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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

1. 8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
   1. Cases
   2. General Findings
   3. Intervention Type, Programmatic Characteristics, and Policies
2. 11. Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
   1. Subsidies for Health and Health-Related Products
   2. Taxes and Tax Expenditures: Design and Outcomes
3. 12. Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century
   1. Health Financing Issues in MICs
4. 16. Tuberculosis
   1. Tuberculosis Infection, Disease, and Death
   2. Epidemiological Burden and Trends
   3. Interventions against Tuberculosis
   4. Alternative and Complementary Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Active Disease
   5. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions against Tuberculosis
   6. Cost-Effectiveness of Managing Endemic Tuberculosis
   7. Summary of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
5. 17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
   1. Introduction
   2. Bacterial and Viral STIs and Their Sequelae
6. 23. Tropical Diseases Lacking Adequate Control Measures: Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis
   1. Disease Characteristics and Transmission
   2. Disease Burden
   3. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
7. 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
   1. Burden of Cancer in Developing Countries
   2. Cost-Effectiveness of Cancer Control Interventions
8. 31. Mental Disorders
   1. Cost-Effectiveness Methods and Results
   2. Policy and Service Implications
9. 32. Neurological Disorders
   1. AD and Other Dementias
   2. Epilepsy
   3. Stroke
10. 33. Cardiovascular Disease
    1. Burden of Disease
    2. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
11. 36. Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System
    1. Causes and Characteristics of the Burden of Diseases
    2. Causes of Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary System
    3. Global Perspectives in Relation to RRT
    4. Implementation of Control Strategies: Lessons of Experience
    5. Research and Development Agenda
    6. Conclusions: Promises and Pitfalls
12. 38. Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
    1. Dental Caries
13. 40. Interpersonal Violence
    1. Implementation of Prevention Strategies
14. 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
    1. Interventions
    2. Research and Development Priorities
15. 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight
16. 46. Tobacco Addiction
    1. Smoking Trends
    2. Health Consequences of Smoking
    3. Rationale for Government Intervention
    4. Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Tobacco-Control Interventions
17. 47. Alcohol
    1. Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Disease Conditions
    2. Interventions for Reducing High-Risk Drinking
    3. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
    4. Implementation of Control Strategies: Lessons of Experience
18. 52. Pain Control for People with Cancer and AIDS
    1. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness
19. 55. Drug Resistance
    1. Risk Factors
    2. Interventions
20. 63. Integrated Management of the Sick Child
    1. Intervention Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
    2. Implementation of Programs: Lessons of Experience
21. 66. Referral Hospitals
22. 68. Emergency Medical Services
    1. Interventions for Emergency Care: Systems, Structures, and Organization
23. 70. Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries
    1. Policy Interventions to Improve Quality
24. 73. Strategic Management of Clinical Services
    1. The Specifics: What Works?

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

1. 1. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, 1990—2001
   1. Major Findings of the 2001 GBD Study
2. 2. Demographic and Epidemiological Characteristics of Major Regions, 1990—2001
   1. Regional Demographic Characteristics
   2. Changes in Mortality, 1990–2001
   3. Discussion
3. 3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001
   1. Estimating Deaths by Cause: Methods and Data
   2. Global and Regional Mortality in 2001
   3. Estimating Incidence, Prevalence, and YLD: Methods and Data
   4. Burden of Disability and Poor Health in 2001
   5. Global Burden of Disease in 2001
   6. Discussion and Conclusions
   7. Acknowledgments
4. 5. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses for Burden of Disease and Risk Factor Estimates

Priorities in Health

1. 2. Success in Addressing Priorities
   1. Cost-Effective Interventions Beyond Health Systems

Chapter Presentations

Chapter 01. Investing in Health

1. Changes in Life Expectancy, 1960-2002, By World Bank Region
2. Rate of Change in Life Expectancy, 1960-2002, By World Bank Region

Chapter 04. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions

1. Disease Burden Distribution, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
2. Leading Causes of Disease Burden, by Select World Bank Region, 2001

Chapter 20. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

1. Cost per Deaths and Disability Adjusted Life Years Averted by Vaccination, 2001
2. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Hib and Hepatitis B, 2001
3. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Measles and Yellow Fever, 2001
4. Annual Cost per Fully Immunized Child for the Traditional Childhood Vaccines, By Region, 2001
5. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Diphtheria and Whooping Cough, 2001
6. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Tetanus and Polio, 2001

Chapter 10. Gender Differentials in Health

1. Gender Ratio of Conditions that Affect Women Disproportionately, 2001
2. Percentage of DALYs Resulting from Selected Conditions Specific to Women, 2001
3. Burden of Disease, By Gender and Region, 2001
4. Gender Ratio of Conditions that Affect Women Disproportionately, 2001

Chapter 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders

1. Vitamin A Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
2. Zinc Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
3. Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
4. Percent of Underweight Children Under Age Five, By Region
5. Childhood Deaths and DALYs Attributable to Being Underweight, By Region
6. Iodine Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region

Chapter 26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions

1. Estimates of Maternal Mortality, By Region, 2000

Chapter 31. Mental Disorders

1. DALYs Averted by a Mental Health Care Package, By Region
2. Disease Burden of Selected Major Psychiatric Disorders, By Region, 2001
3. Costs of a Mental Health Care Package, By Region
4. Cost-effectiveness of a Mental Health Care Package, By Region

Chapter 33. Cardiovascular Disease

1. Cost-effectiveness of Medical Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease, By Region
2. Cardiovascular Events and Deaths Preventable By Medical Therapy
3. Cost-effectiveness of Medical Therapy for Heart Attacks, By Region
4. Percent Change in Death Rates for Coronary Heart Disease, Selected Countries, 1988-1998

Chapter 47. Alcohol

1. Prevalence of High-Risk Drinking, By Gender, Age, and Region, 2000
2. DALYs Lost Due to High-Risk Drinking, By Disease Category and Region, 2001
3. Estimated Impact of Interventions to Reduce High-Risk Drinking in Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa
4. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce High-Risk Drinking in Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 68. Emergency Medical Services

1. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Combined Use of Trained Lay First Responders and Paramedics
2. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Staffed Community Ambulances in Urban Areas
3. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Staffed Community Ambulances in Rural Areas

Chapter 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes

1. Incremental Cost-effectiveness of Reducing Salt Content by Legislation and Public Education
2. Incremental Cost-effectiveness of Reducing Saturated Fat Content
3. Incremental Cost-effectiveness of Reducing Trans Fat

Chapter 30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions

1. Estimated Direct Medical Costs of Diabetes, By Region, 2003
2. Estimated Diabetes Deaths and DALYs Lost Among People Ages 20 to 79, By Region, 2001
3. Estimated Number of People Ages 20 to 79 with Diabetes, By Region, 2003 and 2025

Chapter 39. Unintentional Injuries

1. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Interventions Enforcing Traffic Regulations
2. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Installing Speed Bumps at Lethal Intersections

Chapter 46. Tobacco Addiction

1. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Selected Tobacco Interventions, By Region
2. Global Tobacco Deaths and DALYs Lost, By Gender and Region, 2000
3. Estimated Prevalence of Smoking Among People Ages 15 and Older, By Gender, 2000
4. Regional Distribution of Smokers Ages 15 and Older, 2000

Chapter 59. Adolescent Health Programs

1. Young Sexually Active Women Using Contraception, By Age Group
2. Young Sexually Active Women Using Contraception, By Age Group

Chapter 67. Surgery

1. Estimated Annual Costs Attributable to Surgical Patients in a Community Clinic and District Hospital

Chapter 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight

1. Estimates of Cost-effectiveness of a Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease, By Region