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Rifat Atun

Professor of Global Health Systems, Harvard University
Verified email at hsph.harvard.edu
Cited by 46825

Estimating the true global burden of mental illness

D Vigo, G Thornicroft, R Atun - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2016 - thelancet.com
We argue that the global burden of mental illness is underestimated and examine the
reasons for under-estimation to identify five main causes: overlap between psychiatric and …

Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

FM Knaul, PE Farmer, EL Krakauer, L De Lima… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Expanding global access to radiotherapy

R Atun, DA Jaffray, MB Barton, F Bray… - The lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Radiotherapy is a critical and inseparable component of comprehensive cancer treatment
and care. For many of the most common cancers in low-income and middle-income …

Global economic burden of diabetes in adults: projections from 2015 to 2030

C Bommer, V Sagalova, E Heesemann… - Diabetes …, 2018 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Despite the importance of diabetes for global health, the future economic
consequences of the disease remain opaque. We forecast the full global costs of diabetes in …

Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: a call to action

P Farmer, J Frenk, FM Knaul, LN Shulman, G Alleyne… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Substantial inequalities exist in cancer survival rates across countries. In addition to
prevention of new cancers by reduction of risk factors, strategies are needed to close the …

Mobile phone messaging for facilitating self‐management of long‐term illnesses

T De Jongh, I Gurol‐Urganci… - Cochrane Database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Long‐term illnesses affect a significant proportion of the population in
developed and developing countries. Mobile phone messaging applications, such as Short …

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments

I Gurol‐Urganci, T de Jongh… - Cochrane database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This review is an update of the original Cochrane review published in July
2012. Missed appointments are a major cause of inefficiency in healthcare delivery with …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of socioeconomic inequalities and vulnerabilities on health-system preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Brazil: a comprehensive analysis

R Rocha, R Atun, A Massuda, B Rache… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 spread rapidly in Brazil despite the country's well established health
and social protection systems. Understanding the relationships between health-system …

Brazil's unified health system: the first 30 years and prospects for the future

MC Castro, A Massuda, G Almeida, NA Menezes-Filho… - The lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary In 1988, the Brazilian Constitution defined health as a universal right and a state
responsibility. Progress towards universal health coverage in Brazil has been achieved …

The global economic burden of diabetes in adults aged 20–79 years: a cost-of-illness study

C Bommer, E Heesemann, V Sagalova… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Differences in methods and data used in past studies have limited comparisons
of the cost of illness of diabetes across countries. We estimate the full global economic …