Advancement of global health: key messages from the Disease Control Priorities Project

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Anne J. Mills, Joel G. Breman, Anthony R. Measham, George Alleyne, Mariam Claeson, Prabhat Jha, Philip Musgrove, Jeffrey Chow, Sonbol Shahid-Salles, Dean T. Jamison

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Abstract

The Disease Control Priorities Project (DCPP), a joint project of the Fogarty International Center of the US National Institutes of Health, the WHO, and The World Bank, was launched in 2001 to identify policy changes and intervention strategies for the health problems of low-income and middle-income countries. Nearly 500 experts worldwide compiled and reviewed the scientific research on a broad range of diseases and conditions, the results of which are published this week. A major product of DCPP, Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition (DCP2), focuses on the assessment of the cost-effectiveness of health-improving strategies (or interventions) for the conditions responsible for the greatest burden of disease. DCP2 also examines crosscutting issues crucial to the delivery of quality health services, including the organisation, financial support, and capacity of health systems. Here, we summarise the key messages of the project.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1193-1208
Number of pages16
JournalLancet
Volume367
Issue number9517
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 8 2006
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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