Saving lives, buying time economics of malaria drugs in an age of resistance

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on the Economics of Antimalarial Drugs (-)
Otros Autores: Arrow, Kenneth Joseph, 1921- (-), Panosian, Claire, Gelband, Hellen
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press c2004.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Reviewers
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • PART 1 A Response to the Current Crisis
  • 1 Malaria Today
  • 2 The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Antimalarial Drugs
  • 3 The Case for a Global Subsidy of Antimalarial Drugs
  • 4 An International System for Procuring Antimalarial Drugs
  • PART 2 Malaria Basics
  • 5 A Brief History of Malaria
  • 6 The Parasite, the Mosquito, and the Disease
  • 7 The Human and Economic Burden of Malaria
  • 8 Malaria Control
  • 9 Antimalarial Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • PART 3 Advancing Toward Better Malaria Control
  • 10 Research and Development for New Antimalarial Drugs
  • 11 Maximizing the Effective Use of Antimalarial Drugs
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Index.