DCPP Newsletter December 08

 

December 19, 2008

 

Click on the links below to read the latest newsletter.

 

DCPP Around the World

New Feature Stories

New Fact Sheets

Upgrades and Enhancements to DCP2

Newsmakers

Useful Links

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 DCPP Around the World  

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

In September 2008, at the ECSA 2nd Regional Forum on Best Practices in Health Care and the 18th Directors’ Joint Consultative Committee Meeting (DJCC) in Arusha, Tanzania, DCPP findings were used to address the need to revitalize Primary Healthcare (PHC) and implement practical solutions in order to effectively achieve the MDG’s. Sir George Alleyne presented on the main topic and also on non-communicable diseases and emphasized the importance of DCPP’s role in stimulating effective joint action in key, but neglected, areas. Dr. Alleyne’s presentation “Revitalizing Primary Health Care: Strengthening Health Systems” can be viewed here.

A workshop in Washington, DC in June 2008 presented DCP2 findings and recommendations in the areas of school-based health and nutrition programs. Key concepts on the effects of education and health and nutrition outcomes and on cost effectiveness of education interventions were presented to World Bank staff by Dr. Donald Bundy. An in-depth discussion on the policy implications of these findings and how they apply to World Bank operations followed. The presentation can be viewed here.
 

 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, three feature stories have been added to www.dcp2.org covering topics of obstetric fistula, the global food crisis, and birth defects . They can be viewed by clicking the titles below:

A "Mark of Shame"
By Beryl Lieff Benderly

Drastic Jumps in Food Prices Threaten the World's Most Vulnerable With Disease and Starvation
By Beryl Lieff Benderly

Care and Prevention of Congenital Disorders
By Beryl Lieff Benderly

Previous feature stories are archived and new feature stories are posted regularly; please visit http://www.dcp2.org to view our most recent feature.
 

New Fact Sheets

Fact sheets present brief summaries about the broad range of diseases, conditions, or issues addressed by DCPP. Since the last newsletter, the following fact sheets and fact sheet translations, based upon chapters in Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition (DCP2), have been added to www.dcp2.org.

Addiction to Heroin and Other Opiates: Developing Countries Need Strategies to Reduce Harm

Controlling Kidney Disease: Prevention and Early Detection Are Key

Sex, Gender, and Women's Health: Why Women Usually Come Last

Breathing Easier: Preventing Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Adults

Ensuring Supplies of Drugs and Vaccines in Developing Countries: Without Medicines, Patients Die Needlessly

Asegurar el suministro de medicamentos y vacunas en los países en desarrollo: Sin medicamentos los pacientes mueren sin necesidad

Comment garantir l'approvisionnement en médicaments et en vaccins dans les pays en développement: Sans médicaments, les patients meurent futilement

Strengthening Emergency Medical Services: A Matter of Life and Death in Low-Income Countries

Renforcement des services médicaux d'urgence: Une question de vie ou de mort dans les pays à faible revenu

Reforzar los servicios médicos de urgencia: Un tema de vida o muerte en países de bajos ingresos

Deworming Children Brings Huge Health and Development Gains in Low-Income Countries

La vigilancia de la salud pública: La mejor arma para evitar epidemias

La surveillance de la santé publique: La meilleure arme contre les épidémies  

Upgrades and Enhancements to DCP2

This October 2008, DCPP launched our latest web tool - Conference and Workshop Presentations. You can use this resource to view presentations given to key decision makers around the world that highlight the findings of DCPP. Please visit this page directly or access it from any page on the www.dcp2.org website by visiting the Tools and Resources menu.

View Conference and Workshop Presentations

 
 Newsmakers

Award-winning Ugandan journalist and ECSA Media Network member Kakaire Ayub Kirunda has written several articles focusing on pressing global health issues primarily in Uganda and in the East Africa region. Mr. Kirunda’s articles regularly cite DCPP findings and appear in the Daily Monitor newspaper. You can find some of his most recent articles at the Daily Monitor Online:

Why Uganda is still struggling with tuberculosis response

Is funding the answer to health woes?

Health Centre IVs suffocate regional referral hospitals

 Useful Links

The custom books and presentations section of www.dcp2.org is now easier to use! You no longer need to register and login to use these sections of the site. However, if you do choose to register, whenever you login you can find your saved custom books and presentations in the "My DCPP" section of the site.

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