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Planning health care in developing countries (pdf 79kb)

This paper discusses the major challenges for health care planners in developing countries, particularly the challenge of balancing health promotion and disease prevention with treatment of acute illness and chronic care.

The paper looks at the following key issues:

- Burden of disease
- Demographic and epidemiological transition
- Healthcare spending
- Material and human resources
- HIV/AIDS
- Challenges for primary and community health care
- Community participation
- Challenges for secondary and tertiary health care

 

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