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997165
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b751535
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Frost, Laura J.,1969-
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| Title & Author
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Access : : how do good health technologies get to poor people in poor countries? /\ Laura J. Frost Michael R. Reich.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies :: Distributed by Harvard University Press,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Harvard series on population and international health
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xiv, 249 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0674032152
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: 9780674032156
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The issue of access -- The access framework -- Praziquantel : access to medicines / with Alan Fenwick and Howard Thompson -- Hepatitis B vaccine : access to vaccines -- Malaria rapid diagnostic tests : access to diagnostics -- Norplant : access to contraceptives -- Vaccine vial monitors : access to devices -- Female condoms : access to dual protection technologies / with Beth Anne Pratt -- Synthesis : no success without access.
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"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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Health services accessibility-- Developing countries.
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Medical innovations-- Developing countries.
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Medical technology-- Developing countries.
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Poor-- Medical care-- Developing countries.
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Health services accessibility.
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Medical innovations.
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Medical technology.
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Poor-- Medical care.
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Armut.
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Gesundheitsfürsorge.
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Medizinische Versorgung.
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Medizintechnik.
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Health Services Accessibility.
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Developing Countries.
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Global Health.
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Poverty.
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Developing countries.
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Entwicklungsländer.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.109172/4
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| LC Classification
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RA441.5.F72 2008
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2009 C-950
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WA 395F939a 2008
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| Added Entry
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Reich, Michael,1950-
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Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
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