A short video on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
LINKING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEMS, AND PARTNERSHIP TO REDUCE MORTALITY.
In 1993, the World Development Report suggested that mortality rates could be significantly reduced if resources were directed more in line with local “burden of disease.” The Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project (TEHIP) was founded to test this idea. After a decade of research and experience, the verdict is in: the idea is solid, and has produced some remarkable results. Two districts in Tanzania, for example, have seen child mortality rates fall by more than 40%.
This website presents the TEHIP story. It is a story of hope, and holds important lessons that can be applied widely throughout the countries of the developing world, and beyond.
In Africa, and throughout the developing world, health care has been in a state of crisis for several decades. The TEHIP experience offers a ray of hope.
Hypothesis: resolving the health care crisis depends not just upon new funding but also upon applying those funds to cost-effective interventions that address the greatest contributors to burden of disease.
This in_focus website assembles a variety of resources from the Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project (TEHIP). Including slide presentations, case studies, videos, research reports, books, etc., the site presents the TEHIP story: its origins, impact, important lessons, observations, and recommendations for decision-makers and policy analysts.
