Dac Guidelines And Reference Series Poverty And Health

Download or read book Poverty and Health written by DAC Network on Poverty Reduction and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2003 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment in health is a strategically important and often underestimated component of economic development. This study sets out a systematic approach to improving health in poor countries. For emerging countries, substantially improved health outcomes are a prerequisite to breaking out of the poverty cycle. This book on poverty and health, jointly published by the OECD and WHO, sets out the essential components of a broad-scope "pro-poor" health approach for action within the health system and beyond it. It is for development practitioners in the area of health issues.