Purpose We estimated the potential global economic productivity loss resulting from vision
impairment (VI) and blindness as a result of uncorrected myopia and myopic macular …

Background Depression is common in young people. It has a marked negative impact and is
associated with self‐harm and suicide. Preventing its onset would be an important advance …

Noise is an important public health issue. It has negative impacts on human health and well-
being and is a growing concern. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed these …

BACKGROUND Cost-effectiveness analysis involves the comparison of the incremental cost-
effectiveness ratio of a new technology, which is more costly than existing alternatives, with …

Chronic bronchitis (CB) is a common but variable phenomenon in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). It has numerous clinical consequences, including an …

Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death worldwide. Information about the
epidemiology of such behavior is important for policy-making and prevention. The authors …

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of the world's population in
2004. Consistent and comparative description of the burden of diseases and injuries is an …

The 2006 World Health Report contains both an expert assessment of the current crisis in
the global health workforce and an ambitious set of proposals to tackle it over the next ten …

This report dispels the long-held misunderstandings about heart disease stroke cancer and
other chronic diseases that have contributed to their global neglect. The reality is that 80% of …

Background Recent improvements in the monitoring and modelling of stroke have led to
more reliable estimates of stroke mortality and burden worldwide. However, little is known …