Conceptualizing and Quantifying the Global Burden of Disease

Dr. Murray is a co-founder of the Global Burden of Disease study, a systematic, scientific effort to quantify the comparative magnitude of health loss from all major diseases, injuries, and risk factors by age, sex, and location over time. Presented by Dr. Christopher J. L. Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) & Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington; 2018 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Recipient. (2018)