Measuring the burden of disease and the cost-effectiveness of health interventions : a case study in Guinea

This study draws upon the methodology of the 1993 World Development Report: Investing in Health to provide analyses of the burden of disease and cost-effectiveness of health interventions. The analysis aims to provide a common framework for the activities of the government in Guinea in prioritizing...

• Main Author: Jha, Prabhat
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Ranson, Kent, Bobadilla, José Luis
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1996
• Series: World Bank technical paper no. 333
• Subjects: SISTEMA DE SALUD; ECONOMIA DE LA SALUD; ATENCION MEDICA; GUINEA

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Abstract
• Acknowledgments
• Purpose of study
• Demographic and health system profile of Guinea
• Measuring mortality and disability in Guinea
• Cos-effectiveness of health interventions in Guinea
• Bibliography
• Tables
• Figures.