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''To Save Humanity'' is a 2015 anthology of 96 essays on
global health Global health is the health of populations in a worldwide context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide". Problems th ...
by authors who range from heads of states, movie stars, scientists at leading universities, activists, and
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
winners. Each contributor was asked the same question: "What is the single most important thing for the future of global health over the next fifty years?" The collection was edited by
University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...
president
Julio Frenk Julio José Frenk Mora (born December 20, 1953) is a Mexican public health scholar and sociologist, currently serving as the 7th chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles since January 1, 2025. Frenk graduated from the University ...
and Canadian scientist Steven J. Hoffman.


Reception

The Global Strategy Lab called the collection "unparalleled" and "a primer on the major issues of our time and a blueprint for post-2015 health and development," and featured it in their annual conference. The
Health Impact Fund The Health Impact Fund is a proposed pay-for-performance mechanism that would provide a market-based solution to problems concerning the development and distribution of medicines globally. It would incentivize the research and development of new pha ...
also featured the collection at their conference. ''
The Lancet ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal, founded in England in 1823. It is one of the world's highest-impact academic journals and also one of the oldest medical journals still in publication. The journal publishes ...
'' described the book as "testimony to the complexity of global health politics," and called it "a reminder that the breadth of individual and institutional engagement with global health cannot be fully captured by one set of global goals." Vox has republished several of the articles for free online as part of a series titled "One Change to Save the World."


Essays by notable figures


References

{{Reflist 2015 non-fiction books 2015 anthologies Essay anthologies Books about health Global health Oxford University Press books