PHM-Exch> Estimates of global health indicators - PLoS series

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


 *Global Health Estimates

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*PLoS Medicine - Published 30 November 2010

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Available online at: http://bit.ly/goci45

 “……Estimates of global health indicators—which give insight into death and
disease rates, document advances in development, and help policymakers
monitor progress—are absolutely essential for improving global health.
Estimates, however, are always imperfect and are sometimes fiercely debated.
Recently, new players from academia have entered the game of global health
estimation, once the chief domain of United Nations agencies such as WHO.


This has created some controversy but also an opportunity to reflect. In
November 2010, PLoS Medicine published a cluster of six articles from a
series of experts that provide insights and opinion on what estimates mean
for global health and how to move forward with better data, measurement,
coordination, and leadership.

 The cluster includes the perspectives of WHO, the Institute for Health
Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), and stakeholders from low- and middle-income
countries, as well as the PLoS Medicine Editors…..”

 *Can We Count on Global Health
Estimates?<http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001002>
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Published 30 Nov 2010 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001002

 *The Imperfect World of Global Health
Estimates<http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001006>
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Peter Byass: Published 30 Nov 2010 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001006

 *WHO and Global Health Monitoring: The Way
Forward<http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000373>
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J. Ties Boerma, Colin Mathers, Carla Abou-Zahr: Published 30 Nov 2010 |
info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000373

 *Production and Analysis of Health Indicators: The Role of
Academia<http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001004>
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Christopher J. L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez
Published 30 Nov 2010 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001004

 *Global Health Estimates: Stronger Collaboration Needed with Low- and
Middle-Income Countries<http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001005>
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Osman Sankoh Published 30 Nov 2010 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001005

 *A Call for Responsible Estimation of Global
Health<http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001003>
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Wendy J. Graham, Sam Adjei Published 30 Nov 2010 |
info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001003
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