[HTML][HTML] Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development
Executive summary 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 …
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …
A global assessment of civil registration and vital statistics systems: monitoring data quality and progress
L Mikkelsen, DE Phillips, C AbouZahr, PW Setel… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Increasing demand for better quality data and more investment to strengthen civil
registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems will require increased emphasis on objective …
registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems will require increased emphasis on objective …
Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from …
C Allemani, T Matsuda, V Di Carlo, R Harewood… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background In 2015, the second cycle of the CONCORD programme established global
surveillance of cancer survival as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems and to …
surveillance of cancer survival as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems and to …
The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013
Background The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors study used
the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) to quantify the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk …
the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) to quantify the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk …
[HTML][HTML] Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995–2009: analysis of individual data for 25 676 887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries …
Background Worldwide data for cancer survival are scarce. We aimed to initiate worldwide
surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a …
surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a …
A systematic review of barriers to data sharing in public health
WG Van Panhuis, P Paul, C Emerson, J Grefenstette… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background In the current information age, the use of data has become essential for
decision making in public health at the local, national, and global level. Despite a global …
decision making in public health at the local, national, and global level. Despite a global …
Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data
Background Pronounced changes in patterns of health take place in adolescence and
young adulthood, but the effects on mortality patterns worldwide have not been reported. We …
young adulthood, but the effects on mortality patterns worldwide have not been reported. We …
Life expectancies of South African adults starting antiretroviral treatment: collaborative analysis of cohort studies
LF Johnson, J Mossong, RE Dorrington… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving
antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the …
antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the …
[HTML][HTML] Association between ambient temperature and heat waves with mortality in South Asia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change and is projected to
experience some of the highest increases in average annual temperatures throughout the …
experience some of the highest increases in average annual temperatures throughout the …
Civil registration and vital statistics: progress in the data revolution for counting and accountability
C AbouZahr, D De Savigny, L Mikkelsen, PW Setel… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
New momentum for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) is building, driven by the
confluence of growing demands for accountability and results in health, improved equity …
confluence of growing demands for accountability and results in health, improved equity …