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What Do We Know About Non-Clinical Interventions for Preventable and Treatable Childhood Diseases in Developing Countries?

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  • Maureen Seguin
  • Miguel Niño-Zarazúa

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Preventable and treatable childhood diseases, notably acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases are the first and second leading causes of death and morbidity among young children in developing countries. The fact that a large proportion of child deaths are caused by these diseases is symptomatic of dysfunctional policy strategies and health systems in the developing world. Though clinical interventions against such diseases have been thoroughly studied, non-clinical interventions have received much less attention.

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  • Maureen Seguin & Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, 2013. "What Do We Know About Non-Clinical Interventions for Preventable and Treatable Childhood Diseases in Developing Countries?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-087, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    3. Richard A. Cash & James R. Potter, 2014. "Effectiveness of International Aid for Diarrheal Disease Control and Potential for Future Impact," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-016, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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    Keywords

    Children; Economic development; Public health;
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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