Tag Archives: IHME

WHO and the Global Burden of Disease

Posted on May 7, 2019 by

As a former WHO staff member, who played a key role in the production and clearance of WHO health statistics over the last 15 years, and a long-time collaborator with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) enterprise and with the … Continue reading →

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Child mortality continues to decline, but large disparities remain

Posted on October 25, 2017 by

The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN-IGME) released new data last week showing that the world has made substantial progress in reducing child mortality in the last several decades. The total number of child deaths has dropped … Continue reading →

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