Access: How Do Good Health Technologies Get to Poor People in Poor Countries? (Harvard Series on Population and International Health) - Softcover

Frost, Laura J.; Reich, Michael R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674032152 ISBN 13: 9780674032156

Publisher: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, 2009

Synopsis

Many people in developing countries lack access to health technologies, even basic ones. Why do these problems in access persist? What can be done to improve access to good health technologies, especially for poor people in poor countries?

This book answers those questions by developing a comprehensive analytical framework for access and examining six case studies to explain why some health technologies achieved more access than others. The technologies include praziquantel (for the treatment of schistosomiasis), hepatitis B vaccine, malaria rapid diagnostic tests, vaccine vial monitors for temperature exposure, the Norplant implant contraceptive, and female condoms. Based on research studies commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to better understand the development, adoption, and uptake of health technologies in poor countries, the book concludes with specific lessons on strategies to improve access. These lessons will be of keen interest to students of health and development, public health professionals, and health technology developers―all who seek to improve access to health technologies in poor countries.

About this title

About the Author:

Laura Frost is a Principal with Global Health Insights, LLC.

Michael R. Reich is Taro Takemi Professor of International Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0674032152
• ISBN 13: 9780674032156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 249