Non-communicable Disease Prevention: Best Buys, Wasted Buys and Contestable Buys book cover
Health · 2019 · English

Non-communicable Disease Prevention: Best Buys, Wasted Buys and Contestable Buys

by Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Rachel A. Archer, Yot Teerawattananon

About this book

This collection examines how decision-makers can assess interventions for preventing non-communicable diseases. Edited by Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Rachel A. Archer, Yot Teerawattananon and Anthony J. Culyer, it distinguishes promising investments from ineffective or uncertain uses of limited resources.

The chapters introduce economic evaluation, context, implementation and the practical limits of general recommendations. Real-world case studies show how the value of an intervention depends on local conditions, evidence and delivery. Written for programme managers and policy officers, the complete 2019 volume combines explanatory discussions with practical learning points.

Cover photograph by Ewien van Bergeijk (2014), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); cover design by Anna Gatti.