[Comment] Highlights 2026 photography competition: health and humanity in focus

The Lancet's annual Highlights photography competition began in 2009; since then we have published photographs that capture a rich variety of health stories worldwide. In 2025 some of the winning images came from China, India, Kenya, Japan, Mali, Nepal, South Africa, South Korea, The Gambia, the USA, and Zimbabwe.1 Highlights 2026 is now open for submissions.