The Lancet Countdown works to ensure that health is at the centre of how decision makers understand and respond to climate change. Through high-quality scientific data which is regionally relevant, we work to inform policies that can maximise the health benefits of climate action, and enable a world in which all people can thrive.
Our Background
The Asia centre launched in 2020, bringing together health professionals, scientists and researchers to track how climate change is affecting health across the region, how countries are responding, and the health benefits of accelerated climate action for health.
Publishing annually in The Lancet Public Health, the Lancet Countdown Asia is hosted by Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and works with almost 100 leading researchers from across the region to understand the evolving links between climate change and peoples’ health.
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Director, Lancet Countdown Asia
“Since we published our first China Report in 2020, the Lancet Countdown in Asia has been taking stock of progress on climate change and health to inform and accelerate further policy progress. While we can celebrate some progress, our evidence shows we have a lot further to go to secure a safer, healthy future.”
Wellcome is a financially and politically independent global charitable foundation established in 1936. It supports science to solve the urgent health issues facing everyone, bringing together expertise across science innovation, and society to develop solutions to address three of the biggest health challenges facing humanity – climate change, infectious disease and mental health. The Climate and Health program seeks to generate the health evidence for policy action that protects health from climate change.
The Lancet began as an independent, international weekly general medical journal founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley. Since its first issue (Oct 5, 1823), the journal has strived to make science widely available so that medicine can serve and transform society, and positively impact the lives of people. Over the past two centuries, The Lancet has sought to address urgent topics in our society, initiate debate, put science into context, and influence decision makers around the world. The Lancet has evolved as a portfolio of journals and retains at its core the belief that medicine must serve society, that knowledge must transform society, that the best science must lead to better lives.
