How can donors help build global public goods in health ? (English)

Aid to developing countries has largely neglected the population-wide health services that are core to communicable disease control in the developed world. These mostly non-clinical services generate "pure public goods" by reducing everyone's exposure to disease through measures such as implementing health and sanitary regulations. They complement the clinical preventive and treatment services which are the donors' main focus. Their neglect is manifested...

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Das Gupta,Monica;

Gostin,Lawrence;
Document Date
2009/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS4907
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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How can donors help build global public goods in health ?
Keywords
public health system

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Das Gupta,Monica; Gostin,Lawrence.

How can donors help build global public goods in health ? (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4907 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495961468332073638

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