The current response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic involves
aggressive implementation of suppression strategies, such as case identification, quarantine and …

Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25 years, but progress has
not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions needing surgery have …

Next Article Redevelopment and validation of the SYNTAX score II to individualise decision
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Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a Lancet Commission
revisited the case for investment in health and developed a new investment framework …

Background Considerable declines in malaria have accompanied increased funding for
control since the year 2000, but historical failures to maintain gains against the disease …

Background In 2008, over 300,000 women died during pregnancy or childbirth, mostly in
poor countries. While there are proven interventions to make childbirth safer, there is …

Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained declines in tuberculosis
deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide compelling evidence that …

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Background The UN will formulate ambitious Sustainable Development Goals for 2030,
including one for health. Feasible goals with some quantifiable, measurable targets can …

In most parts of the world, health outcomes among boys and men continue to be substantially
worse than among girls and women, yet this gender-based disparity in health has received …