Eradicating Polio: A Balancing Act

This report from the World Bank is the eighth volume of the Disease Control Priorities, third edition (DCP3) series and focuses on the health and well-being of children and adolescents, ages 5 to 21, worldwide. It provides estimates of mortality and morbidity among youth, examines the impact of interventions during that period on health and development, features successful community- and school-based health and nutrition interventions, reports on platforms that promote early childhood development, and highlights…

This editorial from The Lancet discusses the Ebola epidemic, which emerged in west Africa in 2014-2015. The public health crisis was notably unique, in that it represented a failure of the international community to implement necessary research governance. While the International Health Regulations (IHR) were designed to protect for global health emergencies, the Ebola epidemic proved that research was neither well-accounted for, nor did it implement lasting policies to protect for future unique challenges.

This report from The Lancet offers a comprehensive review of the Lancet Countdown research collaboration, which tracks progress on health and climate change. The report provides an assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and consequential health implications. It evaluates the health impact of climate change and climate change policy using a number of indicators that span population health, the labor market and economy, food security, access to…