Lancet Commission 2022: The Path to Healthy Ageing in China

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation dedicated to promoting a high-performing health care system in the United States that increases access, improves quality, and works more efficiently—particularly for the country’s more vulnerable populations. The organization’s primary areas of focus are health care coverage and access, health care delivery reform, and international health policy, regularly disseminating findings through freely available publications and data. In addition to case studies that illuminate health care innovation or progress,…

This article from the Council on Foreign Relations examines extreme heat and how a rapidly warming planet threatens people's livelihoods worldwide. As one of the most significant impacts of climate change, extreme heat poses severe risks, especially to developing countries and low-income populations. The article discusses the effects of extreme heat on these populations, who are more vulnerable to heat-related illness and death, deforestation, food insecurity, and a lack of access to resources such as…

This World Health Organization (WHO) report is the first to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, and reflects data from 133 countries. The report includes chapters on child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse. Jointly published by WHO, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the report reviews the current status of violence prevention efforts and calls for a scaling up of…