01 · NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASESin review
The biggest health market failure you have never heard of
1.7 billion people need treatment for diseases that receive under 2% of pharmaceutical R&D.
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Findings worth passing on.
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02 · EXTREME POVERTYready for design
The anti-poverty program that costs too much to scale
The Graduation approach has durable income effects, but about $5,000 per household keeps it from reaching vastly more families.
03 · BIOSECURITYready for design
Pandemics still get a head start
We detect outbreaks after people arrive at hospitals. Continuous environmental sequencing can shift the warning window earlier.
04 · CLEAN ENERGYready for design
Solar is now cheaper than the fossil alternative
In 2024, utility-scale solar PV was 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil-fuel alternative.
05 · IMMUNIZATIONready for design
Four childhood vaccines saved 87 million lives
DTP, measles, rotavirus, and Hib vaccination prevented an estimated 86.9 million child deaths from 1990 to 2019.
06 · MATERNAL HEALTHready for design
Maternal mortality fell 40%, and the job is unfinished
Global maternal mortality fell from 328 to 197 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2000 and 2023.
07 · WATERready for design
Nearly one billion people gained safe drinking water
Between 2015 and 2024, 961 million people gained safely managed drinking-water services.
08 · HEALTHSPANready for design
Humanity gained 6.4 years of life in two decades
Global life expectancy rose from 66.8 years in 2000 to 73.1 years in 2019.