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The Lancet Global Health

• [Comment] Measuring cause of death in rural southeast Asia December 1, 2025
  Far too many deaths globally go uncounted and the cause of death unrecorded and, consequently, trends in overall and cause-specific mortality cannot be reliably tracked in many countries.1 In the absence of these fundamental public health data, it is challenging for countries to effectively plan health and social care resource allocation, implement and track interventions […]
  Clara Calvert, Shams El Arifeen
• [Articles] Affordability decision rules: a systematic review and framework for categorising budget impact thresholds across health systems December 1, 2025
  Our study offers a comprehensive overview of current affordability frameworks and proposes a robust method for interpreting budget impact globally, addressing a crucial gap in research and policy making. While the proposed framework facilitates cross-country comparison and may support more informed and consistent budget allocation decisions, it is not intended as a definitive tool, and […]
  Andres Pichon-Riviere, Federico Rodríguez-Cairoli, Michael Drummond, Natalia Espinola, Sebastián García-Martí, Federico Augustovski
• [Viewpoint] Facing up to reality: over-the-counter access to antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries needs a paradigm shift in thinking December 1, 2025
  Almost half of the global population do not have access to universal health coverage and the current shortfall of health-care professionals (including doctors and nurses) is estimated to reach a deficit of 11 million by 2030, disproportionately affecting low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Against this backdrop, of the 8 million deaths per year from bacterial […]
  Marc Mendelson, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Natalie Schellack, Heiman Wertheim, Mirfin Mpundu, Meenakshi Gautham
• [Articles] The aetiology and prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgery (ALICE): an international, prospective, observational cohort study December 1, 2025
  The prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients in this study who were undergoing major surgery is high. Iron deficiency is the primary cause of this anaemia; however, the substantial prevalence of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies demands immediate attention and action.
  Suma Choorapoikayil, David M Baron, Donat R Spahn, Sigismond Lasocki, Daniela Boryshchuk, Lusine Yeghiazaryan, Martin Posch, Elvira Bisbe, Philipp Metnitz, Martin Reichmayr, Kai Zacharowski, Patrick Meybohm, German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (GSAIC) Trials Group, SFAR research network, Supportive Anaesthesia Trainee-led Audit and Research Network (SATURN), ALICE study collaborators
• [Editorial] Where there's the will, there's a safe roadway December 1, 2025
  Nov 16, 2025 marks the UN's 20th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Addressing the burden of road traffic deaths is not dependent on access to medicine, identifying mechanisms, or a greater depth of research. We know what the problems and solutions are.
  The Lancet Global Health