Measuring global health and the Global Burden of Disease Study, 7 September at the Doherty Institute

Presented by Professor Christopher Murray
Professor of Global Health, University of Washington; Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

7 September, 3.30-4.30pm, Auditorium, The Peter Doherty Institute, 792 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

The Global Burden of Disease Study originated in the early 1990s in order to quantify premature death and disability worldwide from various causes, initially as a key input into the 1993 World Development Report of the World Bank. Annual updates now involve over 1500 collaborators worldwide, with the findings published in the Lancet and other leading journals. The Study has had a major impact on debates about global health priorities with numerous national and subnational applications to inform planning. This talk will focus on the origins of the study, and briefly review the many reactions from the global public health and scientific community to the study and its potential applications. A summary of the key findings from the 2015 GBD Study will also be presented using data visualisations.


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