Finance and Cost-Effectiveness

Effective use of limited resources is fundamental to improving health, meeting new challenges, and addressing inequities. Knowledge of which interventions work, how much they cost, and how they are best implemented and delivered is the key to successful outcomes. Ultimately, however, such knowledge has to be tempered by knowledge of institutions and implementation. Only when scientific and practical knowledge are combined can policy makers identify the interventions that will have the most impact in practice.

Decisions about how to finance health care strongly influence how the health system will function in any country, but low- and middle income countries can do more with the funds they have by allocating resources to cost-effective interventions and by mobilizing additional funds to support health improvements. Meeting today’s health challenges requires wealthy countries to fulfill their commitments to increase international development assistance to health, even as it requires low-income countries to face the challenges of absorbing these funds and using them in ways that will effectively improve the health of their populations.

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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)
  1. 1. Investing in Health
  2. 2. Intervention Cost–Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
  3. 3. Strengthening Health Systems
  4. 4. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions
  5. 5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
  6. 6. Product Development Priorities
  7. 7. Economic Approaches to Valuing Global Health Research
  8. 8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
  9. 9. Millennium Development Goals for Health: What Will It Take to Accelerate Progress?
  10. 10. Gender Differentials in Health
  11. 11. Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  12. 12. Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century
  13. 13. Recent Trends and Innovations in Development Assistance for Health
  14. 14. Ethical Issues in Resource Allocation, Research, and New Product Development
  15. 15. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting
  16. 16. Tuberculosis
  17. 17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
  18. 18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
  19. 19. Diarrheal Diseases
  20. 20. Vaccine–Preventable Diseases
  21. 21. Conquering Malaria
  22. 22. Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy
  23. 23. Tropical Diseases Lacking Adequate Control Measures: Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis
  24. 24. Helminth Infections: Soil–Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
  25. 25. Acute Respiratory Infections in Children
  26. 26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
  27. 27. Newborn Survival
  28. 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
  29. 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
  30. 30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions
  31. 31. Mental Disorders
  32. 32. Neurological Disorders
  33. 33. Cardiovascular Disease
  34. 34. Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin
  35. 35. Respiratory Diseases of Adults
  36. 36. Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System
  37. 37. Skin Diseases
  38. 38. Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
  39. 39. Unintentional Injuries
  40. 40. Interpersonal Violence
  41. 41. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
  42. 42. Indoor Air Pollution
  43. 43. Air and Water Pollution: Burden and Strategies for Control
  44. 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
  45. 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight
  46. 46. Tobacco Addiction
  47. 47. Alcohol
  48. 48. Illicit Opiate Abuse
  49. 49. Learning and Developmental Disabilities
  50. 50. Loss of Vision and Hearing
  51. 51. Cost–Effectiveness of Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions
  52. 52. Pain Control for People with Cancer and AIDS
  53. 53. Public Health Surveillance: A Tool for Targeting and Monitoring Intervention
  54. 54. Information to Improve Decision Making for Health
  55. 55. Drug Resistance
  56. 56. Community Health and Nutrition Programs
  57. 57. Contraception
  58. 58. School–Based Health and Nutrition Programs
  59. 59. Adolescent Health Programs
  60. 60. Occupational Health
  61. 61. Natural Disaster Mitigation and Relief
  62. 63. Integrated Management of the Sick Child
  63. 64. General Primary Care
  64. 65. The District Hospital
  65. 66. Referral Hospitals
  66. 67. Surgery
  67. 68. Emergency Medical Services
  68. 69. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  69. 70. Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries
  70. 71. Health Workers: Building and Motivating the Workforce
  71. 72. Ensuring Supplies of Appropriate Drugs and Vaccines
  72. 73. Strategic Management of Clinical Services
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
  3. 4. Comparative Quantification of Mortality and Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Risk Factors
  4. 5. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses for Burden of Disease and Risk Factor Estimates
  5. 6. Incorporating Deaths Near the Time of Birth into Estimates of the Global Burden of Disease
Priorities in Health
  1. 1. Accomplishments, Challenges, and Priorities
  2. 2. Success in Addressing Priorities
  3. 3. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis
  4. 4. Cost–Effective Strategies for the Excess Burden of Disease in Developing Countries
  5. 5. Cost–Effective Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors, and Behaviors
  6. 6. Providing Interventions
  7. 7. Pillars of the Health System
  8. 8. The Way Forward: A Blueprint for Action

Presentations

Chapter 02. Intervention Cost-Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Childhood Conditions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Epidemic Tuberculosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  3. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Endemic Tuberculosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  4. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa
  5. Efficiency of Interventions
  6. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Diarrheal Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  7. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Traffic Accidents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  8. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Dengue and Hepatitis B in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  9. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Neurological Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  10. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  11. Cost-effectiveness of Surgery and Emergency Medical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  12. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  13. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Heart Attacks and Stroke in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  14. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Coronary Heart Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  15. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Tobacco Addiction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  16. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Alcohol Abuse in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  17. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for HIV/AIDS Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  18. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Chapter 01. Investing in Health
  1. Health Expenditures, 2001, By Country Income Level
  2. Reducing Under-five Mortality: How much health will a million dollars buy?
  3. Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS: How much health will a million dollars buy?
  4. Preventing and Treating Noncommunicable Diseases: How much health will a million dollars buy?
  5. Cervical Cancer and Surgically Treatable Conditions: How much health will a million dollars buy?
Chapter 20. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  1. Cost per Deaths and Disability Adjusted Life Years Averted by Vaccination, 2001
  2. Annual Cost per Fully Immunized Child for the Traditional Childhood Vaccines, By Region, 2001
  3. Annual Cost per Fully Immunized Child for the Traditional Childhood Vaccines, By Immunization Strategy, 2001
Chapter 18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Blood Safety Practices for HIV Prevention
  3. Cost-effectiveness of Peer-based Programs for Preventing HIV/AIDS
  4. Cost-effectiveness of STI Treatment for Preventing HIV/AIDS
  5. Cost-effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy for Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
  6. Cost-effectiveness of Harm Reduction for Injecting Drug Users for HIV Prevention
Chapter 60. Occupational Health
  1. Estimated Average Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Risk of Silicosis
Chapter 12. Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century
  1. Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Middle-Income Countries
  2. Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Middle-Income Countries
  3. Average Central Government Revenues, Early 2000s
  4. Health Care Financing System Trends, by Country Income Level
  5. Composition of Health Financing, by Country Income Level, 2001
Chapter 30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Diabetes in Developing Countries
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Diabetes in Developing Countries
  3. Estimated Direct Medical Costs of Diabetes, By Region, 2003
Chapter 10. Gender Differentials in Health
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Maternal Conditions
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Chlamydia Infection
  3. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Cervical Cancer
Chapter 26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
Chapter 21. Conquering Malaria
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Malaria Interventions
Chapter 33. Cardiovascular Disease
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Medical Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease, By Region
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Medical Therapy for Heart Attacks, By Region
Chapter 27. Newborn Survival
  1. Cost of Adding Newborn Care Packages to Maternal and Child Health Services
Chapter 45. The Growing Burden of Risk from High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Bodyweight
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean*
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease in Africa*
  3. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease in Southeast Asia*
  4. Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease in the Western Pacific*
  5. Estimates of Cost-effectiveness of a Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease, By Region
  6. Estimates of Cost-effectiveness of a Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease in India
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 31. Mental Disorders
  1. Costs of a Mental Health Care Package, By Region
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 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
  1. Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Underweight Children
  2. Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Vitamin A Deficiency in Children
  3. Cost-effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Iron, Iodine, and Zinc Deficiency in Children
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 59. Adolescent Health Programs
  1. Estimated Cost and Cost-effectiveness of Selected Adolescent Health Programs
Chapter 47. Alcohol
  1. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce High-Risk Drinking in Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa
  2. Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce High-Risk Drinking in East Asia and the Pacific and South Asia
Chapter 41. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
  1. Median Construction Cost of Water Supply Facilities for Select Regions
  2. Median Construction Cost of Sanitation Technologies in Select Regions
  3. Cost-effectiveness of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
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

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