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At the turn of the 21st century, human health and economic growth are inextricably linked components of international development. Challenges in Health and Development is a primer on the changing configurations of population health and economic growth in development policy. It examines strategies of investing in human health and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development, explores the symbiotic relationship of these tactics, and considers the applications and outcomes from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces concepts of economic development and population health, and uses case studies to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This text examines the impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities. health and economic growth are inextricably
linked components of international development.
Challenges in Health and Developmentis a primer on the changing configurations of population health and economic
growth in development policy. It examines strategies of investing in human health
and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development, explcomes of
the same from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces
concepts of economic development and population health and uses case studies
to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from
Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This text examines the
impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment
in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination
and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions
are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities.
