PHM-Exch> Good health at low cost - What Makes a successful health system?

[Claudio Schuftan]

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


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*Good health at low cost' 25 years on. What Makes a successful health
system? *

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*Editors:****

Dina Balabanova; Martin McKee; Anne Mills
*****London**** School**** of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine  LSHTM – 2011*

*Rockefeller Foundation

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Website: http://bit.ly/oJiaPA

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GHLC full book PDF [399p] at: http://bit.ly/tyGuzr

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“……Why do some low and middle income countries manage to achieve good health
outcomes while others fail? What factors drive improvements in the health
system and in access to primary health care? *How can we act on the social
determinants of health in cash-strapped economies?*

These questions are as relevant today as they were in 1985 when the
Rockefeller Foundation published what was to become a seminal report – *Good
health at low cost*. The report explored why some low and middle income
countries achieved better health outcomes than others, making *Good health
at low cost *essential reading for health systems decision- and
policy-makers alike.****

This new edition of *Good health at low cost 25 years on *draws on a series
of new case studies from **Bangladesh**, **Ethiopia**, **Kyrgyzstan**, Tamil
Nadu and ****Thailand**** providing fresh insights into the role of
effective institutions, innovation and country ownership in catalysing
improvements in health.****

New challenges such as increasing urbanisation, a growing private sector and
an upsurge in non-communicable diseases suggest that both learning from the
past and new thinking are required to strengthen health systems. This
edition provides both and is a vital resource for academics, policy-makers
and practitioners grappling with how to improve health in low and middle
income countries…..”

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*Content:*

[Podcast interview with book authors]****

Chapter 1 – Introduction****

Chapter 2 – Research Approach and Methods****

Chapter 3 – Health Transcends Poverty: The ****Bangladesh**** Experience****

Chapter 4 – ****Ethiopia****. Placing Health at the Centre of Development***
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Chapter 5 – ****Kyrgyzstan****: A Regional Leader in Health System Reform***
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Chapter 6 – Tamil Nadu: A Success Story in ****India********

Chapter 7 – Why and How Did ****Thailand**** Achieve Good Health at Low Cost
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Chapter 8 – Good Health at Low Cost Revisited****

Chapter 9 – The Contribution of Health Systems to Good Health****

Chapter 10 – Improving the Lives of “half the sky”****

Chapter 11 – Conclusions****

Annexes

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