Donald Hopkins

The Eradication of Infectious Diseases

Mitwirkender: Hopkins, D. R.; Dowdle, W. R.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ein zeitgemäßer und aktueller Überblick über die Eradikation von Infektionskrankheiten, wobei Ergebnisse aus früheren Aktionen untersucht werden. Behandelt wird ein breites Spektrum verwandter Themen, einschließlich der biologischen und soziopolitischen Kriterien einer Eradikation. Insbesondere wird auch auf die Bedeutung globaler Mechanismen zur Gestaltung und Durchführung derartiger Programme eingegangen. In 1993, an International Task Force for Disease Eradication evaluated over 80 potential candidate diseases and made recommendations. However, little has been done to develop the science of eradication systematically. This book reports the findings of a multidisciplinary workshop on the eradication of infectious diseases. It reviews the history of eradication efforts and lessons from previous campaigns and distinguishes among eradication, elimination, and control programs and extinction of an etiologic agent. It addresses a wide range of related issues, including biological and socio-political criteria for eradication, costs and benefits of eradication campaigns, opportunities for strengthening primary health care in the course of eradication efforts, and other aspects of planning and implementing eradication programs. Finally, it stresses the importance of global mechanisms for formulating and implementing such programs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780471980896
• ISBN-10: 0471980897
• Artikelnr.: 22146075

Autorenporträt

W. R. Dowdle is the editor of The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, published by Wiley. Donald R. Hopkins is a Bahamian American physician, a MacArthur Fellow and is the Vice President and Director of Health Programs at The Carter Center.

Inhaltsangabe

What Is Eradication? (F. Fenner, et al.). Lessons from Previous Eradication
Programs (A. Hinman D. Hopkins). The Role of Mathematical Models in
Eradication of Infectious Disease (G. Medley, et al.). Group Report: How Is
Eradication to Be Defined and What Are the Biological Criteria? (E.
Ottesen, et al.). Disease Eradication Initiatives and General Health
Services: Ensuring Common Principles Lead to Mutual Benefits (R. Aylward,
et al.). Economic Appraisal of Eradication Programs: The Question of
Infinite Benefits ( A. Acharya C. Murray). An Economic Perspective on
Programs Proposed for Eradication of Infectious Diseases (M. Gyldmark A.
Alban). Group Report: What Are the Criteria for Estimating the Costs and
Benefits of Disease Eradication? (R. Hall, et al.). Roles for Public and
Private Sectors in Eradication Programs (C. de Quadros, et al.). Overcoming
Political and Cultural Barriers to Disease Eradication (S. Foster).
Advantages and Disadvantages of Concurrent Eradication Programs (S. Cochi,
et al.). Designing Eradication Programs to Strengthen Primary Health Care
(C. Taylor R. Waldman). Group Report: What Are the Societal and Political
Criteria for Eradication? (S. Cochi, et al.). Are There Better Global
Mechanisms for Formulating, Implementing, and Evaluating Eradication
Programs? (I. Arita). Thoughts on Organization for Disease Eradication (W.
Foege). Group Report: When and How Should Eradication Programs Be
Implemented? (R. Goodman, et al.). Indexes.