The world has enjoyed huge improvements in population health during the last half century. But major health problems … deal with noncommunicable diseases. Several classic arguments for public spending on health have buttressed governments …’ efforts to improve health. These efforts have now been further spurred by new economic arguments that better population health …

services, thereby increasing vulnerability to poor health outcomes. To quantify deprivation for each slum, we construct a basic … services deprivation score (BSDS), which includes variables that affect health, such as access to piped water, latrines, solid … waste disposal, schools, and health centers. In a regression analysis, we find a robust association between non …

The world has enjoyed huge improvements in population health during the last half century. But major health problems … deal with noncommunicable diseases. Several classic arguments for public spending on health have buttressed governments …' efforts to improve health. These efforts have now been further spurred by new economic arguments that better population health …

costs of chronic health conditions in terms of foregone gross domestic product (GDP). Unlike previously adopted frameworks … diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental health conditions). Overall, total losses associated with these …

The world has enjoyed huge improvements in population health during the last half century. But major health problems … deal with noncommunicable diseases. Several classic arguments for public spending on health have buttressed governments …' efforts to improve health. These efforts have now been further spurred by new economic arguments that better population health …

costs of chronic health conditions in terms of foregone gross domestic product (GDP). Unlike previously adopted frameworks … diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental health conditions). Overall, total losses associated with these …

costs of chronic health conditions in terms of foregone gross domestic product (GDP). Unlike previously adopted frameworks … diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental health conditions). Overall, total losses associated with these …