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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 |
Quality of Health Care Doesn't Have to Cost a Lot
(PDF | 281.9k)
Ample evidence suggests that quality of care (or the lack of it) must be at the center of every discussion about how to improve health in developing countries. Yet, many examples indicate that quality of care is still poor. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Dec 2007 | ||||
| Interventions and Strategies, Occupational Health |
Developing Countries Can Reduce Occupational Hazards
(PDF | 677.0k)
Workers everywhere face chemical, biological, physical, and psychosocial workplace hazards. However, people in developing countries bear more than 80 percent of the global burden of occupational disease and injury. Some diseases, such as lead poisoning, which have been largely eliminated in developed countries, remain a major problem in the rest of the world. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Oct 2007 | ||||
| Lifestyle |
Curbing Alcohol Consumption Can Reduce Death and Disease
(PDF | 290.8k)
Inappropriate alcohol use is a persistent public health problem. Four percent of the global burden of disease can be attributed to alcohol, which is linked to more than 60 different specific diseases. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Oct 2007 | ||||
| Cardiovascular Diseases, Child and Adolescent Health, Environment, Respiratory Diseases, Technology, Women's Health |
How to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution Through Cost-Effective Solutions
(PDF | 292.6k)
More than half of the world?s population still depends on fuel sources that are inefficient, highly polluting, and unhealthy. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jul 2007 | ||||
| Community Health, Malnutrition, Nutrition, School-Based Health |
Eliminating Malnutrition Could Reduce Poor Countries' Disease Burden by One-Third
(PDF | 305.7k)
Worldwide, about 130 million children are undernourished, and in Sub-Saharan Africa, the numbers are increasing. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jul 2007 | ||||
| Diarrheal Diseases, Disaster Relief, Disasters and Wars, Health Systems, Infectious Diseases, Malaria |
Natural Disasters: Coping with the Health Impact
(PDF | 284.0k)
Disasters, such as earthquakes or hurricanes, carry a substantial health burden for affected populations and compromise the capacity of local health services to address priority health care needs. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jul 2007 | ||||
| Contributing and Risk Factors, Diseases and Conditions, Family Planning, Finance and Cost-Effectiveness, Health Policy, Health Systems, Infectious Diseases, Interventions and Strategies, Malaria, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Policy and Systems, Women's Health |
Une tragédie évitable : Les décès maternels et néonatals en Afrique de l'ouest
(PDF | 11.1MB)
En 2001, les conditions maternelles et p |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jun 2007 | ||||
| Alternative Medicine |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
May Reduce Risk of Some Diseases
(PDF | 285.8k)
Despite the power and promise of modern medicine, large segments of the world?s population cannot or do not reap its benefits. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jun 2007 | ||||
| Emergency Medical Services, Family Planning, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Millennium Development Goals, Women's Health |
A Preventable Tragedy: Maternal and Newborn Deaths in West Africa
(PDF | 367.1k)
In 2001, maternal and perinatal conditions represented the single largest contributor to the global burden of disease, at nearly 6 percent of total Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Jun 2007 | ||||
| Lifestyle, Noncommunicable Diseases, Pain Control |
Musculoskeletal Conditions are the Most Common Cause of Chronic Disability
(PDF | 282.4k)
Globally, the number of people suffering from musculoskeletal conditions increased by 25 percent over the past decade. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | May 2007 | ||||
| Millennium Development Goals, Surveillance, Technology |
Want Value for Money? Invest in Information
(PDF | 305.7k)
Comprehensive Health Information Systems are Essential and Affordable. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | May 2007 | ||||
| Diarrheal Diseases, Finance and Cost-Effectiveness, Interventions and Strategies, Sanitation |
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
(PDF | 372.9k)
Simple, Effective Solutions Save Lives |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | May 2007 | ||||
| Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Injuries and Violence, Lifestyle, Noncommunicable Diseases |
Health Priority Setting in the Southern Cone
(PDF | 373.0k)
Action Needed on Lifestyle Risk Factors |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2007 | ||||
| Cancer, Contributing and Risk Factors, Lifestyle, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Women's Health |
Controlling Cancer in Developing Countries
(PDF | 336.9k)
Prevention and Treatment Stratagies Merit Further Studies |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2007 | ||||
| Community Health, Economics and Cost-Effectiveness, Health Systems, Hospitals, Primary Care, Surgery |
The Critical Role of District Hospitals
(PDF | 292.2k)
Providing Poor Communities with Timely, Cost-Effective Care |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2007 | ||||
| Economics and Cost-Effectiveness, Health Systems, Hospitals, Primary Care |
Primary Health Care
(PDF | 311.5k)
Key to Delivering Cost-Effective Interventions |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2007 | ||||
| Maternal and Neonatal Health |
La santé des nouveau-nés
(PDF | 405.9k)
Plus de quatre millions de nouveau-n |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2007 | ||||
| Cancer, Diabetes, Injuries and Violence, Lifestyle |
Marco prioritario de salud en el Cono Sur
(PDF | 428.1k)
Acciones necesarias sobre los factores de riesgo del estilo de vida |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Apr 2007 | ||||
| Health Systems, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Millennium Development Goals, Women's Health |
Maternal Deaths
(PDF | 995.4k)
An Unacceptable Lack of Progress |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Mar 2007 | ||||
| Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Women's Health |
Why Contraception is a Best Buy
(PDF | 268.5k)
Family Planning Saves Lives and Spurs Development |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Mar 2007 | ||||
| Cardiovascular Diseases, Contributing and Risk Factors, Diabetes, Injuries and Violence, Lifestyle, Noncommunicable Diseases |
Noncommunicable Diseases on the Rise in East, Central, and Southern Africa
(PDF | 1.1MB)
Although infectious diseases are still responsible for the largest burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming a significant burden in this region. |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Mar 2007 | ||||
| Family Planning, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Women's Health |
La mortalité maternelle
(PDF | 280.8k)
Un manque de progr |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Mar 2007 | ||||
| Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's Health |
Pourquoi la contraception est un bon
investissement
(PDF | 435.5k)
La planification familiale sauve des vies et encourage le d |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Mar 2007 | ||||
| Child and Adolescent Health, Finance and Cost-Effectiveness, Health Policy, Millennium Development Goals |
Atteindre les objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement pour la Santé :
(PDF | 286.4k)
Jusqu?ici, les progr |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Feb 2007 | ||||
| Finance and Cost-Effectiveness, Health Policy, Millennium Development Goals |
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for Health
(PDF | 473.4k)
So far, progress is mixed. Can we reach our targets? |
DCPP | Fact Sheet | Feb 2007 |
