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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

1. 5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
   1. Science, Technology, and Medicine in the 20th Century
2. 6. Product Development Priorities
3. 7. Economic Approaches to Valuing Global Health Research
4. 8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
   1. General Findings
   2. Intervention Type, Programmatic Characteristics, and Policies
5. 10. Gender Differentials in Health
   1. Priority Disease Groups for Women
6. 19. Diarrheal Diseases
7. 24. Helminth Infections: Soil–Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
   1. Causes and Characteristics of Helminth Infections
8. 33. Cardiovascular Disease
   1. Burden of Disease
9. 34. Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin
   1. Introduction
   2. Burden of Disease
   3. Control and Treatment
10. 36. Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System
    1. Causes of Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary System
11. 42. Indoor Air Pollution
12. 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
    1. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
13. 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight
14. 50. Loss of Vision and Hearing
15. 61. Natural Disaster Mitigation and Relief
16. 63. Integrated Management of the Sick Child
    1. Intervention Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
    2. Implementation of Programs: Lessons of Experience
17. 68. Emergency Medical Services
    1. Interventions for Emergency Care: Systems, Structures, and Organization
18. 70. Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

1. 1. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, 1990—2001
2. 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

Priorities in Health

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

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. Leading Causes of Disease Burden, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
2. Disease Burden Distribution, 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. Annual Cost per Fully Immunized Child for the Traditional Childhood Vaccines, By Region, 2001
4. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Diphtheria and Whooping Cough, 2001
5. 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

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 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

Chapter 57. Contraception

1. Average Cost of Family Planning Services per Infant and Maternal Death Averted
2. Average Cost of Family Planning Services per Birth Averted and per DALY Averted
3. Maternal Burden of Disease Associated with Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion