Health
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 Health Vulnerability Analysis
The 2007 Europe and Eurasia Health Vulnerability Analysis identifies those countries in USAID’s Europe and Eurasia (E&E) region where health status is the poorest and where the transition to democracy and free-market economies may be most vulnerable because of health factors. The analysis also highlights health issues that may warrant special or increased attention by United States Government (USG) policymakers. The seminal analysis of this type was conducted in 2003; this is the fifth in an annual exercise to provide USG policymakers and USAID health staff in E&E countries an overview of health status and vulnerability in the region.
 Empowering Health Care Consumers in Europe and Eurasia
The “Empowering Health Care Consumers in Europe and Eurasia” report examines the region’s experience in motivating health care consumers to take more responsibility for their health, and recommends specific actions USAID and other donors can take to better educate, empower, and protect health care consumers. This is especially important in E&E countries today as they cope with the global economic downturn as well as the worsening double burden of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases and injuries, an issue of growing concern in other regions of the world as well.
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Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries in Europe and Eurasia
Evidence gathered and presented by the Johns Hopkins University, World Bank, WHO, EU, and other organizations and summarized in this report demonstrates that non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) play a major role in the high mortality and morbidity rates and have a major economic impact on the countries of the E&E region. This report begins by assessing the burden and impact of NCDIs in the E&E region, and then identifies successful interventions. Based on an analysis of best practices, specific examples of NCDI interventions are proposed that are cost-effective and will improve health outcomes in the E&E region.
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