Priorities in Health

by Jamison, Dean T.; Breman, Joel G.; Measham, Anthony R.; Alleyne, George; Claeson, Mariam; Evans, David B.; Jha, Prabhat; Mills, Anne; Musgrove, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780821362600
• ISBN10: 0821362607
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-02
• Publisher: World Bank Publications

Summary

This companion guide to Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (ISBN 0821361791) speeds the diffusion of life-saving knowledge by distilling the contents of the larger volume into an easily read format. Policy makers, practitioners, academics, and other interested readers will get an overview of its companion guide's (Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries) message and analysis; be alerted to the scope of major diseases; learn strategies to improve policies and choices to implement costeffective interventions; and locate chapters of immediate interest

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Rajiv Misra
Acknowledgments	xiii
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xvii
Accomplishments, Challenges, and Priorities	1	(22)
Historical Achievements in World Health	2	(3)
Accounting for Health Gains	5	(2)
Health and Economic Growth	7	(1)
Equity	8	(5)
An Agenda for Action	13	(3)
Putting DCP2 to Use	16	(4)
This Volume	20	(3)
Success in Addressing Priorities	23	(16)
Successes despite Weak Health Systems	27	(1)
Successes That Strengthened Weak Health Systems	28	(3)
Cost-Effective Interventions Aimed at Building Health Systems	31	(2)
Cost-Effective Interventions That Furthered Existing Health Systems	33	(1)
Cost-Effective Interventions beyond Health Systems	34	(2)
Conclusion	36	(3)
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis	39	(20)
Why Use Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?	39	(3)
What Is Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?	42	(6)
How Reliable Is Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?	48	(2)
What Are Appropriate Tasks for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?	50	(2)
How Can Policy Makers Use Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?	52	(4)
Summary for Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Properly	56	(3)
Cost-Effective Strategies for the Excess Burden of Disease in Developing Countries	59	(38)
Infectious and Communicable Diseases	60	(22)
Maternal and Neonatal Health	82	(15)
Cost-Effective Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors, and Behaviors	97	(32)
Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight	98	(6)
Cancer	104	(2)
Congenital and Developmental Disorders	106	(4)
Unintentional Injuries	110	(2)
Tobacco Use	112	(8)
Alcohol Abuse	120	(4)
Mental Health	124	(2)
Conclusion	126	(3)
Providing Interventions	129	(26)
Levels of Care	130	(9)
Cross-Level Services and Inputs	139	(10)
Integration of Services across the Life Cycle	149	(6)
Pillars of the Health System	155	(24)
Information, Surveillance, and Research	155	(9)
Management of Health Services	164	(4)
Human Resources	168	(5)
Financing	173	(6)
The Way Forward: A Blueprint for Action	179	(4)
References	183	(4)
About the Editors	187	(8)
Advisory Committee to the Editors	195	(1)
Contributing Writers	196	(1)
Table of Contents, Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd Edition	197	(8)
Table of Contents, Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors	205	(2)
Index	207	(10)
Photo Credits	217