Publication

This brief states that the developing world has benefited from tremendous improvements in health in the past 50 years. The authors provide evidence that large-scale success in health is possible, thereby countering a common view that the health problems of the developing world are intractable and that development assistance to health yields few benefits. This brief is based on the book from Center for Global Development "Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health," which describes 17 cases where large-scale efforts to improve health in developing countries have succeeded - saving millions of lives and preserving the livelihoods and social fabric of entire communities.