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Top Malaria Experts, Led by DCPP Editor, Publish Groundbreaking Research to Aid Malaria Eradication

Leading research scientists, physicians, and public health specialists from around the world have contributed to a 340-page supplement to the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene titled ?Defining and Defeating the Intolerable Burden of Malari

Experts Develop Roadmap to Promote Essential Surgery at the District Level

In June 2007, international experts in surgery, anesthesia, health policy, epidemiology and health economics examined the necessary steps to increase access to surgical services in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

DCPP is the Backbone of a New Global Health Textbook

ones and Bartlett Publishers has released a new global health text book, ?Essentials of Global Health,? that heavily cites both Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors (GBD) and Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition (DCP2).

PAHO Highlights DCPP's 'Best Buys' in 'Perspectives in Health' Magazine

DCPP's 'Best Buys for Public Health' and other cost-effective interventions are the focus of the lead story in 'Perspectives in Health,' the magazine of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

DCPP Quarterly Newsletter August 07

DCPP Quarterly Newsletter August 07

Policy Impact Highlighted at the Disease Control Priorities Project One-Year Anniversary Event

Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health hosted an anniversary event, ?Disease Control Priorities Project: Implementing the Research Agenda,? celebrating the accomplishments of the past year since the launch of Disease

May 31st is World No Tobacco Day!

A global killer is ripping through the world's poorer countries largely unchecked. Within 25 years, tobacco smoking will be responsible for 10 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

DCPP Lessons on Health Systems Highlighted in Commonwealth Health Ministers Book 2007

The Commonwealth Secretariat requested key DCPP lessons on health systems for their reference guide for health ministers. Professor Anne Mills authored a chapter for the annual publication.

Health Policy Course at Harvard University Used DCP2 as a Foundation

Dean T. Jamison, Lead Editor on the Disease Control Priorities Project, taught a course this semester entitled Disease Control in Developing Countries: Intervention Priorities at Harvard University' Kennedy School of Government and School of Public Hea

DCPP Quarterly Newsletter May 07

DCPP Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 3

Sound Decisions Rely on Evidence: International Seminar on Health Priorities to Feature Cost-Effectiveness Tools

Although the health of Chileans improved consistently and dramatically over the past century, noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease and cancer, are rapidly increasing in the country and throughout the Southern Cone.

Decisiones sólidas dependen de la evidencia : Seminario internacional sobre las prioridades de salud resalta la importancia de las herramientas de costo-efectividad

Aunque la salud de los chilenos ha mejorado sistemática y extraordinariamente durante el último siglo, las enfermedades no transmisibles, como las enfermedades cardiovasculares y el cáncer, están aumentando rápidamente en este país y en todo el Cono Sur.