Technologies for global health.

Journal article

Availability of health technology is inversely related to health need. Although health-care systems in highincome countries make extensive use of technology, people in the world's poorest countries often lack the most fundamental drugs and devices. A concerted global eff ort to encourage the development and use of health technologies that can benefi t the poorest people in the world is needed.

Authors: Howitt, P; Darzi, A; Yang, G; Ashrafian, H; Atun, R

• Journal: Lancet (London, England)
• Volume: 380
• Issue: 9840
• Pages: 507-535
• Publication date: 2012-08-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61127-1
• EISSN: 1474-547X
• ISSN: 0140-6736
• Language: English
• Keywords: Tropical Medicine; Accidents, Traffic; Prostheses and Implants; Infant; Hunger; Insurance Coverage; Mass Vaccination; Rural Health; Child Mortality; Poverty; Infant Mortality; Health Services Accessibility; Malaria; Safety; Global Health; Water Supply; Cardiovascular Diseases; Technology; Tuberculosis; HIV Infections; Child, Preschool; Developed Countries; Foot; Humans; Cultural Characteristics; Maternal Mortality; Anti-Infective Agents; Viral Vaccines; Ambulances; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; Advisory Committees; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Mental Health; Insecticide-Treated Bednets; Sanitation; Organizations; Incubators, Infant; Anemia, Sickle Cell; Primary Prevention; Public-Private Sector Partnerships; Anti-HIV Agents; Developing Countries