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Read the news release about our COVID resiliency research.
March 23, 2023
The Lancet: Largest US state-by-state analysis of COVID-19 impact reveals the driving forces behind variations in health, education, and economic performance
News Release

The most comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 across the USA, published today in The Lancet, reveals the underlying reasons why the pandemic has played out in vastly different ways across the country.

Read the research on COVID resiliency in the US.
March 23, 2023
Assessing COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours and their economic and educational trade-offs across US states from Jan 1, 2020, to July 31, 2022: an observational analysis
Research Article

The United States struggled in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all states struggled equally. Identifying the factors associated with cross-state variation in infection and mortality rates could help to improve responses to this and future pandemics.

vintage portrait of Mary Dempsey working at a desk
March 21, 2023
Mary Dempsey and Years of Life Lost
Video

Mary Dempsey was working for the National Tuberculosis Association when she wrote an article in which the key health metric Years of Life Lost was first conceptualized. Kris Larsen interviews IHME director, Christopher Murray about the woman and the metric.

Read the research on COVID pandemic forecasting.
March 8, 2023
Forecasting the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic into 2023 under plausible variant and intervention scenarios: a global modelling study
Research Article

This paper samples across a range of potential variant-level characteristics to provide global forecasts of infections, hospitalisations, and deaths in the face of ongoing Omicron-related transmission and waning levels of past immunity and evaluates a range of interventions that may diminish the impact of future waves. 

Read the research on dementia prevalence.
March 2, 2023
The prevalence, correlation, and co-occurrence of neuropathology in old age: harmonisation of 12 measures across six community-based autopsy studies of dementia
Research Article

 We aimed to harmonise neuropathology measures across studies and assess the prevalence, correlation, and co-occurrence of neuropathologies in the ageing population.

man at home sick with COVID
February 16, 2023
The Lancet: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on natural immunity protection by COVID-19 variant and how protection fades over time
News Release

Researchers say we should recognise the natural immunity in people who have recently been infected with COVID-19, but warn that their findings should not discourage vaccination because it is the safest way to acquire immunity.

Read the research on protection against COVID re-infection.
February 16, 2023
Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Research Article

We aimed to systematically synthesize studies to estimate protection from past infection by variant, and where data allow, by time since infection.

Read the research on cancer in North Africa and the Middle East.
February 10, 2023
Burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer in North Africa and Middle East countries, 1990 to 2019: Results from the GBD study 2019
Research Article

Researchers found that tobacco use is still a leading cause of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer in the region.

smoggy sunset over a large city
February 9, 2023
Launch of new European research project on the cost of air and noise pollution
News Release

BEST-COST, which holds its kick-off meeting today, is a new Horizon Europe research project that aims to improve our understanding of the socioeconomic cost of environmental stressors in Europe.

Read the research on infant and child death in Iran.
February 6, 2023
Neonate, infant, and child mortality by cause in provinces of Iran: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019
Research Article

All provinces achieved the Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 of neonatal mortality less than 12 and child mortality less than 25 per 1000 live births. However, disparities still exist across provinces, specifically in low-SDI provinces.

Read the research on maternal deaths in Iran.
February 6, 2023
Levels and trends of maternal mortality and morbidity by cause in North Africa and Middle East, 1990 to 2019: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019
Research Article

Maternal mortality has significantly declined in the region since 1990 and only five countries (Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Morocco, and Algeria) out of 21 nations didn’t achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of 70 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019.

View the disease spending profile for non-communicable diseases.
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: Non-communicable diseases
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for non-communicable diseases, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

View the disease spending profile for other infectious diseases.
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: Other infectious diseases
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for other infectious diseases, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

View the profile on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

View the disease spending profile for tuberculosis.
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: Tuberculosis
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for tuberculosis, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

Financing Global Health 2021
January 24, 2023
Financing Global Health 2021: Global Health Priorities in a Time of Change
Policy Report

For over a decade, this report has provided policy makers with critical information on current and future health financing and spending. The 13th edition, Financing Global Health 2021, expands on, and adds new estimates to, topics like pandemic preparedness, future health spending, and development assistance for health. 

January 24, 2023
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: tracking development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026
Research Article

We aimed to provide a comparative assessment of global health spending at the onset of the pandemic; characterise the amount of development assistance for pandemic preparedness and response disbursed in the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic; and examine expectations for future health spending and put into context the expected need for investment in pandemic preparedness.

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).

Read the research on substance use in South America.
January 24, 2023
Burden of disease due to amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid use disorders in South America, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Research Article

This study investigated the burden of disease attributable to amphetamine use disorder, cannabis use disorder (CAD), cocaine use disorder, and opioid use disorder (OUD) in South America from 1990 to 2019, on the basis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019.

View the COVID-19 disease spending profile.
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: COVID-19
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for COVID-19, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

View the disease spending profile for HIV/AIDS
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: HIV/AIDS
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for HIV/AIDS, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

View the disease spending profile for malaria.
January 24, 2023
FGH 2021: Malaria
Infographic

NEW: Disease spending profile for malaria, updated for the latest edition of the Financing Global Health report.

map of Pakistan
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.

Read the research on disease burden in Pakistan.
January 18, 2023
The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Research Article

Comparison of health indicators since 1990 provides valuable insights about Pakistan's ability to strengthen its health-care system, reduce inequalities, improve female and child health outcomes, achieve universal health coverage, and meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Read the research on meningitis vaccine coverage in Africa.
January 5, 2023
Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine coverage in the meningitis belt of Africa from 2010 to 2021: A modelling study
Research Article

These estimates highlight where gaps in immunization remain and emphasize the need for broader efforts to strengthen routine immunization systems.

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