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When Professor Anthony Costello (then Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Centre for International Health Development) collaborated with The Lancet, the result was a

The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Grand Challenge of Global Health provided funding and staff resources to support this initiative.

In order to further progress this work, a was then established. The Commission brought together more than 45 European and Chinese academics and experts including from Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾, Tsinghua University, Umea University and the University of Exeter.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Grand Challenge of Global Health was one of eight funders of the Commission. In addition, the Global Health Coordinator and a Communications Assistant provided in-kind support to the Commission. 

This led to the publication of the report, .

To monitor progress on the climate change policies to promote health recommended by the Commission, an independent body, , was established. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Grand Challenge of Global Health is working closely with the Countdown initiative to help promote its activities, which included the London launch of Countdown at the 2016 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Lancet Lecture on Health and Climate Change.