Case studies in global health : millions saved / Ruth Levine ; and the What Works Working Group.

  • Levine, Ruth, 1959-
Date:
[2007], ©2007
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Publication/Creation

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2007], ©2007.

Physical description

xxxvi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Notes

Rev. ed. of: Millions saved. c2004.

Contents

Eradicating smallpox -- Preventing HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections in Thailand -- Controlling tuberculosis in China -- Reducing child mortality through vitamin A in Nepal -- Eliminating polio in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Saving mothers' lives in Sri Lanka -- Controlling onchocerciasis (river blindness) in sub-Saharan Africa -- Preventing diarrheal deaths in Egypt -- Improving the health of the poor in Mexico -- Controlling trachoma in Morocco -- Reducing guinea worm in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa -- Controlling chagas disease in the Southern cone of South America -- Reducing fertility in Bangladesh -- Curbing tobacco use in Poland -- Preventing iodine deficiency disease in China -- Preventing neural-tube defects in Chile -- Eliminating measles in Southern Africa -- Preventing dental caries in Jamacia -- Treating cataracts in India -- Preventing hib disease in Chile and the Gambia.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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    Medical Collection
    WA530.1 2007L66c
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  • 9780763746209
  • 0763746207