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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Sep;25(3):511–536. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.06.003

Table 4.

Top Ten Best Buys in Health Using Disease Burden and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

  • Prevent neonatal mortality

  • Ensure healthier mothers and children

  • Promote good nutrition

  • Reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease

  • Stop the AIDS pandemic

  • Stop the spread of tuberculosis

  • Control malaria

  • Combat tobacco use

  • Reduce fatal and disabling injuries

  • Ensure equal access to high-quality health care

Adapted from Jamison, D.T., Breman, J.G., Measham, et al., Eds. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006.; Lopez, A. D., Ezzati, M., Mathers, et al., Eds. Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006.; Jamison, D.T., Breman, J.G., Measham, et al., Eds. Priorities in Health. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006.