Burden of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases in Africa

This teaching pack was developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University to introduce high school and undergraduate college students to the “social determinants of health,” which are all of the social factors external to an individual that may not seem directly relevant to health, but that ultimately shape the conditions in which people live, work, and grow in ways that can both promote well-being and confer disease risk. The teaching…

This editorial article, published by The Lancet, outlines the health policy and research implications of the newest iteration of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD), GBD 2021. Published in 2024, GBD 2021 estimates include data on the global disease burden for 371 diseases and injuries between 1990 and 2021 and represent the first estimates published since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. GBD 2021 provides a comprehensive assessment of the…

This web portal, offered by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides the country profiles accompanying the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2023, which monitors progress for tobacco use and prevention policies. The country profiles contain data on tobacco prevalence, preventative measures, cessation, and tobacco economics, within the framework of the WHO MPOWER measures.  The 2023 report marks 15 years since the 'MPOWER' measures were introduced–six guidelines established by the WHO Framework Convention on…