Why health equity requires aligning health with social care
When health services collaborate with social care and other external bodies, it can result in a better outcome for the health sector and its patients.
Welcome to the age of the polycrisis: the Global Risks Report 2023
The cost of living crisis around the world is the number one risk in the short-term, according to the latest Global Risks Report, but climate change remains the greatest challenge in the ...
Scientists Have Invented A Blood Test For Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and is thought to affect up to 38 million people worldwide. Scientists have invented a blood test for Alzheimer’s, which could enable faste...
Delivering lifesaving supplies to countries facing humanitarian crisis
The Forum's Logistics Emergency Team, comprised of four of the biggest global transport companies, delivered aid to Ukraine amidst the humanitarian crisis.
Why we need to unlock health data to beat disease
Freeing up health data requires demonstrating to all stakeholders that information-sharing is in their interests and can be done in a trustworthy way.
Why obesity must be treated as the root of cardiometabolic disease
We must treat obesity as the root of cardiometabolic disease, or it risks bankrupting global healthcare systems, explains Calibrate CEO Isabelle Kenyon.
Why and how we must accelerate AI’s impact on global health
AI could revolutionize drug discovery and healthcare, but AI’s impact on global health depends on representative data, trustworthy design and scalability.
This study clarifies how one of the world's most expensive medical conditions can lead to cell death
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by the body's overreactive response to infection. The uncontrolled immune response can lead to organ failure.
Why is there a global medical recruitment and retention crisis?
To end the medical recruitment crisis, healthcare workers must be encouraged to stay in the profession and stay working in the country that they call home.
Global Health and Healthcare Strategic Outlook: Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare
Unprecedented disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by social, economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges, continue to place complex and interconnected threats on...
Could we be on the cusp of ending cancer as we know it?
Advances in screening, science and technology, in conjunction with enhanced collaborations, are resulting in encouraging advances in cancer treatment
How Japan’s Universal Healthcare Sets an Example for the World
Since 1973, Japan has also boosted the number of medical schools, especially in rural areas, to increase the number of doctors and maintain high care standards. Universal healthcare cover...