DCPP Quarterly Newsletter August 07

 

August 1, 2007

 

• Disease Control Priorities Highlighted Around The World
• New Feature Stories
• New Fact Sheets
• Useful Links

 

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Disease Control Priorities Highlighted Around The World

Findings from the Diseases Control Priorities Project continue to be highlighted and presented at health policy events around the world. Below is a list of notable events where the World Bank or other DCPP partners disseminated the DCPP findings:

 

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New Feature Stories

The Disease Control Priorities Project continues to commission seasoned science and health writers to highlight real-world examples of the global burden of disease, cost-effective interventions, policies, and programs. Since the last newsletter, ten feature stories have been added to www.dcp2.org. They can be viewed by clicking the titles below:

Preventing Cervical Cancer Deaths: How to Save 4 Million Lives in 10 Years
By Sue J. Goldie

Malawi: Overcoming Health Systems Hurdles

Reducing Adult Deaths from Chronic Diseases in Asia: Evidence and Opportunities
By Prabhat Jha and Ian Anderson

Newborn Survival: A Snapshot of Progress Since 2005 
by Joy Lawn

Clearing the Smog: Fighting Air Pollution in Mexico City, Mexico, and São Paulo, Brazil
by Eliza Barclay

Bhutan: When Environment Drives Public Health Policies
by Barbara Crossette

Disease Control Priorities: Essential Surgical Services in Africa
by Haile T. Debas and Colin McCord

Efforts to Write Tobacco Control Laws Meets Resistance in Kenya
by Florence Machio

DCPP Finds an Eager Audience in Journalists: Links to Information and Resources Facilitates Evidence-Based Reporting
by Nina Pruyn

In His Own Words: The Caribbean Community Uses Evidence to Influence Policy
by Sir George Alleyne

 

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New Fact Sheets

Fact sheets present brief summaries about the broad range of diseases, conditions, or issues addressed by the Disease Control Priorities Project.  Since the last newsletter, eight fact sheets and eight translations of fact sheets have been added to www.dcp2.org:

How to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution Through Cost-Effective Solutions

Eliminating Malnutrition Could Eliminate Poor Countries’ Disease Burden By One Third

Natural Disasters: Coping with the Health Impact

Complementary and Alternative Medicine May Reduce Risk of Some Diseases

Musculoskeletal Conditions are the Most Common Cause of Chronic Disability

Want Value for Money? Invest in Information

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Simple, Effective Solutions Save Lives

A Preventable Tragedy: Maternal and Newborn Deaths in West Africa

Une tragédie évitable : Les décès maternels et néonatals en Afrique de l'ouest

La santé des nouveau-nés

La mortalité maternelle

Pourquoi la contraception est un bon investissement

Atteindre les objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement pour la Santé

La santé de l’enfant

Le VIH et le sida

Le paludisme

 

 

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Useful Links

Data and Maps 
Download and use the data from tables and maps in The Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors when preparing reports, presentations, briefs, etc. Please include appropriate citations.

Cost-Effective Interventions Database 
Search DCP2's database of cost-efffetive health interventions highlighted in Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition (DCP2). Users can search by disease/condition, target audience, setting, and other criteria.

Events and Event Presentations 
The DCP2 events archive now contains selected presentation materials from various DCP2 events.

Related Analysis 
These materials support, supplement, or expand on DCPP concepts and main messages.