Global health improving, but progress uneven – study

HUMAN health is improving globally at a remarkable pace, but progress has lagged in some areas, a new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet concluded.

The “Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2015” study highlighted areas of public health where significant improvements have been made in recent years, such as more rapid development of vaccines, but also identified a number of persistent challenges where “more intervention is needed from governments and donors.”