Acting on Data
Discover stories from around the world about the people turning IHME evidence into health impact.Agnes Binagwaho: Rwanda’s doctor
Dr. Binagwaho is using Global Burden of Disease data to improve the health of Rwandans in two major ways: directly, by using GBD results to prioritize policy and health focus areas, and collaboratively, by training Ministry of Health staff to better understand these measures and metrics, and by sharing data collected locally to improve GBD estimates.
China and its GBD fingerprint
Trends in the world’s most populous countries have a huge impact on the global health picture overall. If the child mortality rate improves even modestly in a country as big as India, it can have enormous implications for the total number of children who die before the age of 5 every year. That’s one of the reasons it was such an important step for global health efforts when China took an active role in the Global Burden of Disease project.
Rodrigo Guerrero: “Evaluate the results, take action, and repeat the cycle”
Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero, a Harvard-trained epidemiologist and mayor of Cali, Colombia, won the inaugural Roux Prize in 2014. He has dedicated his career to bettering his community by preventing violence in what has historically been one of the most violent cities in the world.
Using disease burden evidence to invest in the future of global health
Michael Bloomberg built his media company by using data to make smart decisions and by selling data. Then, when he took on the role of New York City Mayor, Bloomberg turned to a different kind of data: disease burden evidence.
To maximize impact, PSI puts disease burden evidence in the driver’s seat
Change isn’t always easy, but sometimes it’s essential to help you reach your goals.
Synergies in the fight against the global burden of tobacco
On paper, it can sound like a straightforward goal: reduce tobacco usage worldwide to lower the health impacts from cancer and cardiovascular disease. Achieving it is far from easy.
Revolutionizing rural cooking to save lives in India
Walk into the home of a low-income family in India and you are likely to see one of the leading causes of premature death and disability: a wood-fired cookstove.
WHO convinces countries to join global tobacco fight using disease burden evidence
Even though the dangers of tobacco use have been well-documented for decades, concerted outreach is often essential to engage policymakers in the fight against tobacco.
UK pushes to join other European countries in improving health
In the United Kingdom, finding out how the UK’s population health compared to that of other countries helped spur policy action.
Putting a cap on alcohol use in South Africa with evidence from the Global Burden of Disease study
The Western Cape Health Department used the evidence published in a 2007 report to motivate local government officials to address a major cause of premature death and disability: alcohol.
United Arab Emirates raises the standard for controlling pollutants through collaboration
A collaborative approach figured prominently in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) National Strategy and Action Plan for Environmental Health, designed to address the burden of disease from air pollution and other environmental causes.
Using burden of disease research to ensure equal access to good health and a long life
“The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003,” a report released in 2007, showed that tobacco use was the leading risk factor for disease burden in the country.