rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and widespread disparities.

2022

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December 12, 2022
New report tracks latest trends in global cardiovascular health
News Release

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death across the globe, according to a new “almanac”-style special issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

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November 21, 2022
The Lancet: One in eight deaths in 2019 linked to bacterial infections, the second leading cause of death globally
News Release

First global estimates of mortality involving 33 bacterial pathogens and 11 types of infection suggest they were associated with 7.7 million deaths in 2019.

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October 11, 2022
The Lancet: New study shows lingering health disparities between Indonesia’s provinces
News Release

A new peer-reviewed systematic study analyzing hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in Indonesia shows that there were large disparities in health outcomes among provinces.

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October 10, 2022
New star rating system published in Nature Medicine helps people make informed decisions about diet and healthy habits
News Release

IHME analysis sheds new light on what we know and don’t know about what is good and bad for our health.

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October 10, 2022
JAMA study: women twice as likely as men to develop long COVID
News Release

A new peer-reviewed paper published in JAMA reveals who’s more likely to develop long COVID months after initially falling ill from the virus. 

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October 7, 2022
Smile Train: New study reveals half of malnutrition-related deaths in those with clefts could be prevented
News Release

Smile Train and IHME analyze the devastating impact of orofacial clefts over two decades (2000 - 2020).

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September 13, 2022
WHO: At least 17 million people in the WHO European Region experienced long COVID in the first two years of the pandemic; millions may have to live with it for years to come
News Release

WHO/Europe urges countries to take post COVID-19 condition seriously by urgently investing in research, recovery, and rehabilitation.

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August 18, 2022
The Lancet: Almost half of global cancer deaths are due to risk factors, with smoking, alcohol use, and high BMI the greatest contributors
News Release

Smoking, alcohol use, high BMI, and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019, according to new research published in The Lancet using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2019 study.

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August 1, 2022
IHME study shows dramatic variation in health care spending across US states
News Release

The new analysis also sheds light on impact of Medicaid expansion on health care spending.

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July 21, 2022
The Lancet: 160 million women worldwide have unmet contraception needs; new study reveals large differences in types of contraceptives used across regions and age groups
News Release

Estimates suggest that more than 160 million women and adolescents who wanted to avoid pregnancy were not using contraceptives in 2019, despite significant progress in the use of modern contraceptives globally over the previous 50 years.

Roux prize-winner, Mukti Bosco
July 15, 2022
Mukteshwari “Mukti” Bosco Receives 2022 Roux Prize
News Release

Mrs. Bosco is recognized for her innovative and impactful use of Global Burden of Disease data to empower women and improve access to rural health care in India.

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July 14, 2022
The Lancet: Alcohol consumption carries significant health risks and no benefits for young people; some older adults may benefit from drinking a small amount of alcohol
News Release

The new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease estimates that 1.34 billion people consumed harmful amounts of alcohol in 2020.

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June 29, 2022
The Lancet: Improving road safety measures could save half a million lives every year worldwide
News Release

New global and country-level estimates suggest that routinely wearing helmets and seat-belts, obeying speed limits and avoiding drunk-driving could save between 347,000 and 540,000 lives worldwide every year.

Norwegian flag raised over seaside village
June 29, 2022
New Global Burden of Disease estimates show health inequalities in Norway have decreased over the past 30 years, but more work is needed to close the gap
News Release

From 1990 to 2019, Norway reduced inequality in disease burden; however, an examination at a more granular level shows inequalities still exist.

June 16, 2022
The Lancet: Disparities in life expectancy persist among racial and ethnic groups across the US
News Release

New study offers the first comprehensive, county-level life expectancy estimates in the US and highlights important differences among racial and ethnic groups.

May 23, 2022
Worldwide shortage of health workers threatens effective health coverage
News Release

More than 43 million additional health workers are needed to meet targets for universal health coverage around the world, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

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April 6, 2022
The Lancet: Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 finds non-communicable diseases a new challenge to Iran’s health care
News Release

Despite severe international sanctions, the Iranian health care system has made significant achievements in controlling the burden of infectious diseases, but it faces health challenges and threats from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a systematic analysis published in The Lancet.

Estimating Excess Mortality due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 10, 2022
The Lancet: Global death toll of COVID-19 pandemic may be more than three times higher than official records, estimates of excess deaths indicate
News Release

More than three times as many people may have died worldwide as a result of the pandemic than official COVID-19 death records suggest, according to new research.

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March 10, 2022
Putting health at the centre of post-COVID recovery: WHO’s European Region faces stark choices that will shape its future
News Release

Published every three years, the 2021 European Health Report, produced by the WHO EURO, provides insight into progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals. 

March 2, 2022
The Lancet: Social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to reverse progress towards gender equality, new study reveals
News Release

As COVID-19 has caused major disruptions in all aspects of life, women have experienced negative social and economic impacts to a greater extent than men, according to new research.

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March 2, 2022
Health Effects Institute: Two new reports offer insights into global air quality and air pollution impacts on life expectancy
News Release

With the recent lowering of Air Quality Guidelines, many countries face challenges in achieving cleaner air. 

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February 15, 2022
PLOS Medicine: Study highlights worldwide disparities in treatment rates for major depressive disorder
News Release

Meta-analysis suggests need for scaling up treatment for this severe depression in some low and lower-middle income countries.

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