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Every institution, every leader, and every person has an important role to play in advancing human health.

The McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) is an enduring, non-profit-generating institute within the firm. It was founded on the conviction that, over the next decade, humanity could add as much as 45 billion extra years of higher-quality life. Our mission is to catalyze the actions and investment needed across continents, sectors, and communities to realize this possibility. In collaboration with a robust ecosystem of organizations, we work to catalyze impact across historically underinvested areas of health. We do this by convening and activating leaders; advancing research; creating and promoting data and tools; and stimulating investment and innovation.

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MHI is catalyzing progress in historically underinvested areas.
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Article - Climate & Health

Health-related climate adaptation: How to innovate and scale global action for local needs

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Solutions for adapting healthcare to meet the threats posed by climate change remain immature. Enabling innovation and scaling solutions is a critical priority to protect vulnerable populations around the world.
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Press Release - Healthy Workforces
The McKinsey Health Institute and the World Economic Forum team up to support healthier workforces worldwide
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As part of the World Economic Forum’s Healthy Workforces initiative, the McKinsey Health Institute further commits to improving holistic employee health and well-being.
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Blog - Youth Mental Health
McKinsey Health Institute helps caring adults support children affected by trauma
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McKinsey Health Institute partnered with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and mental health organizations to create training for youth who have experienced trauma.
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Article - Health in Cities
How to achieve great health for all? Start in your city.
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MHI estimates that a focus on immediately influenceable interventions at the city level can add approximately 20 billion to 25 billion years of higher-quality life at a global level.

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Focus areas and initiatives

MHI convenes, collaborates, and advances research with stakeholders across seven historically underinvested areas of health.

Featured initiative

Health in Cities

Health in Cities

More than half of all people live in cities — by 2050, this number is expected to rise to 70 percent. Cities are where key drivers of health play out, making them a hub of opportunity to advance health globally.

Focus areas

McKinsey Health Institute brain health
Brain Health
Helping people across the world achieve the best possible brain health by strengthening cognitive function, improving mental health, and effectively preventing and treating mental, neurological, and substance use disorders
McKinsey Health Institute healthy longevity
Healthy Longevity
Reimagining global societal structures to cultivate flourishing lives from early age to older adulthood, ensuring more years are spent living in good health
McKinsey Health Institute employee health
Healthy Workforces
Improving the holistic health and well-being of employees, their families, and their communities
McKinsey Health Institute equity womens health
Equity and Health
Identifying, measuring, and addressing health inequities across countries, cultures, and communities, including women and individuals with disabilities
McKinsey Health Institute healthcare workers
Health Worker Capacity
Increasing healthcare worker capacity through better use of technology and other process and policy innovations
McKinsey Health Institute sustainability
Sustainability and Health
Understanding and addressing the deep connections between health and the environment—to maintain and improve current and future health of those affected by pollution and climate change
McKinsey Health Institute infectious disease
Infectious Diseases
Equitably and consistently applying proven strategies as well as novel approaches and collaborations across countries, systems, and populations to reduce suffering and death from infectious diseases

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