RT Book, Section
A1 Weiner, Bryan J.
A1 Means, Arianna Rubin
A1 Mugambi, Melissa
A1 Cherutich, Peter
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182682977
T1 Implementation Science: A New Research Paradigm to Accelerate Global Health Impact at Scale
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182682977
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  World  Health  Organization  estimates  that  13.2  million  deaths  in  2005  resulted  from  causes  for  which  proven,  low-cost  prevention  and  treatment  interventions  exist.1,2  Ten  years  later,  while  fewer  preventable  deaths  occurred,  still  more  than  10  million  deaths  in  2015  were  attributed  to  causes  with  known,  low-cost  prevention  or  treatment  options.1  Since  2005,  there  have  been  significant  reductions  in  the  excess  mortality  that  low-  and  middle-income  countries  (LMICs)  experience  relative  to  high-income  countries  (HICs),  particularly  due  to  declining  child  mortality  and  deaths  due  to  HIV/AIDS  and  malaria.1,2  Yet,  despite  these  reductions  in  mortality,  millions  of  lives  are  lost  each  year  from  preventable  or  treatable  illnesses  and  health  problems.1,2