Disease Control Priorities In Developing Countries

by Dean T. Jamison; Joel G. Breman; Anthony R. Measham; George Alleyne; Mariam Claeson

• ISBN13: 9780821361795
• ISBN10: 0821361791
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

In the late 1980s the World Bank initiated a process designed both to generate analytic background on priorities for control of specific diseases and to use this information as input for comparative cost-effectiveness estimates for interventions addressing the full range of conditions important in developing countries. The purpose of the comparative cost-effectiveness work was to provide one input into decision-making within the health sectors of highly resource-constrained low- and middle-income countries. This process resulted in the 1993 publication of Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. A decade after publication of the first edition, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health have initiated a Disease Control Priorities Project that will, among other outcomes, result in a second edition of Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (DCP2) . DCP2 will provide integrative chapters-e.g. school health systems or surgery or Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)- that draw together the implementation-related responses to a number of conditions. Case studies and lessons from implementation success will be highlighted.

Table of Contents

Investing in health	p. 3
Intervention cost-effectiveness : overview of main messages	p. 35
Strengthening health systems	p. 87
Priorities for global research and development of interventions	p. 103
Science and technology for disease control : past, present, and future	p. 119
Product development priorities	p. 139
Economic approaches to valuing global health research	p. 157
Improving the health of populations : lessons of experience	p. 165
Millennium development goals for health : what will it take to accelerate progress?	p. 181
Gender differentials in health	p. 195
Fiscal policies for health promotion and disease prevention	p. 211
Financing health systems in the 21st century	p. 225
Recent trends and innovations in development assistance for health	p. 243
Ethical issues in resource allocation, research, and new product development	p. 259
Cost-effectiveness analysis for priority setting	p. 271
Tuberculosis	p. 289
Sexually transmitted infections	p. 311
HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment	p. 331
Diarrheal diseases	p. 371
Vaccine-preventable diseases	p. 389
Conquering malaria	p. 413
Tropical diseases targeted for elimination : Chagas disease, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and leprosy	p. 433
Tropical diseases lacking adequate control measures : dengue, leishmaniasis, and African trypanosomiasis	p. 451
Helminth infections : soil-transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis	p. 467
Acute respiratory infections in children	p. 483
Maternal and perinatal conditions	p. 499
Newborn survival	p. 531
Stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiency disorders	p. 551
Health service interventions for cancer control in developing countries	p. 569
Diabetes : the pandemic and potential solutions	p. 591
Mental disorders	p. 605
Neurological disorders	p. 627
Cardiovascular disease	p. 645
Inherited disorders of hemoglobin	p. 663
Respiratory diseases of adults	p. 681
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system	p. 695
Skin diseases	p. 707
Oral and craniofacial diseases and disorders	p. 723
Unintentional injuries	p. 737
Interpersonal violence	p. 755
Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion	p. 771
Indoor air pollution	p. 793
Air and water pollution : burden and strategies for control	p. 817
Prevention of chronic disease by means of diet and lifestyle changes	p. 833
The growing burden of risk from high blood pressure, cholesterol, and bodyweight	p. 851
Tobacco addiction	p. 869
Alcohol	p. 887
Illicit opiate abuse	p. 907
Learning and developmental disabilities	p. 933
Loss of vision and hearing	p. 953
Cost-effectiveness of interventions for musculoskeletal conditions	p. 963
Pain control for people with cancer and AIDS	p. 981
Public health surveillance : a tool for targeting and monitoring interventions	p. 997
Information to improve decision making for health	p. 1017
Drug resistance	p. 1031
Community health and nutrition programs	p. 1053
Contraception	p. 1075
School-based health and nutrition programs	p. 1091
Adolescent health programs	p. 1109
Occupational health	p. 1127
Natural disaster mitigation and relief	p. 1147
Control and eradication	p. 1163
Integrated management of the sick child	p. 1177
General primary care	p. 1193
The district hospital	p. 1211
Referral hospitals	p. 1229
Surgery	p. 1245
Emergency medical services	p. 1261
Complementary and alternative medicine	p. 1281
Improving the quality of care in developing countries	p. 1293
Health workers : building and motivating the workforce	p. 1309
Ensuring supplies of appropriate drugs and vaccines	p. 1323
Strategic management of clinical services	p. 1339
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