Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries.
Title:
Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries.
Author:
Bank, World.
ISBN:
9780821361801
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1448 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Editors -- Advisory Committee to the Editors -- Contributors -- Disease Control Priorities Project Partners -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Part One Summary and Cross-Cutting Themes -- Summary -- Chapter 1 Investing in Health -- Chapter 2 Intervention Cost-Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages -- Chapter 3 Strengthening Health Systems -- Cross-Cutting Themes -- Chapter 4 Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions -- Chapter 5 Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future -- Chapter 6 Product Development Priorities -- Chapter 7 Economic Approaches to Valuing Global Health Research -- Chapter 8 Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience -- Chapter 9 Millennium Development Goals for Health: What Will It Take to Accelerate Progress? -- Chapter 10 Gender Differentials in Health -- Chapter 11 Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention -- Chapter 12 Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century -- Chapter 13 Recent Trends and Innovations in Development Assistance for Health -- Chapter 14 Ethical Issues in Resource Allocation, Research, and New Product Development -- Chapter 15 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting -- Part Two Selecting Interventions -- Infectious Disease, Reproductive Health, and Undernutrition -- Chapter 16 Tuberculosis -- Chapter 17 Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Chapter 18 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment -- Chapter 19 Diarrheal Diseases -- Chapter 20 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases -- Chapter 21 Conquering Malaria -- Chapter 22 Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy -- Chapter 23 Tropical Diseases Lacking Adequate Control Measures: Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis.
Chapter 24 Helminth Infections: Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis -- Chapter 25 Acute Respiratory Infections in Children -- Chapter 26 Maternal and Perinatal Conditions -- Chapter 27 Newborn Survival -- Chapter 28 Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders -- Chapter 29 Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries -- Noncommunicable Disease and Injury -- Chapter 30 Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions -- Chapter 31 Mental Disorders -- Chapter 32 Neurological Disorders -- Chapter 33 Cardiovascular Disease -- Chapter 34 Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin -- Chapter 35 Respiratory Diseases of Adults -- Chapter 36 Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System -- Chapter 37 Skin Diseases -- Chapter 38 Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders -- Chapter 39 Unintentional Injuries -- Chapter 40 Interpersonal Violence -- Risk Factors -- Chapter 41 Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion -- Chapter 42 Indoor Air Pollution -- Chapter 43 Air and Water Pollution: Burden and Strategies for Control -- Chapter 44 Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes -- Chapter 45 The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight -- Chapter 46 Tobacco Addiction -- Chapter 47 Alcohol -- Chapter 48 Illicit Opiate Abuse -- Consequences of Disease and Injury -- Chapter 49 Learning and Developmental Disabilities -- Chapter 50 Loss of Vision and Hearing -- Chapter 51 Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions -- Chapter 52 Pain Control for People with Cancer and AIDS -- Part Three Strengthening Health Systems -- Strengthening Public Health Services -- Chapter 53 Public Health Surveillance: A Tool for Targeting and Monitoring Interventions -- Chapter 54 Information to Improve Decision Making for Health.
Chapter 55 Drug Resistance -- Chapter 56 Community Health and Nutrition Programs -- Chapter 57 Contraception -- Chapter 58 School-Based Health and Nutrition Programs -- Chapter 59 Adolescent Health Programs -- Chapter 60 Occupational Health -- Chapter 61 Natural Disaster Mitigation and Relief -- Chapter 62 Control and Eradication -- Strengthening Personal Health Services -- Chapter 63 Integrated Management of the Sick Child -- Chapter 64 General Primary Care -- Chapter 65 The District Hospital -- Chapter 66 Referral Hospitals -- Chapter 67 Surgery -- Chapter 68 Emergency Medical Services -- Chapter 69 Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Capacity Strengthening and Management Reform -- Chapter 70 Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries -- Chapter 71 Health Workers: Building and Motivating the Workforce -- Chapter 72 Ensuring Supplies of Appropriate Drugs and Vaccines -- Chapter 73 Strategic Management of Clinical Services -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits.
Abstract:
Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs of interventions, this second edition of Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition highlights achievable priorities; measures progress toward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effective interventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated efforts to optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists, academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the world contributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identified challenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensive reference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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