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Millions Saved : New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health
Over the past fifteen years, people in low- and middle-income countries have experienced a health revolution-one that has created new opportunities and brought new challenges. It is a revolution that keeps mothers and babies alive, helps children grow, and enables adults to thrive. Millions Saved: N...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Center for Global Development,
2016.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Global Health Revolution; Part 1: Rolling Out Medicine and Technology; Beginning of the End: Eliminating Meningitis A across Africa's Meningitis Belt; Making the Impossible Possible: Botswana's Mass Antiretroviral Therapy Program; Reducing Cancer Risk in China: Equalizing Hepatitis B Vaccine Coverage; One Mosquito at a Time: Zambia's National Malaria Control Program; A Solid Foundation for Child Health: Mexico's Piso Firme Program.
- A Fresh Start for a Bright Future: Kenya's School-Based Deworming ProgramAn Outbreak Halted in Its Tracks: Eliminating Polio in Haiti; Learning from Disappointment: The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Bangladesh; Part 2: Expanding Access to Health Services; Health Access for All: Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme; Paying for Provincial Performance in Health: Argentina's Plan Nacer; Tackling Disease at Its Roots: Brazil's Programa Saúde da Família; Motivating Health Workers, Motivating Better Health: Rwanda's Pay-for-Performance Scheme for Health Services.
- Learning from Disappointment: Reducing the Cost of Institutional Delivery in Gujarat, IndiaPart 3: Using Targeted Cash Transfers to Improve Health; Giving Vulnerable Children a Fair Shot: Kenya's Social Cash Transfer Program; Protecting Childhood: Punjab's Female School Stipend Program; A Step Up for the Children Apartheid Left Behind: South Africa's Child Support Grant; Learning from Disappointment: Honduras's Programa de Asignación Familiar II; Part 4: Changing Behavior Population-wideto Reduce Risk; Cracking Down on Lighting Up: Thailand's Campaign for Tobacco Control.
- Improving Road Safety: Vietnam's Comprehensive Helmet LawA Persuasive Plea to Become ""Open Defecation Free"": Indonesia's Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing Program; Empowering Communities to Tackle HIV: India's Avahan Program; Learning from Disappointment: Peru's Handwashing Initiative; Methods Used in Selecting and Analyzing Millions Saved Cases; Index; Back Cover.