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.”
The Wellcome Trust is a politically and financially independent global charitable foundation. The Wellcome Trust allows scientists and researchers to take on big problems, fuel imaginations, and spark debate, with the aim of improving health for everyone. The Our Planet, Our Health programme is a community of researchers who are taking on the challenges that food systems, increasing urbanisation and climate change pose to our health.
Founded in 1823, the Lancet family of world-class journals is committed to improving lives through medical research. With offices in London, New York, and Beijing. The Lancet publishes a weekly journal and monthly specialty journals in the fields of child & adolescent health, diabetes & endocrinology, digital health, gastroenterology & hepatology, global health, haematology, HIV, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, planetary health, psychiatry, public health, respiratory medicine, and rheumatology.
