Our scientific strategy 2025-2030

Over the past 30 years, we have published over 9,000 systematic reviews and developed a reputation as one of the most trusted sources of health evidence. Our reviews set standards and improve lives, from offering premature babies the best start in life to preventing falls among older people.

We now want to go further to address the devastating health inequalities that still persist worldwide. Our new scientific strategy 2025-2030, 'Building a healthier future' focuses on tackling the most pressing global health issues driving inequity, producing relevant evidence for and with those who need it most.

Our scientific strategy focuses on four key research priorities to address the most pressing health challenges, underpinned by a foundation of four commitments.

Our research priorities

• Maternal, newborn and child health: we will improve the health and wellbeing of mothers and children worldwide and tackle the vast health equity gap between different populations.
• Multiple chronic conditions: we will improve the lives of people living with multiple chronic conditions, identifying effective approaches to provide person-centred care and prevent further illness.
• Infectious diseases: we will equip people across the world with the evidence they need to protect themselves against both existing and emerging threats.
• Climate change and sustainability: We will improve our understanding of the complex relationships between climate change and human health, helping people to better cope with the health impacts of climate change.

Our commitments

• Innovate in methods: we will build on our world-leading expertise developing innovative research methods, including harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI).
• Promote health equity: we will be guided in everything we do by our desire to promote health equity, shaping the questions we address and how we share our findings.
• Collaborate and involve: we will collaborate with global partners, national agencies and local patients and the public to drive transformative change.
• Champion research integrity: we will maintain and strengthen our leadership in research integrity so that we continue to produce evidence that everyone can trust.