Case Study: China
Does anything really work to solve profound health problems that face poor countries? Does development assistance from rich countries make any difference at all?
The magnitude and profundity of current health challenges facing the developing world from AIDS to chronic malnutrition to the looming threat of tobacco-related cancers can seem daunting.
But past challenges have been surmounted and serve as object lessons: Even in countries with few financial resources and limited health infrastructure, sensible and systematic efforts to improve health have worked.
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Use the materials provided at this line to write a 3 page paper with APA format references that includes the following elements: https://www.cgdev.org/page/case-3-controlling-tuberculosis-china
Short summary of the case.
Identification of the burden of disease, citing supporting evidence.
Short summary of the country, that includes the following: demographic indicator, political, economic, geographic, ethnic, and historical context.
Reasons, why the health issue is discussed, are important, what health policy is applied, and an analysis of the efforts.
Analysis of the major challenges/limitations of these efforts (with examples).
Your own insight as to whether the policies and actions undertaken were successful and how these efforts may affect the future of the country’s health.