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Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health
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Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health chronicles the global health revolution from the ground up, showcasing twenty-two local, national, and regional health programs that have been part of this global change. The book profiles eighteen remarkable cases in which large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries succeeded, and four examples of promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions. Each case demonstrates how much effortand sometimes luckis required to fight illness and sustain good health.
The cases are grouped into four main categories, reflecting the diversity of strategies to improve population health in low-and middle-income countries: rolling out medicines and technologies; expanding access to health services; targeting cash transfers to improve health; and promoting population-wide behavior change to decrease risk. The programs covered also come from various regions around the world: seven from sub-Saharan Africa, six from Latin America and the Caribbean, five from East and Southeast Asia, and four from South Asia.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781933286938 |
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Publisher: | Center for Global Development |
Publication date: | 05/30/2016 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 300 |
Sales rank: | 858,709 |
File size: | 4 MB |
About the Author
Miriam Temin, a public health and social policy consultant, has expertise in adolescent girls, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and social protection.
Table of Contents
Foreword Bill Gates xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Glossary xv
Introduction: Global Health Revolution 1
Structure of the Book 11
Part I Rolling Out Medicine and Technology 13
1 Beginning of the End: Eliminating Meningitis A across Africa's Meningitis Belt 15
An old scourge, meningitis A, meets a new vaccine, MenAfriVac. Two hundred seventeen million immunizations later, African countries achieve historic reductions in incidence and deaths.
2 Making the Impossible Possible: Botswana's Mass Antiretroviral Therapy Program 23
The government distributes lifesaving treatment at zero cost to Batswana living with HIV, and AIDS deaths plummet by more than 70 percent in less than a decade.
3 Reducing Cancer Risk in China: Equalizing Hepatitis B Vaccine Coverage 31
China's government extends the reach of hepatitis B vaccination nationwide and blocks a looming liver cancer epidemic.
4 One Mosquito at a Time: Zambia's National Malaria Control Program 39
Zambia goes all in with proven tools to fight malaria-spreading mosquitoes, helping more children reach their fifth birthday.
5 A Solid Foundation for Child Health: Mexico's Piso Firme Program 49
Concrete flooring brings concrete health gains for Mexican children in poor households, and even their mothers become measurably happier.
6 A Fresh Start for a Bright Future: Kenya's School-Based Deworming Program 58
School-based treatment gives millions of Kenyan children a worm-free childhood, with lifelong benefits for their health and livelihoods.
7 An Outbreak Halted in Its Tracks: Eliminating Polio in Haiti 67
Relying on proven tactics, Haiti goes school to school and house to house to vaccinate kids and halts a polio outbreak.
8 Learning from Disappointment: The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Bangladesh 77
In Bangladesh, a package of proven interventions falls short on effectiveness at scale and falls to move the needle on under-five deaths.
Part II Expanding Access to Health Services 87
9 Health Access for All: Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme 89
Thai citizens get universal access to essential health services at zero cost and reap major benefits as babies become healthier, workers increase their productivity, and households reduce financial risk.
10 Paying for Provincial Performance in Health: Argentina's Plan Nacer 97
Through a structured system of incentive payments, Argentina's national government tangos with provincial authorities to take on a spiraling health crisis for newborns.
11 Tackling Disease at Its Roots: Brazil's Programa Saúde da Família 106
Elevating high-quality primary care from the sidelines to center stage, Brazil cuts deaths from heart disease and reduces unnecessary hospital visits.
12 Motivating Health Workers, Motivating Better Health: Rwanda's Pay-for-Performance Scheme for Health Services 113
In Rwanda, paying providers for results gets results: increased use of health services and growth and weight gain for children.
13 Learning from Disappointment: Reducing the Cost of Institutional Delivery in Gujarat, India 121
Gujarat takes on maternal and neonatal mortality with incentives for facility-based delivery but without addressing service quality and demand, and increased use fails to improve health.
Part III Using Targeted Cash Transfers to Improve Health 131
14 Giving Vulnerable Children a Fair Shot: Kenya's Social Cash Transfer Program 133
Cash transfers give a helping hand to caretakers of ultra-poor and vulnerable Kenyan children, generating major reductions in risky behaviors and better mental health.
15 Protecting Childhood: Punjab's Female School Stipend Program 142
Conditional cash transfers help Punjabi girls stay in school, empowering them to marry later and avoid early pregnancies-good news for their reproductive health.
16 A Step Up for the Children Apartheid Left Behind: South Africa's Child Support Grant 151
In post-apartheid South Africa, cash grants help level the playing field for children living in poverty, improving their nutrition while reducing early pregnancy and risky behaviors.
17 Learning from Disappointment: Honduras's Programa de Asignación Familiar II 160
In Honduras, cash transfers help families access health services but don't improve health.
Part IV Changing Behavior Population-Wide to Reduce Risk 169
18 Cracking Down on Lighting Up: Thailand's Campaign for Tobacco Control 171
Thailand cuts smoking by a quarter after taking on transnational tobacco with tax hikes, health warnings, and new laws and restrictions.
19 Improving Road Safety: Vietnam's Comprehensive Helmet Law 181
Complying with a new law and stepped-up enforcement, Vietnam's motorcyclists don helmets and prevent traumatic brain injuries.
20 A Persuasive Plea to Become "Open Defecation Free": Indonesia's Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing Program 190
Triggered by a call to action, Indonesian communities band together to eliminate open defecation and reduce diarrheal disease.
21 Empowering Communities to Tackle HIV: India's Avahan Program 199
In India, targeted community outreach and health services for the most at-risk affected populations help stem the spread of HIV.
22 Learning from Disappointment: Peru's Handwashing Initiative 209
A handwashing campaign in Peru gets mothers to lather up but fails to clean up the burden of fecally transmitted diseases.
Methods Used in Selecting and Analyzing Millions Saved Cases 218
Index 229