disease, disability, congenital anomalies, and trauma, along with health impact and economic analyses of procedures, platforms …Essential Surgery is the first volume in the Disease Control Priorities, third edition (DCP3) series. DCP3 endeavors to … effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness of priority health interventions. The volume presents data on the surgical burden of …

programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil …

This report examines the health and economic impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in Latin America and the … policy decisions involving multi-sectoral interventions to prevent health risk factors are taken, which stakeholders directly …

As the world recently turned its attention to the struggle of expanding health insurance coverage for 40 million people … designed and coupled with public subsidies, health insurance can contribute to the well-being of poor and middle …-class households, not just the rich. And it can contribute to development goals such as improved access to health care, better …

This report is about how to improve health system outcomes in countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region …. Long-term historical trends indicate substantial room for improvement, especially when ECA's health outcomes are compared … ECA have been falling behind. This report, which explores the development challenge facing health sectors in ECA …