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Fact Sheets
These materials present short summaries of selected topics, diseases, and conditions. They are arranged with the newest material on top. You can easily sort by Title, Type, or Date by clicking on a column heading.
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| Health Systems |
Health System Performance in Developing Countries
(PDF | 449.4k)
In Developing Countries Management Matters, Not Just Resources. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Health Systems, Surveillance, TB |
Tuberculosis
(PDF | 481.2k)
Tuberculosis Is the Second-Largest Cause of Death From an Infectious Agent in the World. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Cardiovascular Diseases, Comparative Risk Assessment, Economics and Cost-Effectiveness, Surveillance |
Cardiovascular Disease
(PDF | 470.6k)
In Developing Countries, Cardiovascular Disease Claims Nearly Three Times as Many Lives as HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Combined. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Child and Adolescent Health, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Women's Health |
Adolescent Health
(PDF | 671.3k)
Risky Behavior in Adolescence Contributes to 6 in 10 Premature Deaths in Adulthood. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Nutrition, Prevention |
Risk Factors
(PDF | 673.2k)
Millions of Deaths Could Be Prevented by Reducing Risk Factor Exposure. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Infectious Diseases, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Surveillance, Women's Health |
Infectious Diseases
(PDF | 877.2k)
Changes in Individual Behavior Could Limit the Spread of Infectious Diseases. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Maternal and Neonatal Health |
Newborn Health
(PDF | 472.8k)
More Than 4 Million Newborns Die Each Year, Even Though Effective and Inexpensive Interventions Exist |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Noncommunicable Diseases, Surveillance |
Injuries and Violence
(PDF | 667.7k)
About Two-Thirds of Injury Deaths--Most From Road Traffic Crashes--Are Unintentional. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Blood-Related Diseases, Drugs/Vaccines, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Women's Health |
HIV and AIDS
(PDF | 483.2k)
Forty Million People Are Infected With HIV-- 26 Million in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Malaria, Surveillance |
Malaria
(PDF | 468.9k)
Malaria Kills up to 3 Million People Each Year. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Economics and Cost-Effectiveness, Finance, Health Systems, Surveillance |
Financing Health Systems
(PDF | 1.1MB)
Severe Challenges Exist for Low-Income Countries in Setting Health Priorities and Financing Health Systems. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Economics and Cost-Effectiveness, Finance, Health Systems, Surveillance |
Finding the Best Health Buys
(PDF | 655.1k)
Severe Challenges Exist for Low-Income Countries in Setting Health Priorities and Financing Health Systems |
DCPP | Brief | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Comparative Risk Assessment, Economics and Cost-Effectiveness, Respiratory Diseases, TB |
Tobacco Addiction
(PDF | 468.2k)
Tobacco Controls Could Save 3 Million Lives a Year by 2030 |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Comparative Risk Assessment, Health Systems, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Surveillance, Women's Health |
Burden of Disease in China in 2001
(PDF | 525.8k)
Life expectancy at birth was 71.1 years in 2001, 2.8 years longer than the average life expectancy for China in 1990 |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Investing in Global Health Fact Sheet (PDF | 1.1MB) | DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | |||||
| HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections |
VIH y Sida
(PDF | 452.3k)
Cuarenta millones de personas estan infectadas por el VIH - 26 millones en Africa al Sur del Sahara |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Health Systems |
Desempeño del sistema de salud en los países en desarrollo
(PDF | 498.4k)
La administracion importa, no solo los rescursos |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Injuries and Violence, Lifestyle |
Enfermedades no transmisibles
(PDF | 517.4k)
Las enfermedades no transmisibles ahora ocasionan la mayor parte de defunciones en los paises de bajo y mediano ingreso |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| HIV/AIDS |
Le VIH et le sida
(PDF | 420.3k)
Quarante millions de personnes sont infect |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Drug Resistance, Malaria |
Le paludisme
(PDF | 414.3k)
Le paludisme tue plus de 3 millions de personnes par an |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | ||||
| Investing in Global Health: A Spotlight on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region (PDF | 674.1k) | DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2006 | |||||
| Child and Adolescent Health, Diarrheal Diseases, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
La santé de l?enfant
(PDF | 708.4k)
Presque 11 millions d?enfants de moins de cinq ans meurent chaque ann |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jul 2006 | ||||
| Noncommunicable Diseases |
Noncommunicable Diseases
(PDF | 532.0k)
Noncommunicable diseases now account for a majority of deaths in low- and middle-income countries |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jul 2006 | ||||
| Community Health, Health Systems, Policy and Systems |
Improving Quality of Clinical Care
(PDF | 292.4k)
Incentives for health care workers |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Aug 2006 | ||||
| Mental Disorders, Neurological Disorders |
Mental and Neurological Disorders
(PDF | 314.8k)
About 13 percent of the global disease burden stems from these illnesses, but stigma and lack of resources often prevent their diagnosis and treatment |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Aug 2006 |
