The Lancet "The incredible economic growth of the past century has delivered many benefits, including for health. But this growth has come at a heavy price in terms of pollution, climate change, unhealthy diets and behaviours, and the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Moreover, the benefits of economic growth have not been shared equally, with 4·5 billion people—more than half of the global population—still without access to essential health services and 2 billion individuals experiencing financial hardship when trying to do so, driving huge inequalities in health outcomes. Governments need to rethink the narrow focus on growth in gross domestic product (GDP) that typically dominates economic decision making."
