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

Glossary

Index