Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health
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"Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health" was originally published in November 2004 by the Center for Global Development (CGD). The original resource features "17 cases in which large-scale efforts to improve health in developing countries have succeeded - saving millions of lives and preserving the livelihoods and social fabric of entire communities." It emerged from a collaborative process undertaken by 15 experts in fields including international health, development economics, and public policy. Brought together under the auspices of the CGD's Global Health Policy Research Network, this "What Works Working Group" collaborated with the Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries Project of the Fogarty International Center at the US National Institutes of Health to identify the following inclusion criteria for "success": scale, having a duration of five years or more, employing a cost-effective intervention, and having a major impact on an important health problem.
The November 2004 version, published by the CGD and available at a cost of US$26.95, has the original 17 case studies. A new edition, published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers and available at a cost of US$49.95, was released in April 2007 and titled "Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved". It has 3 additional studies in the form of cases that are based on documentary evidence from scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and/or impact evaluations of the programmes, as well as interviews with key informants. Among health issues covered by the case studies from various locations are: smallpox, HIV and sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, polio, and Chagas disease.
A dedicated website includes several sources of related information and access options, including a free instructor's guide (PDF); a video; a biography of and radio interview with lead author Ruth Levine; a slideshow; an interactive world map on which to locate cases; discussions of the need for large-scale health success and the importance of evaluation in understanding what works in global health; common elements of success; the key findings of the book and the myths they disprove; and details about the project.
To order the 2007 book from the publisher, click here.
To order this book in the 2004 edition which contains an overview chapter not available in the 2007 version (see editor's note below), click here.
In addition, the 20 case studies may be accessed in summary format or downloaded as PDF documents by clicking here.
Editor's note: In 2005, CGD learned of an opportunity to update and expand the original "Millions Saved" by releasing it as a companion volume to a new undergraduate global health textbook that would be accessible to teachers and students of global health. Released in April 2007, "Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved" contains updated versions of the 17 original success cases along with 3 new case studies. Each case study in this revised edition has its own webpage with a link to the full text PDF (the only element of the book that is not available online in its entirety is the overview chapter, but much of the substance of that chapter is available through the website by clicking on links such as Elements and/or Success and Conclusions). Click here for further information and access options to the full publication (original or revised version) on the CGD website.
The November 2004 version, published by the CGD and available at a cost of US$26.95, has the original 17 case studies. A new edition, published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers and available at a cost of US$49.95, was released in April 2007 and titled "Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved". It has 3 additional studies in the form of cases that are based on documentary evidence from scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and/or impact evaluations of the programmes, as well as interviews with key informants. Among health issues covered by the case studies from various locations are: smallpox, HIV and sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, polio, and Chagas disease.
A dedicated website includes several sources of related information and access options, including a free instructor's guide (PDF); a video; a biography of and radio interview with lead author Ruth Levine; a slideshow; an interactive world map on which to locate cases; discussions of the need for large-scale health success and the importance of evaluation in understanding what works in global health; common elements of success; the key findings of the book and the myths they disprove; and details about the project.
To order the 2007 book from the publisher, click here.
To order this book in the 2004 edition which contains an overview chapter not available in the 2007 version (see editor's note below), click here.
In addition, the 20 case studies may be accessed in summary format or downloaded as PDF documents by clicking here.
Editor's note: In 2005, CGD learned of an opportunity to update and expand the original "Millions Saved" by releasing it as a companion volume to a new undergraduate global health textbook that would be accessible to teachers and students of global health. Released in April 2007, "Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved" contains updated versions of the 17 original success cases along with 3 new case studies. Each case study in this revised edition has its own webpage with a link to the full text PDF (the only element of the book that is not available online in its entirety is the overview chapter, but much of the substance of that chapter is available through the website by clicking on links such as Elements and/or Success and Conclusions). Click here for further information and access options to the full publication (original or revised version) on the CGD website.
Number of Pages
167
Source
Emails from Jessica Gottlieb to The Communication Initiative on May 25 2007 and June 7 2007 and the CGD website.