Putting Public Health on the Map
Since its start in the 1990s, the Global Burden of Disease project has helped inform many policy debates and spurred action to improve health. But it could do much more if it were able to provide more detailed breakdowns of data.
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SEATTLE – Twenty-five years ago, the state of public health for large populations was like that of a doctor trying to treat a patient without a proper diagnosis. The diseases and injuries that cut lives short and caused widespread suffering were not rigorously tracked.