Vision
IHME aspires to make available to the world high-quality information on population health, its determinants,
and the performance of health systems. We seek to achieve this directly, by catalyzing the work of others,
and training researchers as well as policymakers.
Mission
Our mission is to improve the health of the world’s populations by
providing the best information on population health.
Principles
- Excellence: We will apply the best scientific
methods to the challenges of health measurement and evaluation.
- Relevance: We will measure what is important
for population health, not just what is easy to measure.
- Independence: We will ensure the independence
of the Institute and its staff from political influence, policy
advocacy, and other conflicting influences.
- Comparability: We will make measurements comparable
across time and populations.
- Comprehensibility: We will make measurements
comprehensible by broad audiences including the public, policymakers,
health professionals and researchers.
- Coherence: We will base our measurements on
systematic assessments of available data and objectively portray
the uncertainty in measurements.
- Transparency: We will foster transparency and
accountability by providing an explicit data audit trail which
provides enough detail for results to be replicated by others.
- Efficiency: We will seek to use our resources
where the Institute can make the greatest contribution.
- Collaboration: We will work with other institutions
to make the greatest contribution to the field of health metrics
and evaluation.
- Consultation: We will consult with the global
health community to better understand what is important to measure
and evaluate and will consult with those who are affected by an
analysis. We recognize that consultation does not necessarily lead
to consensus.
- Dialogue: We will foster an open and constructive debate and dialogue about all aspects of health
metrics and evaluation including our own methods and results.
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