Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future

The Department for International Development (DFID), 2009

Available online as PDF file [32p.] at: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/securingourcommonfuture/conference-paper-eliminating-poverty.pdf

This background paper for the DFID annual conference "Securing our Common Future: A Conference on the Future of International Development" (9-10 March 2009, London)

The Finnish Health Care System: A Value-Based Perspective

Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School
Juha Teperi, Medical doctor and health services researcher at the University of Helsinki
Lauri Vuorenkoski, senior researcher at Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Jennifer F. Baron, Senior Researcher, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School
The Sitra Reports - Helsinki 2009

Available online as PDF file [117p.] at:
http://www.isc.hbs.edu/pdf/Finnish_Health_Care_System_SITRA2009.pdf

VOA article on Education as Social Vaccine

Education Slows Spread of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Joe DeCapua
Washington D.C
25 March 2009

A new study says a good education can help slow the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The study says it acts as a social vaccine against the disease.

Penn State University Professor David Baker is sharply critical of many HIV/AIDS awareness programs. He describes them as "scandalous," saying they're "so simplistic and minimalist."

A Human Rights Approach to Neglected Tropical Diseases

World Health Organization - Health & Human Rights team
Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights - 2009

Available online at: http://www.who.int/hhr/activities/factsheets/en/index.html

Where Foreign Aid Works

The Washington Post

Where Foreign Aid Works
Sunday, March 29, 2009; A14

The March 22 editorial "Plowshares for Peace" said that foreign aid "often doesn't do much good."

This broad statement overlooked the immense benefit of many foreign aid programs, particularly public health efforts that save lives, stave off epidemics and stabilize economies.

Fighting Global Warming Offers Growth And Development Opportunities, Leading Economist Proposes

ScienceDaily (Mar. 12, 2009) — Combating climate change may not be a question of who will carry the burden but could instead be a rush for the benefits, according to new economic modeling presented at "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions" hosted by the University of Copenhagen on March 12.

View full posting at
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312093918.htm

Early Results From Thailand's 30 Baht Health Reform: Something To Smile About

Kannika Damrongplasit,postdoctoral research fellow in health services at the School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, and the RAND Corp.
Glenn Melnick, professor and Blue Cross of California Chair of Health Care Finance at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and a senior economist with RAND in Santa Monica.
HEALTH AFFAIRS - Web Exclusive – March 31, 2009
Project HOPE–The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc

Available online at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.28.3.w457/DC1

Which Households Are At Risk Of Catastrophic Health Spending:

Experience In Thailand After Universal Coverage

Exploring the reasons why some households still incur high levels of spending--even under universal coverage--
can help policymakers devise solutions.

Tewarit Somkotra, a lecturer on the faculty of dentistry at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Leizel Lagrada is in the Department of Health Policy Sciences at Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Tokyo, Japan.
HEALTH AFFAIRS - Web Exclusive – March 31, 2009
Project HOPE–The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc

An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Human Development

Textbook Project:

HDCA Textbook convened by Séverine Deneulin
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative, Oxford Department of International Development
Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, UK 2009
** These are draft chapters for comments only. They are not to be cited or reproduced without the permission of the authors.**

State of the World’s Cities 2008/2009 - Harmonious Cities

Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2008 for and on behalf of the
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2008

Available online as PDF file [288p.] at:
http://www.unchs.org/pmss/getElectronicVersion.asp?nr=2562&alt=1

Innovations in Primary Health Care in the Americas

Special Edition of the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management:

April/June 2009, Volume 32, Issue 2 at: http://www.ambulatorycaremanagement.com/

From the preface:

Water & Energy Resources and National Security

CSIS and Congressman Linder's House Water Caucus held a briefing on WATER 3 31 09

Howard D. Passell, PhD
Water and Energy Resources Ecologist, Sandia National Laboratories (national security labs focusing on macro level)

VALUE OF FUNCTIONING ECOSYSTEMS is TWICE THE VALUE OF GLOBAL GDP
Functioning ecosystems are basis of all human security and prosperity – we cannot ignore complexities and interdependencies any more.

Reforming the Health Care Delivery System: A Team Approach

March 27, 2009

There is an emerging consensus that health reform must encompass ways to improve quality and value in the system, and one of the prime targets for reform is the way care is delivered. Some health care organizations have combined thoughtful use of technology and better use of personnel to improve preventive care and treatment of chronic disease, obtain better outcomes, and offer additional job satisfaction to their health care workforce. This briefing, sponsored by the Alliance, Kaiser Permanente and the AFL-CIO, explored ways to enhance a team approach to care.

HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress)

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)

Website: http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hsr_project/home_proj.cfm

A free, online database of current HSR projects. HSRProj contains descriptions on more than 6,000 ongoing health services research projects funded by government and state agencies, foundations, and private organizations.

Ethics and governance of global health inequalities

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