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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(21):1568-1570; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.21.1568
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Defining Global Health: Who Is Responsible for the World’s Burden of Disease?

Christine Theisen, Stacye Bruckbauer

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First of a two-part series.

This year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported that its 30 member countries, most from the developed world, spent record amounts on health care in 2001. The United States tops this list, spending $4,900 per capita in public and private dollars combined.

As developed countries spend more and more in both public and private funds for health care within their own borders, nations and organizations around the world are also paying attention to health across international boundaries. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 90% of the planet’s births and 77% of its deaths in 1998 took place in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Developed vs. Developing Nations

A Shift in Focus

Targeting Global Health


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