Securing Health: Lessons from Nation Building Missions

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780833037299
• ISBN10: 0833037293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2/15/2006
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

"Rebuilding public health and health care delivery systems has been an important component of nation-building efforts conducted after major conflicts. However, few studies have attempted to examine a comprehensive set of cases, compare the quantitative and qualitative results, and outline best practives. The study assesses seven cases of nation-building operations following major conflicts: Germany and Japan immediately after World War II; Somalia, Haiti, and Kosovo in the 1990s; and Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. It concludes that two factors increase the likelihood of successful health outcomes; planning and coordination, and infrastructure and resources. In addition, the study argues that health can have an independent impact on broader political, economic, and security objectives during nation-building operations."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xiii
Summary	xv
Acknowledgments	xxxi
Acronyms	xxxiii
CHAPTER ONE Introduction	1	(8)
Definitions	4	(1)
Methodology	5	(1)
Monograph Outline	6	(3)
CHAPTER TWO Germany	9	(30)
Historical Context	10	(2)
Health Challenges	12	(8)
Health Approach and Assessment	20	(15)
Lessons Learned	35	(4)
CHAPTER THREE Japan	39	(44)
Historical Context	40	(4)
Health Challenges	44	(5)
Health Approach and Assessment	49	(29)
Lessons Learned	78	(5)
CHAPTER FOUR Somalia	83	(34)
Historical Context	85	(5)
Health Challenges	90	(7)
Health Approach and Assessment	97	(17)
Lessons Learned	114	(3)
CHAPTER FIVE Haiti	117	(32)
Historical Context	118	(2)
Health Challenges	120	(8)
Health Approach and Assessment	128	(16)
Lessons Learned	144	(5)
CHAPTER SIX Kosovo	149	(38)
Historical Context	150	(5)
Health Challenges	155	(4)
Health Approach and Assessment	159	(25)
Lessons Learned	184	(3)
CHAPTER SEVEN Afghanistan	187	(34)
Historical Context	189	(4)
Health Challenges	193	(3)
Health Approach and Assessment	196	(20)
Lessons Learned	216	(5)
CHAPTER EIGHT Iraq	221	(54)
Historical Context	222	(6)
Health Challenges	228	(10)
Health Approach and Assessment	238	(33)
Lessons Learned	271	(4)
CHAPTER NINE Evaluating Health Reconstruction	275	(28)
Comparative Analysis	277	(3)
Lessons Learned	280	(18)
Moving Forward	298	(5)
APPENDIXES
A. Methodology	303	(20)
B. Factor Analysis	323	(8)
Bibliography	331