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ArticlePublication 2016Extended CEA: Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Ethiopia
This chapter examines universal public finance of the prevention and treatment of pneumonia and diarrhea …
This chapter examines universal public finance of the prevention and treatment of pneumonia and diarrhea in Ethiopia, with a focus on children under age five years. This extended cost-effectiveness analysis examines benefits by income quintile so that policy makers can better understand how each package affects different segments of the population and permits the incorporation of financial risk protection in the economic evaluation of health policies - both critical elements of universal health coverage.
Infectious Diseases | Priority Setting/Ethics | Health Outcomes | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Child/Nutrition | Social Determinants | Health Systems | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Sub-Saharan Africa -
ArticlePublication 2018Comment: DCP3 - From Theory to Practice
In this comment article from The Lancet, authors Pamela Das and Richard Horton discuss the importance of …
In this comment article from The Lancet, authors Pamela Das and Richard Horton discuss the importance of the World Bank’s nine-volume series, Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), which provides the most up-to-date evidence on intervention efficacy and program effectiveness for the leading causes of global disease burden. They describe how DCP3 provides a path for low- and lower-middle-income countries to achieve the goal set forth by the 2013 Lancet Commission on Investing in Health—to achieve a “grand…
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ArticlePublication 2018Comment: DCP3 - Improving Health and Reducing Poverty
In this comment article in The Lancet, author Dean T. Jamison describes the evolution of …
In this comment article in The Lancet, author Dean T. Jamison describes the evolution of The World Bank’s seminal Disease Control Priorities (DCP) series, the first edition of which was published in 1993. Each edition of the DCP (the third, most recent of which was published in 2015-2016) provides evidence on intervention efficacy and program effectiveness for the leading causes of global disease burden, “combin[ing] the science about interventions implemented in specific locales and under…
Policy/Regulation | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Health Systems | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Global -
ArticlePublication 2016Key Messages from DCP3, Volume 4: Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume four of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), …
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume four of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), published by the World Bank, entitled “Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders.” That volume discusses the prevalence of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, as well as the associated disability and premature mortality that can accompany them. In this article, the authors describe the myriad effective interventions, including drugs, psychological treatments, and social interventions, that are available to prevent…
Policy/Regulation | Costing Methods | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Mental Health | Health Systems | Global Governance | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Global -
ArticlePublication 2018Key Messages from DCP3, Volume 5: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume five of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), …
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume five of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), published by the World Bank, entitled “Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders.” The volume explores the disease burden of cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders (CVRDs), which account for more than half of global adult deaths, mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The authors note that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to reduce CVRD-related premature mortality by a third by 2030…
Policy/Regulation | Costing Methods | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Chronic Disease/Risk | Health Systems | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Global -
ArticlePublication 2018Key Messages from DCP3, Volume 8: Child and Adolescent Health and Development
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume eight of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition …
This review article from The Lancet summarizes the analyses from volume eight of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), published by the World Bank, entitled "Child and Adolescent Health and Development." The volume explores the health and developmental needs of children (ages 5-9) and adolescents (ages 10-19), and explores effective, scalable health interventions that can promote physical, cognitive, and intellectual development. The authors focus on two cost-effective intervention packages, one delivered in schools and one emphasizing later adolescence,…
Policy/Regulation | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Child/Nutrition | Social Determinants | Health Systems | Economics/Finance | Education/Labor | Health/Medicine | Global
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