Priorities in Health
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821362607 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This companion guide to 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' 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 the messages and analysis in 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition'; be alerted to the scope of major diseases; learn strategies to improve policies and choices to implement cost-effective interventions; and locate chapters of immediate interest.
Aaron Swartz said A clear overview to an essential subject. Believe it or not, I am not the kind of person who spends my time reading government and nonprofit reports. Yet this one held my interest. The Disease Control Priorities Project set out to answer an essential question: in making people healthier, where do we get the most bang for the book? This required . W Boudville said surprisingly affordable. The book, at $10, is surprisingly affordable. Perhaps the World Bank does not intend to make any profit off it, and is publishing it as an educational outreach.It gives a valuable summary of global progress in improving health. The incidence of diseases like tubercolosis, trachoma and malaria are cited a