We’re celebrating
#LancetGH5
: 5 years since we launched as
@TheLancet
’s first
#openaccess
specialty journal. Read about our personal highlights & our ambitions for the future of the journal in our July issue Editorial
To celebrate
#LancetGH5
, we’re highlighting some of our most read papers. This week we share a systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence of
#blindness
and
#visualimpairment
, with trends and projections over time
High quality care should not be a privilege for a lucky few. The Bellagio Declaration calls for countries to invest in
#HighQualityHealthSystems
within their universal health care agendas
#HQSS
@HQSSCommission
New podcast celebrating
#LancetGH5
!
@ninaputnis
talks to Editor-in-Chief Zoë Mullan about the journal’s highlights and ambitions for the future as well as the
#globalhealth
landscape more broadly
To celebrate
#LancetGH5
, we’re highlighting some of our most read papers, starting with an article investigating an outbreak of acute toxic
#encephalopathy
associated with litchi (lychee) consumption
New
#COVID19
Comment suggests that early comparisons between the number of cases in the worst affected European countries and in west African countries do not support the hypothesis that the virus will spread more slowly in countries with warmer climates
NEW–Estimates suggest 1 in 5 people worldwide (1.7 billion, 22% of the world's population) have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe
#COVID19
if infected: finding from a modelling study with data from 188 countries
Today, Universal Health Coverage Day, we publish a new index that combines health service coverage with financial protection. How does your country fare?
#UHCDay2019
#UHCDay
#HealthForAll
More than 20 million babies were born with a
#lowbirthweight
(less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015—over 90% were born in LMICs: finding from first ever estimates
@UNICEF
@WHO
@LSHTM
Readers, we invite you to share your expertise and experiences with us in the form of Correspondence, Viewpoints and Comments on the theme: What is wrong with global health? We look forward to hearing from you!
NEW—Health-care cost of
#COVID19
in low- and middle-income countries estimated at US$52 billion every 4 weeks, with costs likely to escalate if transmission increases: finding from modelling study
@WHO
In a new risk-benefit analysis, researchers estimate that for every one excess death due to
#COVID19
acquired during routine vaccination clinic visits, 84 deaths in children could be prevented by sustaining routine childhood
#immunisation
in Africa
India's second national SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence survey finds that approximately one in 15 individuals aged 10 years or older in
#India
had SARS-CoV-2 infection by Aug 18, 2020. Seroprevalence was highest in urban slum areas.
#COVID19
In 2018, approximately 570 000 women developed cervical cancer and 311 000 women died from it. Approximately 84% of all cervical cancers and 88% of all deaths caused by cervical cancer occurred in lower-resource countries.
#Eurogin2019
@IARCWHO
On
#WorldHealthDay
, a selection of our top articles on
#UHC
:
How much will it cost?
How are countries doing on coverage?
And on catastrophic spending?
#HealthForAll
What is the definition of a high-quality health system?
How many lives could be saved by improving health care quality?
What interventions work to improve quality?
- Answers coming soon in the Lancet Global Health Commission
@HQSSCommission
#HQSSBellagio
New
@IARCWHO
data show that 2·2 million new cancer cases were attributable to infections in 2018, representing 13% of all cancer cases (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). H pylori was responsible for most new cases, followed by
#HPV
,
#HBV
, and
#HCV
.
Online First: An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations
An estimated 1 million stillbirths & newborn baby deaths could be prevented each year by implementing low-cost pregnancy interventions in low- & middle-income countries, suggests a new
@TheLancet
Series.
#IMNHC2023
Read it here:
New peer-reviewed Correspondence shows a >50% drop in daily immunisation visits in the first 6 weeks of
#COVID19
lockdown in Karachi, Pakistan, compared with the previous 6 months:
Findings from two successive nationwide SARS-CoV-2 serological household surveys in Brazil, being presented at
#ECCVID
today, show that prevalence is strongly associated with Indigenous ancestry and low socioeconomic status
@ESCMID
#COVID19
From our December Issue: Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (1/2)
New model provides global month-by-month activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus, and helps predict the local onset month of
#influenza
virus and
#RSV
epidemics
This year's Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference may have been cancelled, but we are still publishing the abstracts that were due to be presented orally. Find them in our special issue here:
@CUGHnews
A prospective observational study from nine hospitals in
#Nepal
shows a shocking 52% decrease in the number of women giving birth in hospital after the country entered national lockdown due to
#COVID19
The theme of
#CUGH2019
is translation & implementation for impact in global health. Looking forward to great discussions! Read the Comment from
@keithmartinmd
, Zoë Mullan, and
@richardhorton1
to set the scene
The
@WHO
#cervicalcancer
elimination plan faces challenges: a review and synthetic analysis finds that two in three women aged 30-49 years have never been screened for cervical cancer, with screening coverage particularly low in LMICs
New Comment--An increase in antibiotic use during COVID-19 could exacerbate
#AntibioticResistance
. Being able to reliably predict severe disease could help clinicians risk-stratify patients and ensure appropriate care.
#WorldPneumoniaDay
On
#UHCDay
we publish a Series presenting the first round of outcomes from the People's Voice Survey: a new low-cost, population-representative survey of population views on health system performance. Explore findings from 15 countries here👇
“I’m in a position of privilege because of the sad history of my country, I can speak and write English very well...but what about researchers in francophone Africa, where are they publishing?”
@KuiMuraya
makes an important point
#LancetWomen
#1
How can good city planning produce co-benefits for individual and planetary health and wellbeing? Find out at the global launch of the new
@LancetGH
Series on urban design, transport, and health.
Join us on Weds, May 11, 00:00 BST / 09:00 AEST ➡️
Stephen Lewis paints a searing portrayal of global disparities through the three-part lens of climate change, TB, and conflict & sexual violence. We all have an imperative to speak truth to power.
#CUGH2018
Uncomfortable and necessary reading from
@Lili_Assaba
: "If we have learnt one thing from historical processes of decolonisation, it is that global missions should fill all of us with dread, even if they are designed to do good."
New
#COVID19
Correspondence: "[Health-care] workers need more than PPE and appreciation. They also need their human rights to be respected, including the right to speak out and to be protected from attack, government intimidation, harassment, and arrest."
"Better data are needed to support decision making... We call for a uniform system to count deaths and estimate case fatality rates across countries... Strong collaboration is needed to optimise public availability of reliable real-time data."
#COVID19
With country borders closed & wealthy nations looking inwards, our latest Editorial discusses the power structures dominating global health & the dangers of leaving the poorest countries in the dark
DYK: We encourage authors to submit a translated version of the abstract of their accepted manuscript in a language relevant to the region in which the study was done. There is more to
#openaccess
than financial accessibility.
New Correspondence out today: "There is a strong movement to decolonise global health. We must not let debt repayments become a mechanism through which the
#COVID19
crisis strengthens the influence of external forces on low-income countries."
Earlier this year, the Lancet journals committed to shining a spotlight on child health. Today, we welcome
@UNICEF
global efforts to prevent the
#COVID19
pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children
#FutureChild
The
#COVID19
crisis is a child rights crisis.
As the world responds, here are six ways countries can reimagine health, education and safety
#ForEveryChild
.
Michael Marmot: Why do the poorest kids from the poorest parts of the UK do better than the poorest kids from wealthier regions? Because policy makers recognise them and have made efforts to mitigate the effects of poverty. Inequality is not inevitable.
#TOglobalcancer
When it comes to vaccine hesitancy, we need to be prepared to meet individuals wherever their own personal beliefs lie and not simply try to convert them to our own mindset
📢 We would like to hear more of your ideas for the future of global health research, publishing, and practice. What should we be doing more, or less, of? How can we use the power that we have to better advance global health?
Just out: Measuring quality of care for all women and newborns: how do we know if we are doing it right? A review of facility assessment tools
#HighQualityHealthSystems
@HQSSCommision
Writing in a linked Comment
@unicefchief
Henrietta H. Fore said that the additional child and maternal deaths projected in this study could be avoidable if we act now
@UNICEF
NEW—
#COVID19
and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines
Comment from Paul Newton & Katherine Bond, on behalf of 53 signatories from 20 countries
Also in French 🇫🇷 and Spanish 🇪🇸
Should those embarking on secondary analysis of data collected in another country be obliged to include researchers from that country on the authorship of resulting papers? Read our new Editorial and join the debate.
From the Feb issue: Global state of education-related inequality in COVID-19 vaccine coverage, structural barriers, vaccine hesitancy, and vaccine refusal: findings from the Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (1/2)
For
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
, we are sharing content that shines a light on the inequities Indigenous peoples face and the need for a new social contract that upholds their rights to self-determination & health equity
#SomosInd
ígenas
#D
íaPueblosIndígenas
Our new No All-Male Panel (
#Manel
) Policy acknowledges the traditional predominance of male speakers, which excludes the full breadth of available expertise and opinion
#NoManels
A new peer-reviewed Comment describes a retrospective analysis of hospital admissions for childbirth at four tertiary care centres in
#India
before and after
#COVID19
lockdown. The findings are alarming, particularly for referred obstetric emergencies.
The
@LancetGH
Commission on Medical Oxygen Security applauds the 194 Member States of WHO gathered at
#WHA76
for their historic adoption of the first resolution dedicated to increasing access to medical oxygen!
#InvestinOxygen