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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

1. 1. Investing in Health
   1. Child Health
   2. Conclusions
2. 2. Intervention Cost–Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
   1. Assessing the Evidence on the Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
3. 4. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions
4. 5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
   1. Science, Technology, and Medicine in the 20th Century
   2. Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Future
5. 8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
   1. Cases
   2. General Findings
   3. Intervention Type, Programmatic Characteristics, and Policies
6. 9. Millennium Development Goals for Health: What Will It Take to Accelerate Progress?
   1. The Millennium Development Goals for Health: Progress and Prospects
   2. Scaling Up: Defining Interventions and Removing Constraints
   3. What Do Countries Need To Do?
7. 10. Gender Differentials in Health
   1. Antecedents
   2. Gender Differentials in Disease Burdens
   3. Women's Excess Disease Burdens
   4. Priority Disease Groups for Women
   5. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
   6. Research Agenda
   7. Conclusions
8. 11. Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
9. 13. Recent Trends and Innovations in Development Assistance for Health
   1. Trends and Gaps in Development Assistance for Health
   2. Recent Innovations to Improve the Effectiveness of Development Assistance for Health
10. 15. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting
    1. Definition and Characteristics of Interventions
11. 16. Tuberculosis
    1. Epidemiological Burden and Trends
12. 17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
    1. Introduction
    2. Bacterial and Viral STIs and Their Sequelae
    3. Effectiveness of the Principal Interventions
    4. Scaling Up Control Strategies
13. 18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
    1. Action under Uncertainty
    2. Prevention in Theory and Practice: Using Epidemic Profiles and Contextual Factors to Inform Prevention Guidelines
    3. Care and Treatment
14. 19. Diarrheal Diseases
    1. Public Health Significance of Diarrheal Illnesses
    2. Preventive Strategies
15. 20. Vaccine–Preventable Diseases
    1. Causes and Epidemiology of Diseases Prevented by Vaccines Used in National Immunization Programs
16. 24. Helminth Infections: Soil–Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
    1. Causes and Characteristics of Helminth Infections
    2. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Interventions
17. 25. Acute Respiratory Infections in Children
    1. Interventions
18. 26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
    1. Epidemiology of Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
    2. Interventions
    3. Cost-Effectiveness of Selected Intervention Packages
    4. Economic Benefits of Intervention
    5. Lessons for Implementation
    6. Research and Development Needs
    7. Conclusions
    8. Annex 26.A: CEA Model Assumptions
19. 27. Newborn Survival
    1. Neonatal Deaths
    2. Interventions
    3. Marginal Impact and Cost of Scaling Up Universal Neonatal Packages
    4. Implementation
20. 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
    1. Interventions
21. 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
    1. Cost-Effectiveness of Cancer Control Interventions
22. 30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions
    1. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions and Priorities
23. 31. Mental Disorders
24. 32. Neurological Disorders
    1. AD and Other Dementias
    2. Stroke
25. 33. Cardiovascular Disease
26. 34. Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin
    1. Burden of Disease
    2. Control and Treatment
    3. Options for Control and Management of Inherited Hemoglobin Disorders
27. 36. Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System
    1. Causes of Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary System
28. 39. Unintentional Injuries
    1. Burden and Causes of Unintentional Injuries
29. 40. Interpersonal Violence
    1. The Nature, Burden, and Causes of Interpersonal Violence
    2. Economic Impact of Violence
    3. Interventions
    4. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
30. 41. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
    1. Water Supply
    2. Excreta Disposal
    3. Hygiene Promotion
31. 42. Indoor Air Pollution
    1. Nature, Causes, and Burden of Condition
    2. Intervention Costs and Effectiveness
32. 43. Air and Water Pollution: Burden and Strategies for Control
33. 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
    1. Chronic Disease Prevention
34. 46. Tobacco Addiction
    1. Health Consequences of Smoking
35. 47. Alcohol
    1. Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Disease Conditions
36. 48. Illicit Opiate Abuse
    1. Annex 48.A: Prevalence of Use, Adverse Health Effects of and Interventions for Cannabis, Cocaine, Amphetamines, and MDMA Use and Dependence
37. 50. Loss of Vision and Hearing
    1. Nature, Causes, and Epidemiology of Vision Loss
38. 51. Cost–Effectiveness of Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions
    1. Economic Issues
39. 56. Community Health and Nutrition Programs
    1. Community-Based Programs—What Are They?
    2. Programmatic Factors
    3. Contextual Factors
40. 57. Contraception
    1. Nature, Causes, and Burden of the Conditions That Can Be Addressed
    2. Interventions
    3. Intervention Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
    4. Research and Development Agenda
41. 58. School–Based Health and Nutrition Programs
    1. Interventions
42. 62. Control and Eradication
43. 64. General Primary Care
44. 65. The District Hospital
45. 68. Emergency Medical Services
    1. Interventions for Emergency Care: Systems, Structures, and Organization
    2. Definitions
46. 71. Health Workers: Building and Motivating the Workforce

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

1. 4. Comparative Quantification of Mortality and Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Risk Factors
   1. Burden of Disease Attributable to Individual Risk Factors
2. 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
   1. Accounting for Health Gains
   2. Equity
2. 2. Success in Addressing Priorities
   1. Cost-Effective Interventions Aimed at Building Health Systems
   2. Cost-Effective Interventions Beyond Health Systems
3. 4. Cost–Effective Strategies for the Excess Burden of Disease in Developing Countries
   1. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
   2. Maternal and Neonatal Health
4. 5. Cost–Effective Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors, and Behaviors
   1. Congenital and Developmental Disorders

Chapter Presentations

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 Age, 2001
4. Burden of Disease, By Gender and Region, 2001
5. Gender Ratio of Conditions that Affect Women Disproportionately, 2001
6. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Maternal Conditions
7. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Chlamydia Infection
8. Cost-effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Cervical Cancer

Chapter 59. Adolescent Health Programs

1. Worldwide Distribution of DALYs Lost Among Young Women, By Age Group, 2002
2. Young Women Ages 20-24 Who Had a Child Before Age 18, By Region

Chapter 57. Contraception

1. Average Cost of Family Planning Services per Infant and Maternal Death Averted
2. Total Potential Demand for Family Planning in Selected Countries
3. Average Cost of Family Planning Services per Birth Averted and per DALY Averted
4. Maternal Burden of Disease Associated with Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion