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Disease eradication in the 21st century : implications for global health /

This title takes a fresh look at the evolving concepts of disease eradication, influenced by scientific advances, field experience, societal issues, and economic realities.

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Other Authors: Cochi, Stephen L. (Editor), Dowdle, Walter R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Communicable diseases > Prevention.
World health.
Communicable Disease Control
Global Health
Immunization Programs
Socioeconomic Factors
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780262304207
0262304201
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The eradication of infectious diseases : understanding the lessons and advancing experience / Stephen L. Cochi and Walter R. Dowdle
  • Lessons from the late stages of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative / R. Bruce Aylward
  • Measles and rubella eradication in the Americas : seasoned strategies for sustained success / Jon Kim Andrus [and others]
  • Onchocerciasis : from control to possible eradication / Adrian Hopkins
  • Political and social determinants of disease eradication / Robert G. Hall
  • The role of research / Julie Jacobson
  • Group report : assessing the feasibility of an eradication initiative / Peter Strebel [and others]
  • The moral case for eradication / Claudia I. Emerson
  • Economic evaluation of the benefits and costs of disease elimination and eradication initiatives / Kimberly M. Thompson and Radboud J. Duintjer Tebbens
  • Group report : developing an eradication investment case / Kimberly M. Thompson [and others]
  • Guidelines for preparing an eradication investment case / Damian G. Walker and Regina Rabinovich
  • Governance models for eradication initiatives / Kari Stoever
  • Managing neglected tropical disease partnerships / Andy Wright
  • Group report: elements of good governance in disease eradication initiatives / Kari Stoever [and others]
  • Integration of eradication initiatives and health systems / Alan R. Hinman
  • How can elimination and eradication initiatives best contribute to health system strengthening? / Stewart Tyson and Robin Biellik
  • The impacts of measles elimination activities on immunization services and health systems in six countries / Piya Hanvoravongchai [and others]
  • Disease eradication as a springboard for broader public health communication / Jeffrey Bates [and others]
  • Group report : designing elimination or eradication initiatives that interface effectively with health systems / Muhammad Ali Pate [and others].

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