The emergence of “ocean risk”
I attended the inaugural Ocean Risk Summit in Bermuda. The event identified opportunities for innovative approaches to building resilience.
Author: Martin Koehring
Food Sustainability Index wins at World Media Awards 2018
The Food Sustainability Index won the "Brand & Media Owner Partnership" accolade at the World Media Awards in 2018. The judges said that “this partnership created a genuine tool, and the choice of partnership was crucial to its impact. The tool lives beyond the campaign to help improve our world.”
Inequality in access to care undermines cancer-control efforts in Latin America
In July 2017 a study I edited was released: a major report on cancer control in Latin America, with a focus on inequality in access to care. The report is based on the Latin America Cancer Control Scorecard (LACCS), which assesses cancer-control policies and programmes in 12 Latin American countries.
Index highlights need for political and financial commitment to improving access to healthcare
In June 2017 I presented the results of a major new index on global access to healthcare at a conference organised by The Economist Events.
Significant policy gaps exist for delivering integrated care for people living with heart disease
In May 2017 a study on global heart health that I edited was published following a pre-launch at a major heart health conference in London in November 2016.
Cancer survivors need more integrated care pathways
In late 2016 I led a significant new research programme on cancer survivorship, which was published in early 2017.
Developing countries are ill-equipped to manage the growing chronic-disease burden
For Davos 2017 The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a new report on the impact of non-communicable diseases in developing countries. I was the lead editor of the study.