Precision Public Health
The Local Burden of Disease project (2015-2020) at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) focused on producing estimates of health outcomes and related measures that cover entire continents, while doing so at a very fine, local resolution. These estimates allow decision-makers to target resources and health interventions precisely, for maximum impact, so that health policy decisions can be tailored for local areas rather than entire countries.
Global Burden of Disease Integration
While global- and national-level estimates are essential to understanding overarching trends in child mortality, infectious diseases, access to clean water, and other health-related topics, they can mask local variations within national borders.
Combining local detail with broad coverage as part of the Global Burden of Disease – producing district-level estimates for the world – the aim is to give health officials everywhere the tools to make locally informed decisions and, in the process, help all people live longer, healthier lives.
Recent Publications
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Blog
Evolving subnational inequities in U5M
Investigating local variation in child health is a critical first step towards understanding the successes of the U5M Global Health Exemplar countries.
Rethinking Ways to Address Child Growth Failure
Precision health mapping of regional and local targets would help steer limited resources to the places of greatest need.