Khabir Ahmad

A researcher with a special interest in health and development, disparities, marginalized populations, and advocacy

[Med by Cell Press @MedCellPress]

Online Now: Burden of 10 mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a Global Burden of Disease Study https://t.co/Y1G4MoI5FY

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

New IHME research published in @TheLancetPH – The world needs an estimated 34.4M additional health workers to achieve moderate levels of universal health coverage. This includes 23.9M nurses & midwives, 7.1M doctors, 1.8M dentists, & 1.6M pharmacists: https://t.co/Br7A6Hbb4h

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Women make up nearly 70% of the global health workforce, even as the world faces a shortage of 34M health workers. The global health workforce nearly tripled between 1990–2023 (from 40.9M to 122.1M). ↓

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

According to new research published today in @TheLancetPH, age-standardized prevalence of main oral conditions declined worldwide between 2019 and 2023. However, global cases increased by 3.07%, from 3.62 billion to 3.73 billion.

Read the study: https://t.co/fMqgnKKkac

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

In 2023, nearly one-third of ischemic heart disease deaths & more than a quarter of ischemic stroke deaths worldwide were caused by high cholesterol (IHME research published in @JAMA_current). Burden is concentrated in India, China, lower-income regions: https://t.co/hh09VPrphs

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Road injuries place the greatest burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide—more than 90% of road injury deaths occurred in LMICs in 2023 & mortality rates in low-income countries were nearly x6 higher than high-income countries: https://t.co/JXnpPXTaVe

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Elevated #LDLCholesterol accounted for 3.6 million deaths and 90.7 million disability-adjusted life-years worldwide in 2023, mainly through ischemic #HeartDisease and ischemic #stroke.

🔗 https://t.co/RknyaQxSXn

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

According to new IHME research published in @JAMA_current, high-income countries have cut cholesterol-related cardiovascular burden significantly, while low- and middle-income countries have seen burden increases of at least 35%: https://t.co/RumaWTjjwB

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Elevated #LDLCholesterol accounted for 3.6 million deaths and 90.7 million disability-adjusted life-years worldwide in 2023, mainly through ischemic #HeartDisease and ischemic #stroke.

🔗 https://t.co/KcTDRfZOkY

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

@TheLancetPH Improving health outcomes worldwide will require coordinated investments in road safety and trauma systems that reduce preventable deaths and disability.

Read the research: https://t.co/47FQSa5t87

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

The latest IHME research published in @TheLancetPH identifies road injuries as the leading cause of death among people ages 10–39, and the second-leading cause of death among children ages 5–9 globally. Among males ages 20–24, road injuries accounted for more than 1 in 5 deaths.

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

High cholesterol caused 3.6M deaths worldwide in 2023, according to new IHME research published today in @JAMA_current. In the same year, there were 90.7M years of healthy life lost, with the burden shifting to middle-sociodemographic countries: https://t.co/xGtrLavwJH

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Although age-standardized #death and #disability-adjusted life-year rates declined since 1990, the total burden increased as #population growth and #aging shifted more of the burden toward middle-sociodemographic countries.

🔗 https://t.co/DBmW0aY7t0

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Mental disorders are leading contributors to disease burden among young people.

A new study in @LancetRH_WPac provides current estimates of prevalence, patterns, severity, and profiles of mental disorders among Australians aged 16–24.

Find out more: https://t.co/YRGiptSoiN

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

“Road injury outcomes are shaped not only by crashes, but by the systems designed to prevent them and protect people when they occur,” said IHME's Dr. Liane Ong, in a new story from @AP @MikeStobbe

https://t.co/JicElFGIPw

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Lower respiratory infections caused 2.5M deaths and nearly 100M disability-adjusted life years in 2023. According to research published in @TheLancetInfDis, the burden is concentrated on two groups: children under 5 and adults aged 70 years and older. https://t.co/OdwtYwTtez

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Nearly 89% of ischemic heart disease deaths in the US were attributable to modifiable risk factors in 2023, according to the latest IHME research published in @JAMACardio.

Read the study: https://t.co/5x9ZTYgo87

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

NEW—study published in @TheLancetPH: road injuries remain one of the leading preventable causes of death & disability worldwide. In 2023, road injuries caused 50.9M injuries, 1.34M deaths, & 75.3M years of healthy life lost globally.

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

@TheLancetPH The study was published to coincide with the UN High-Level Meeting on Global Road Safety, where global leaders are discussing how to accelerate progress toward halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. https://t.co/dGs5c1pyTc

Read the research: https://t.co/c2qITViy9L

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Mental disorders affect nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide, almost double the number recorded in 1990, and are now the leading cause of years lived with disability globally. New study published today in @TheLancet from IHME, @UQHealth, & @QCMHR.

🔗 https://t.co/gqn1W8AHOG