Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission

Sarah H Atkinson¹, Parminder S Suchdev², Michael Bode³, Bianca Carducci⁴, Carla Cerami⁵, Martin N Mwangi⁶, Sorrel Namaste⁷, Pattanee Winichagoon⁸, Sumie Leung⁹, Agnes M Mutua¹⁰, Kelvin Mokaya Abuga¹⁰, Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa¹¹, Robin Blythe¹², Natalie Carvalho¹³, Ana Cepeda-Lopez¹⁴, James H Cross¹⁵, Saskia de Pee¹⁶, Erica Di Ruggiero¹⁷, Jessica Fanzo⁴, Ugo Gentilini¹⁸, Wanjiku N Gichohi-Wainaina¹⁹, Clare Glover-Wright¹³, Filomena Gomes²⁰, Sonja Hess²¹, Jacinta Holloway-Brown²², Fatou Joof²³, Crystal Karakochuk²⁴, Nicholas J Kassebaum²⁵, Leila Larson²⁶, Sachith Mettananda²⁷, John Muthii Muriuki¹⁰, Martha Mwangome¹⁰, Eric O Ohuma¹⁵, Victoria Oliver¹³, Nandita Perumal²⁸, Kamija Phiri²⁹, Folake Samuel³⁰, Sheela Sinharoy³¹, Tinashe Tizifa³², Giorgia Valleriani³³, Kesso Gabrielle van Zutphen-Küffer³⁴, Florencia Vasta³⁵, Hans Verhoef³⁶, Yingying Wang¹³, Kapil Yadav³⁷, Zhenyu Yang³⁸, Melissa Young³¹, Michael B Zimmermann³⁹, Sant-Rayn Pasricha⁴⁰

Affiliations

¹ Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya; Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
² Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁴ Food for Humanity Initiative, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁶ Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium, The Micronutrient Forum, Washington, DC, USA; Division of Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
⁷ Data Innovation Alliance, The Micronutrient Forum, Washington, DC, USA.
⁸ Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand.
⁹ Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
¹⁰ Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.
¹¹ Department of Science and Technology, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Manila, Philippines.
¹² Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
¹³ School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹⁴ Tecnologico de Monterrey, The Institute for Obesity Research, Monterrey, Mexico; Department of Nutrition, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
¹⁵ Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
¹⁶ World Food Programme, Rome, Italy.
¹⁷ Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹⁸ Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, the World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
¹⁹ WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia.
²⁰ Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium, The Micronutrient Forum, Washington, DC, USA; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
²¹ Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
²² School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
²³ Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
²⁴ Department of Food, Nutrition, and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
²⁵ Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
²⁶ Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
²⁷ Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
²⁸ Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
²⁹ College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi; Training and Research Unit of Excellence, Blantyre, Malawi.
³⁰ Nutrition and Dietetics Department, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³¹ Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³² Training and Research Unit of Excellence, Blantyre, Malawi.
³³ Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, the World Bank, Rome, Italy.
³⁴ Division of Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland.
³⁵ Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva, Switzerland.
³⁶ Division of Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
³⁷ All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
³⁸ National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
³⁹ Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴⁰ Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia; School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Clinical Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: pasricha.s@wehi.edu.au.

PMID: 40882649
DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00146-2

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Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission

Sarah H Atkinson et al. Lancet Haematol. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;12(9):e717-e767.

doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00146-2. Epub 2025 Aug 26.

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Affiliations

¹ Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya; Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
² Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁴ Food for Humanity Initiative, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁶ Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium, The Micronutrient Forum, Washington, DC, USA; Division of Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
⁷ Data Innovation Alliance, The Micronutrient Forum, Washington, DC, USA.
⁸ Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand.
⁹ Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
¹⁰ Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.
¹¹ Department of Science and Technology, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Manila, Philippines.
¹² Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
¹³ School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
¹⁴ Tecnologico de Monterrey, The Institute for Obesity Research, Monterrey, Mexico; Department of Nutrition, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
¹⁵ Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
¹⁶ World Food Programme, Rome, Italy.
¹⁷ Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
¹⁸ Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, the World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
¹⁹ WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia.
²⁰ Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Consortium, The Micronutrient Forum, Washington, DC, USA; NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
²¹ Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
²² School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
²³ Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
²⁴ Department of Food, Nutrition, and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
²⁵ Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
²⁶ Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
²⁷ Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
²⁸ Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
²⁹ College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi; Training and Research Unit of Excellence, Blantyre, Malawi.
³⁰ Nutrition and Dietetics Department, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³¹ Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³² Training and Research Unit of Excellence, Blantyre, Malawi.
³³ Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, the World Bank, Rome, Italy.
³⁴ Division of Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland.
³⁵ Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva, Switzerland.
³⁶ Division of Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
³⁷ All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
³⁸ National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
³⁹ Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁴⁰ Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia; School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Clinical Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: pasricha.s@wehi.edu.au.

PMID: 40882649
DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00146-2

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Declaration of interests SRP has received grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council; received royalties and patents from Silence Therapeutics; participated on advisory boards for CSL-Vifor; and holds an unpaid role as Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Anaemia Detection and Control. PSS received salary support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SN received salary support from ICF under the DHS Programme (#720-OAA-18C-00083), funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Gates Foundation and then received salary support at RTI International under Enhancing Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning activity in the Health Sector (#7200AA23CA00021), funded by USAID. NP was supported in part by funding from the Gates Foundation. MY has received grants from the Gates Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Emory University. MBZ has received grants from the Gates Foundation and Thrasher Research Fund. SdP is employed by the UN–World Food Programme; contributed to the Commission as part of her role as senior advisor for Analytics and Science for Food and Nutrition; and has participated in data safety monitoring boards or advisory boards for the Microbiome Directed Food study in Niger, by Epicentre and Harvard University, funded by WHO, with resources from the Gates Foundation. LL has received a grant from the University of South Carolina Big Data Health Science Center Pilot Project and received travel support from the American Society of Nutrition to organise and present in a symposium. NJK has received funding from the Gates Foundation through the University of Washington, for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study and anaemia research and received consulting fees from Bristol Meyers Squibb. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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