Challenges in Health and Development: From Global to Community Perspectives

At the turn of the 21st century, human health and economic growth are inextricably linked components of international development. Challenges in Health and Development is a primer on the changing configurations of population health and economic growth in development policy. It examines strategies of investing in human health and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development, explores the symbiotic relationship of these tactics, and considers the applications and outcomes from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces concepts of economic development and population health, and uses case studies to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This text examines the impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities. health and economic growth are inextricably

linked components of international development.
Challenges in Health and Developmentis a primer on the changing configurations of population health and economic

growth in development policy. It examines strategies of investing in human health

and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development, explcomes of

the same from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces

concepts of economic development and population health and uses case studies

to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from

Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This text examines the

impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment

in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination

and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions

are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities.