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The Lancet Global Health
- [Comment] Thank you to The Lancet Global Health's statistical and peer reviewers in 2025 March 1, 2026The following individuals reviewed at least one paper for The Lancet Global Health in 2025, including those who co-reviewed with a colleague. We sincerely thank every one of them and hope to engage further with them, either as reviewers or authors, in 2026 and beyond.Zoë Mullan
- [Comment] The power of representation: why how scientists visualise the world matters March 1, 2026Given growing amounts of global health data, world maps increasingly shape how scientists and policymakers perceive global disease burdens and locate solutions to critical health issues. Leading peer-reviewed health journals publish articles that use a variety of map projections, including the widely criticised Mercator projection1–3 that graphically deflates world regions where most low-income and middle-income […]Felix Teufel, Erica L Kocher, Caroline A Bulstra
- [Comment] Rethinking practice guidelines for supporting LGBTQIA+ health service use March 1, 2026Published guidelines and practice recommendations for medical practitioners supporting LGBTQIA+ people remain inconsistent, with implications for consistent health and social care. Some organisations (eg, World Professional Association for Transgender Health) have recommended gender-affirming care.1,2 Conversely, health authorities (eg, the UK's National Health Service and the US Department of Health and Human Services) question the health […]Shao Yuan Chong, Norman Chong, Lain Shae Goh, Daniel Weng Siong Ho, Hau-Chi Hsu, Jessica Liao, Ashley Hui Ying Teh, Ye Xuan Wee, Valerie Cheng Yee Eng, Rayner Kay Jin Tan
- [Comment] A new tool at a complex time for malaria decision making March 1, 2026Malaria remains a major global health challenge, with an estimated 282 million new cases and 610 000 deaths in 2024.1 Although substantial progress has been made through a variety of treatment and vector control interventions, this has recently been undermined by rising antimalarial and insecticide resistance, changes in vector biting behaviour, and seismic shifts in the […]Angela Devine, Carol Kamya
- [Comment] Comment on a three-arm pragmatic trial on tobacco cessation interventions for people living with HIV in Viet Nam March 1, 2026Prevalence of smoking among people living with HIV in Viet Nam is significantly higher than in the general population. More than 50% of men with HIV are estimated to use tobacco, compared with the national people average of 46·1% for men.1,2 This high rate is supported by another publication,3 which reports a 36·1% smoking rate […]Ha V Tran, Ha TT Nong