DCP2 - Chapters

Front Matter

  1. Investing in Health
  2. Intervention Cost–Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
  3. Strengthening Health Systems
  4. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions
  5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
  6. Product Development Priorities
  7. Economic Approaches to Valuing Global Health Research
  8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
  9. Millennium Development Goals for Health: What Will It Take to Accelerate Progress?
  10. Gender Differentials in Health
  11. Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  12. Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century
  13. Recent Trends and Innovations in Development Assistance for Health
  14. Ethical Issues in Resource Allocation, Research, and New Product Development
  15. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting
  16. Tuberculosis
  17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
  18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
  19. Diarrheal Diseases
  20. Vaccine–Preventable Diseases
  21. Conquering Malaria
  22. Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy
  23. Tropical Diseases Lacking Adequate Control Measures: Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis
  24. Helminth Infections: Soil–Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
  25. Acute Respiratory Infections in Children
  26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
  27. Newborn Survival
  28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
  29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
  30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions
  31. Mental Disorders
  32. Neurological Disorders
  33. Cardiovascular Disease
  34. Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin
  35. Respiratory Diseases of Adults
  36. Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System
  37. Skin Diseases
  38. Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
  39. Unintentional Injuries
  40. Interpersonal Violence
  41. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
  42. Indoor Air Pollution
  43. Air and Water Pollution: Burden and Strategies for Control
  44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
  45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight
  46. Tobacco Addiction
  47. Alcohol
  48. Illicit Opiate Abuse
  49. Learning and Developmental Disabilities
  50. Loss of Vision and Hearing
  51. Cost–Effectiveness of Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions
  52. Pain Control for People with Cancer and AIDS
  53. Public Health Surveillance: A Tool for Targeting and Monitoring Intervention
  54. Information to Improve Decision Making for Health
  55. Drug Resistance
  56. Community Health and Nutrition Programs
  57. Contraception
  58. School–Based Health and Nutrition Programs
  59. Adolescent Health Programs
  60. Occupational Health
  61. Natural Disaster Mitigation and Relief
  62. Control and Eradication
  63. Integrated Management of the Sick Child
  64. General Primary Care
  65. The District Hospital
  66. Referral Hospitals
  67. Surgery
  68. Emergency Medical Services
  69. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  70. Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries
  71. Health Workers: Building and Motivating the Workforce
  72. Ensuring Supplies of Appropriate Drugs and Vaccines
  73. Strategic Management of Clinical Services

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