Bøker av Board On Global Health

Brain disorders - neurological, psychiatric, and developmental - affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. This work describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention.

Workshop title from Institute of Medicine website.

Presents a summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education to explore the possibility of whether different professions can come together and whether a dialogue with society on professionalism is possible.

Extends the proof-of-concept presented in the Phase I report, which was based on multi-attribute utility theory. This title refines a beta version of the model developed in the Phase I report and presents its next iteration, Smart Vaccines 1.0. It discusses the methods underlying the development, validation, and evaluation of Smart Vaccines 1.0.

"The resulting workshop on decision making and planning for control of chronic diseases at the country level was held in July 2011." -- p.2

On cover: Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

Includes DVD, "Running dry" by the Chronicles Group.

Includes summaries on a public workshop hosted by the Forum on Microbial Threats on December 4 and 5, 2007, to consider the possible infectious disease impacts of global climate change and extreme weather events on human, animal, plant health, their expected implications for global and national security.

In 2003 Congress passed the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act, which established a 5-year, $15 billion initiative to help countries around the world respond to their AIDS epidemics. This book recommends that the program should focuses on the long-term strategic planning and capacity building.

Provides an account of the individual presentations, it also reflects an important aspect of the Forum philosophy. This title contains proceedings that summarize the statements of participants in the workshop and are intended to be an exploration of the subject matter or a representation of consensus evaluation.

Identifies various steps for LMCs and their partners to begin to reduce the cancer burden. This book helps in developing and increasing capacity for cancer screening and treatment of highly curable cancers (including childhood malignancies). It discusses ways to make inexpensive oral morphine available to those who die from cancer.

Preventing HIV Infection among Injecting Drug Users in High Risk Countries: