{"product_id":"millions-saved-new-cases-of-proven-success-in-global-health-9781933286884","title":"Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthored by Amanda Glassman and Miriam Temin with the Millions Saved Team and Advisory Group, Millions Saved: News Cases of Proven Success in Global Health, shows what works—and what doesn’t—in global health. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a foreword to the book, Bill Gates says, “I encourage global health experts, policymakers, funders, and anyone else interested in helping create a better world to read Millions Saved. I am confident you will come away with a clearer sense of what the world has learned about fighting some of our biggest health challenges—and how we can use that knowledge to save even more lives.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMillions 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is one of the most uplifting volumes on global health that I have come across. Solid evidence of cost-effective health interventions at scale gives us hope that millions more lives of the poorest and most vulnerable among us can be saved.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Finance Minister, Nigeria\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I encourage global health experts, policymakers, funders, and anyone else interested in helping create a better world to read Millions Saved. I am confident you will come away with a clearer sense of what the world has learned about fighting some of our biggest health challenges—and how we can use that knowledge to save even more lives.”\u003cbr\u003e—Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This book serves as both an inspiration and as a practical tool—it reminds us that our  work  is  constantly  evolving  and  that  our  investments  yield  tangible change. These stories are proof that we are making a difference.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jimmy Kolker, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, United States Department of Health and Human Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Positive deviance is usually thought of as finding the successful examples in a community, learning what they do best, and then scaling up those behaviors. This book is about global positive deviance. The authors have found examples of exceptional success in global health that serve as lessons for all of us working in the field.”\u003cbr\u003e—Stefano Bertozzi, Dean, UC Berkeley School of Public Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As  we  look  forward,  and  begin  the  work  towards  achieving  the Sustainable Development Goals, the chronicles of global health presented in this and previous editions of Millions Saved provide us with documented evidence on what works and does not work in global public health. The studies from Latin America showcase  that  targeted  interventions  addressing  the  needs  of  vulnerable  and marginal populations can yield enormous dividends in health, social and economic development.”\u003cbr\u003e—Carissa Etienne, Director, Pan American Health Organization\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I  applaud  the book’s  range of major categories of interventions for improving health, its learnings  from  programs  that  disappointed  at  scale,  and  its  incorporation  of costs in the discussion about program effectiveness and impact. Importantly, the book  draws  conclusions  about  common  features  and  key  lessons,  rather  than only offering a compilation of interesting case studies, which is essential for the volume to be effective.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jere Behrman, Professor, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Center for Global Development","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470330106199,"sku":"9781933286884","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781933286884.jpg?v=1744898030","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/millions-saved-new-cases-of-proven-success-in-global-health-9781933286884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}