Saving lives, buying time : economics of malaria drugs in an age of resistance / / Committee on the Economics of Antimalarial Drugs, Board on Global Health ; Kenneth J. Arrow, Claire Panosian, and Hellen Gelband, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9/362061
• Soggetto topico: Antimalarials - Economic aspects; Pharmaceutical policy; Drug resistance in microorganisms
• Altri autori: ArrowKenneth Joseph <1921-> PanosianClaire GelbandHellen
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PART 1 A Response to the Current Crisis -- 1 Malaria Today -- 2 The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Antimalarial Drugs -- 3 The Case for a Global Subsidy of Antimalarial Drugs -- 4 An International System for Procuring Antimalarial Drugs -- PART 2 Malaria Basics -- 5 A Brief History of Malaria -- 6 The Parasite, the Mosquito, and the Disease -- 7 The Human and Economic Burden of Malaria -- 8 Malaria Control -- 9 Antimalarial Drugs and Drug Resistance -- PART 3 Advancing Toward Better Malaria Control -- 10 Research and Development for New Antimalarial Drugs -- 11 Maximizing the Effective Use of Antimalarial Drugs -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Saving lives, buying time
• ISBN: 0-309-16593-8; 1-280-17612-1; 9786610176120; 0-309-53233-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825618803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II