World Water Development Report 2022: Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible

This report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) addresses the persisting issue of preventable child deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhea. Highlighting an unnecessary loss of 1.4 million children per year due to these illnesses, the report goes on to detail recent progress and the cost-effective solutions available. Relatively inexpensive to treat, and with a disproportionate effect on younger populations, these diseases could be managed and prevented with greater focus and funding. This report…

This Lancet Commission report, which follows from two earlier Lancet Series on obesity, examines the growing global prevalence of obesity within a wide context of common underlying societal and political drivers for malnutrition and climate change. The commission identifies malnutrition (in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks) as the leading cause of poor health globally. It also notes that the health effects of climate change will compound the health challenges of…

This report from the World Bank is the seventh volume of the Disease Control Priorities, third edition (DCP3) series and focuses on injury prevention and environmental health. The burden of death and disability resulting from interpersonal violence, road traffic injuries, unintentional injuries, occupational health risks, and climate and pollution falls disproportionately on low- and middle- income countries. This report examines risk factors and offers an economic analysis of platforms to deliver cost-effective interventions to prevent…