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Our September issue is now live! Focus this month: HIV in female sex workers TB in formerly incarcerated people Malaria in pregnancy
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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
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How could health care be anything other than high quality? @DrTedros @WHO asks in our new Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems #HQSS @HQSSCommission @H_S_Global #HSR2018
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Moving to a #highqualityhealthsystem is primarily a political, not technical, decision — read our new @HQSSCommission #HQSS
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How could health care be anything other than high quality? @DrTedros @WHO asks in our new Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems #HQSS @HQSSCommission
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Poor quality care in the health system is now responsible for a greater number of deaths than insufficient access to care—finding from our new Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems in the #SDGs era #HQSS @HQSSCommission
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Improved access to care not sufficient to improve health, as epidemic of poor quality care revealed—finding from our new Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems in the #SDGs era #HQSS @HQSSCommission
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84% of #CVD deaths are linked to poor quality care within health systems vs 11% of cancer deaths, highlighting need to improve access to care alongside quality #HQSS : #HighQualityHealthSystems Commission #HSR2018 @H_S_Global
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#GBDIndia : Cases of #CVD in #India increased from 25·7 million in 1990 to 54·5 million in 2016; with the highest prevalence reported in Kerala, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu states @thePHFI @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @IHME_UW #StateLevelDiseaseTrends #GBDStudy
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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
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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
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Presenting now @H_S_Global #HSR2018 : Poor quality care in the health system is now responsible for a greater number of deaths than insufficient access to care—finding from our Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems in the #SDGs era #HQSS @HQSSCommission
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Among #NCDs in #India , the burden of #diabetes has seen the greatest increase since 1990—finding from new #GBDIndia study @thePHFI @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @IHME_UW #StateLevelDiseaseTrends #GBDStudy
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Powerful opening remarks from @DrTedros at the @WHO #EB148 this morning
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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
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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
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#GBDIndia : India has a disproportionately high burden of chronic #respiratory diseases, highlighting urgent need to reduce risk factors such as exposure to ambient #airpollution @thePHFI @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @IHME_UW #StateLevelDiseaseTrends #GBDStudy
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#GBDIndia : Between 1990 and 2016, prevalence of chronic obstructive lung disease #COPD increased 29%; with the highest prevalence in the relatively less developed north Indian states @thePHFI @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @IHME_UW #StateLevelDiseaseTrends
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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
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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
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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
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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
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#GBDIndia : In 2016, ischaemic #heartdisease was the leading cause of death in #India , urgent policy action is needed @thePHFI @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @IHME_UW #StateLevelDiseaseTrends #GBDStudy
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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!
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New Research: The cost of inaction on physical inactivity to public health-care systems: a population-attributable fraction analysis (1/2)
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#GBDIndia In 2016, #diabetes prevalence varied up to 2·5 times between the states in #India , with highest prevalence in the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu & Kerala @thePHFI @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @IHME_UW #GBDStudy #StateLevelDiseaseTrends
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Retraction—Chinese medical staff request international medical assistance in fighting against COVID-19
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NEW Comment: Time to take critical race theory seriously: moving beyond a colour-blind gender lens in global health #BlackHistoryMonth
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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
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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
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How much will the health #SDGs cost? @WHO "price tag" paper just published #HLPF2017 #UHC2030
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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 .
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Online First: An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations
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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:
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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:
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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
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The Lancet Global Health
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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)
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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
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The global #refugee crisis summarised in one harrowing slide #CUGH2019
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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
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Our NEW Editorial for #WorldCancerDay2019 highlights the inequalities in access to treatment for #cancer and the economic case for investing in cancer control #WorldCancerDay #IAmAndIWill
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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👇
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“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
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The November issue, now live, is a special one devoted to #HighQualityHealthSystems , and contains a fantastic array of comment and original research, an editorial on #PrimaryHealthCare , and of course our Commission. Enjoy! #Astana2018 @HQSSCommission
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#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 ➡️
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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
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Small babies, big numbers (and big gaps in them). The latest global, regional, and national preterm birth rates from @WHO are out today: with
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Today, at #Astana2018 , @WHO launches its guideline on incorporating #communityhealthworkers into #healthsystems . Access the abridged version here:
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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."
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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."
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"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
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A large population-based surveillance study provides valuable empirical data on #maternaldeaths , #stillbirths , and #neonataldeaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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Presenting now #UNGA @UNICEF : Poor quality care in the health system is now responsible for a greater number of deaths than insufficient access to care—finding from our new Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems in the #SDGs era #HQSS @HQSSCommission
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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.
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Get ready for Women Leaders in Global Health! Join the livestream at #WLGH17 @WomeninGH
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Introducing the World Bank's 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators database @WorldBank #HEFPI
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To coincide with the launch of the @WHO Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, we publish new estimates of the global burden of #cervicalcancer associated with #HIV . #CervicalCancerFreeFuture
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"Socially transmitted conditions": a new name for non-communicable diseases
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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."
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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
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The #COVID19 crisis is a child rights crisis. As the world responds, here are six ways countries can reimagine health, education and safety #ForEveryChild .
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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
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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
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‘No effective health systems without pathology & laboratory services’. Exec Editor Sabine Kleinert launches @TheLancet Series #CUGH2018
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Tuberculosis makes it onto the international political agenda for health… finally #EndTB
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📢 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?
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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
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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
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Later today we publish our first Commission on #HighQualityHealthSystems #HQSS @HQSSCommission Watch the livestream of the launch event tomorrow Wed Sept 6, 10 am EDT/3 pm BST
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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 🇪🇸
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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.
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. @DrTedros : #UHC is an affordable dream, as this @LancetGH article shows #DCP3
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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)
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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
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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
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“The Commission hopes to galvanise new measurement & research on #healthsystem quality in LMICs” #HQSS @mkruk discusses our @HQSSCommission launching Sept 6 in Washington DC @USIP in the context of other global health-care quality reports @TheLancet
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Felicia Knaul highlights the main findings of @TheLancet Commission on palliative care #TOGlobalCancer
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This #PeerReviewWeek18 we thank our peer reviewers over the past 12 months and explore diversity among them. Turns out we've some work to do...
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Think vitamin D deficiency isn't a problem on the African continent? Think again...
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"All roads lead to universal health coverage". Comment by new WHO DG @DrTedros #HLPF2017 #SDGs #UHC #UHC2030
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84% of #CVD deaths are linked to poor quality care within health systems vs 11% of #cancer deaths, highlighting the need to improve access to care alongside quality for some conditions—new @HQSSCommission #HighQualityHealthSystems #HQSS
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NEW—Answering the right questions for policymakers on #COVID19 Correspondence from Ellie Graeden, Colin Carlson & Rebecca Katz @EllieGraeden @wormmaps @RebeccaKatz5
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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.
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The Great Global Health Debate at #CUGH2023 : Should global health be broadened to encompass the SDGs?
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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
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2019-nCoV has put #pneumonia in the spotlight, but too often it does not get the attention it deserves despite killing a child every 39 seconds, mostly in LMICs #coronavirus #StopPneumonia #FightingForBreath
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Congratulations to this year’s @TheLancet @CUGHnews student poster winners! #CUGH2018
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