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SBS 298 (Wicked Problems/Healthcare) Fall 2025: Global Healthcare

This guide provides links to credible research related to healthcare and the "wicked problems" within.

Global Healthcare Links

 

IHME Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: http://www.healthdata.org/

An independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) works with collaborators around the world to develop timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence that illuminates the state of health everywhere. In making our research available and approachable, we aim to inform health policy and practice in pursuit of our vision: all people living long lives in full health. 

 

WHO (World Health Organization) Global Health Observatoryhttps://www.who.int/data/gho Contains a plethora of global information useful for health-related research. 

Here are several major, open-access global health data platforms similar to the WHO GHO, each offering downloadable datasets crucial for SDG and health research:

https://laneguides.stanford.edu/global-health/data

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_3

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/health/