Global Health in Transition: A Synthesis Perspectives from International Organizations (1996) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Introduction
Introduction
Pages 1-6
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 1... ...
As part of this dynamic, there has been an explosion of analytic documents, published since the start of this decade, that deal mainly, though not exclusively, with health in developing countries. Although these documents have various authors and institutional provenance, and although not all are formally published volumes in the public 1
|
From page 2... ...
Each assesses the current status of the areas of health or social development with which it is most concerned; expands on the ideas and methods its authors wish to advance; proposes strategies; and then reflects on their likely impacts, shortfalls, and policy implications. Each document acknowledges that much more needs to be done to bring key ideas to fruition in terms of developmental effects than is specified in its own strategies.
|
From page 3... ...
All presentations end with a brief commentary highlighting issues that we consider pivotal and locating them in the larger contexts of health and social development. The following 10 documents were reviewed: • Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (World Bank, 1993)
|
From page 4... ...
The World Development Report (WDR) framework offers a basis for shaping collaboration and action agendas that is both more expansive and more precise, including measurement of the world's burden of disease over time; a global health information network; and ways to vitalize coordination among the research, disease control, and donor communities.
|
From page 5... ...
The public, private, and independent sectors are essential partners in development cooperation. Governments are obvious partners, and the private sector receives growing encouragement, but two crucial actors receive but modest attention: universities and nongovernmental organizations.
|
From page 6... ...
A FINAL NOTE The "Final Note" of our Synthesis turns to three large questions: Will this distillation of the best ideas, common themes, and principles that animated a decade's worth of good, hard thinking about what we have been calling "international health" be an adequate foundation for a new architecture; will the foundation have to be entirely rebuilt to serve good purpose in a world awash with change; and who will do it?
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.