Policy And Health - Implications For Development In Asia

This rich volume provides a comprehensive look at how policy leads to better health in Asia. Leading RAND thinkers create an all-encompassing framework for students, scholars, and policymakers, clarifying what is known and still needs to be known about how policy and practice lead to better health outcomes in developing countries. Drawing on their broad experience, the authors explore the health effects of macroeconomic development, education, and technology. After making arguments about the need for policymakers to use--and demand--evidence-based policy, they investigate the epidemiology of persistent infectious diseases and the rapid ascendancy of chronic diseases in the elderly, showing how effectively appropriate clinical medicine addresses illness and promotes well-being.