Explore context
Global Health
Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Health
Explore context
Air Pollution
99% of the world breathes air that exceeds recommended limits
The WHO suggests governments implement stricter vehicle emissions standards, improve public transport and cut down on agricultural waste incineration.
Health and Healthcare
How innovative financing will help prepare for future pandemics
Using an innovative financing model — already deployed against COVID and malaria — the international community can build an equitable and resilient future.
Healthy Futures
How can a green lifestyle improve happiness?
A green lifestyle including environmentally friendly actions improves feelings of well-being for people in richer and poorer countries. Can people live better lives by consuming less?
UpLink
How innovative solutions can support and improve young people's mental health
Young people are increasingly experiencing common mental conditions. New research highlights the financial viability of investing in mental health services.
Information Technology
Why don't people listen to health advice?
People who don't trust healthcare providers are less likely to get vaccinations. Rethinking the way that information is delivered is key to changing this.
Global Health
We’re spending more years in poor health than at any point in history. How can we change this?
Life expectancy is rising, but more of our lives are being spent in poor health, according to McKinsey. Here are 6 ways we can live healthier lives.
Health and Healthcare
This is how public trust in healthcare companies can be restored
Trust in healthcare companies fell to 62% in 2022, compared with 73% in May 2020, according to Edelman's latest report. Here, they suggest some solutions.
COVID-19
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic
Top COVID-19 news stories: WHO outlines plan to end COVID emergency phase; Shanghai to test all residents; Restrictions ease in Switzerland, Korea, Italy.
Global Health
How to improve access to cancer medicines in low and middle-income countries
Poor healthcare systems are a major barrier to patients accessing life-saving cancer medicines. Public-private partnerships could ensure better access.
COVID-19
Here's why trust is so vital when tackling COVID-19
Trust allows for the acceptance of evolving science as well as the curbing of freedoms for the sake of public health, finds Edelman's Trust Barometer.
Global Health
What the Great Resignation can tell us about mental health in the US
Following the pandemic, the Great Resignation and mass quitting in the US could be a symptom of a much wider concern: the state of American mental health.
Artificial Intelligence
We need to investigate when robots cause accidents - here's why and how
The more complex decisions robots are capable of making through artificial intelligence, the more important it is for us to understand why accidents happen.
Global Health
Health and wellbeing: The latest news and research
Top health news: BA.2 Omicron COVID-19 subvariant now dominant worldwide; "Dangerous moment" in fight against polio; New hope in efforts to stop malaria.
Trade and Investment
How to boost inclusive investment decision-making in global health
Disciplined procedures to evaluate options for healthcare investment can reduce bias and correct power imbalances.
COVID-19
What do we know so far about the Omicron BA.2 variant?
The Omicron BA.2 variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world and causing virus levels to rise significantly in some countries.
Join the Forum
