IHME’s Global Health Insights

Dive into the latest trending topics in global health with IHME’s Global Health Insights podcast. Our health researchers explain the significance of new studies, share data related to current events, and help you understand the story behind the numbers.

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Episodes

COVID reinfection protection

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Three years after we first began forecasting the trajectory of the COVID pandemic, we bring together IHME experts to discuss the ongoing effects of COVID, and where we go from here.
In today's episode, Dr. Caroline Stein and Dr. Hasan Nassereldine discuss natural immunity (aka immunity from getting infected with COVID) and the best time to get a booster.
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An independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) works with collaborators around the world to develop timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence that illuminates the state of health everywhere. In making our research available and approachable, we aim to inform health policy and practice in pursuit of our vision: all people living long lives in full health. Learn more about IHME: https://www.healthdata.org/ 
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Lessons learned from COVID

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Three years after we first began forecasting the trajectory of the COVID pandemic, we bring together IHME experts to discuss the ongoing effects of COVID, and where we go from here.
In today's episode, Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Christopher Murray talk with Pauline Chiou about the lessons learned so far.
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An independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) works with collaborators around the world to develop timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence that illuminates the state of health everywhere. In making our research available and approachable, we aim to inform health policy and practice in pursuit of our vision: all people living long lives in full health. Learn more about IHME: »https://www.healthdata.org
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COVID's impact on mental health

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Three years after we first began forecasting the trajectory of the COVID pandemic, we bring together IHME experts to discuss the ongoing effects of COVID, and where we go from here.
In today's episode, Pauline Chiou talks about the pandemic's impact on mental health with Dr. Alize Ferrari and Dr. Damian Santomauro.
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The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is an independent population health research center at UW School of Medicine, part of the University of Washington, that provides rigorous and comparable measurements of the world's most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them. IHME makes this information freely available so that policymakers have the evidence they need to make informed decisions about how to allocate resources to best improve population health. Learn more about IHME: »https://www.healthdata.org
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Future pandemic preparedness

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024

Three years after we first began forecasting the trajectory of the COVID pandemic, we bring together IHME experts to discuss the ongoing effects of COVID, and where we go from here.
“To really understand how we can do better in the next pandemic, we need to interrogate what made a difference in this one.” - Dr. Thomas Bollyky
In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Bollyky and Dr. Joe Dieleman about the factors that led some countries to have lower death tolls during the COVID pandemic, and how we can harness those measures to prepare for the next one.
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An independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) works with collaborators around the world to develop timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence that illuminates the state of health everywhere. In making our research available and approachable, we aim to inform health policy and practice in pursuit of our vision: all people living long lives in full health. Learn more about IHME: https://www.healthdata.org/ 
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