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Re: Monitoring country progress and achievements by making global predictions

 

thank you for sharing

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "The world has seen explosive growth in the use of estimates for key
> health indicators. UN agencies, such as WHO and UNICEF, and academic
> institutions, notably the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) work of the
> Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), have stepped up the
> frequency and scope of global health estimates. Funding agencies, led by
> the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are making major investments in
> global health estimation. Several prominent, high-impact academic journals
> prioritise publication of global health estimates, which are usually
> received with great interest in the international health and development
> community and media. "
>
>
> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30586-5/
> fulltext
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