Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health

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Over the past fifteen years, people in low- and middle-income countries have experienced a health revolution-one that has created new opportunities and brought new challenges. It is a revolution that keeps mothers and babies alive, helps children grow, and enables adults to thrive. Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health chronicles the global health revolution from the ground up, showcasing twenty-two local, national, and regional health programs that have been part of this global change. The book profiles eighteen remarkable cases in which large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries succeeded, and four examples of promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions. Each case demonstrates how much effort-and sometimes luck-is required to fight illness and sustain good health. The cases are grouped into four main categories, reflecting the diversity of strategies to improve population health in low-and middle-income countries: rolling out medicines and technologies; expanding access to health services; targeting cash transfers to improve health; and promoting population-wide behavior change to decrease risk. The programs covered also come from various regions around the world: seven from sub-Saharan Africa, six from Latin America and the Caribbean, five from East and Southeast Asia, and four from South Asia.;Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Global Health Revolution; Part 1: Rolling Out Medicine and Technology; Beginning of the End: Eliminating Meningitis A across Africa's Meningitis Belt; Making the Impossible Possible: Botswana's Mass Antiretroviral Therapy Program; Reducing Cancer Risk in China: Equalizing Hepatitis B Vaccine Coverage; One Mosquito at a Time: Zambia's National Malaria Control Program; A Solid Foundation for Child Health: Mexico's Piso Firme Program. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Information Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Glossary Global Health Revolution Part 1: Rolling Out Medicine and Technology Beginning of the End: Eliminating Meningitis A across Africa's Meningitis Belt Making the Impossible Possible: Botswana's Mass Antiretroviral Therapy Program Reducing Cancer Risk in China: Equalizing Hepatitis B Vaccine Coverage One Mosquito at a Time: Zambia's National Malaria Control Program A Solid Foundation for Child Health: Mexico's Piso Firme Program. A Fresh Start for a Bright Future: Kenya's School-Based Deworming ProgramAn Outbreak Halted in Its Tracks: Eliminating Polio in Haiti Learning from Disappointment: The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Bangladesh Part 2: Expanding Access to Health Services Health Access for All: Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme Paying for Provincial Performance in Health: Argentina's Plan Nacer Tackling Disease at Its Roots: Brazil's Programa Saúde da Família Motivating Health Workers, Motivating Better Health: Rwanda's Pay-for-Performance Scheme for Health Services. Learning from Disappointment: Reducing the Cost of Institutional Delivery in Gujarat, IndiaPart 3: Using Targeted Cash Transfers to Improve Health Giving Vulnerable Children a Fair Shot: Kenya's Social Cash Transfer Program Protecting Childhood: Punjab's Female School Stipend Program A Step Up for the Children Apartheid Left Behind: South Africa's Child Support Grant Learning from Disappointment: Honduras's Programa de Asignación Familiar II Part 4: Changing Behavior Population-wideto Reduce Risk Cracking Down on Lighting Up: Thailand's Campaign for Tobacco Control. Improving Road Safety: Vietnam's Comprehensive Helmet LawA Persuasive Plea to Become ""Open Defecation Free"": Indonesia's Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing Program Empowering Communities to Tackle HIV: India's Avahan Program Learning from Disappointment: Peru's Handwashing Initiative Methods Used in Selecting and Analyzing Millions Saved Cases Index Back Cover.