CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Vaughan, Kelsey Renee |
|---|---|
| Title | The Impact of the Polio Eradication Initiative on the Development of National Health Systems and Overall Public Health |
| Summary | This work attempts to identify the impact of the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) on national health systems and its relationship to overall public health. This goal is achieved by analyzing existing research on the impact of the PEI on national health systems to see if this impact is accompanied by a corresponding change on overall public health in three African and three Asian countries. Public health impacts are primarily measured by noting changes in life expectancy, maternal mortality and under 5 child mortality rates, although other quantifiable factors which could impact the existence of positive spillovers and overall public health are also taken into consideration. This thesis finds that positive spillovers from the PEI onto national health systems can be, but are not always, accompanied by positive changes in overall public health status. In the six countries analyzed, this thesis identifies a minimum threshold under which countries did not experience positive changes to overall public health. This thesis concludes by building on existing policy recommendations and suggesting new policies which capitalize on the potential for using disease eradication campaigns to foster improved public health. In an effort to foster improved public health, this thesis also strongly advocates for eliminating the use of such disease eradication campaigns when they only provide short-term, disease-specific benefits. Finally, this work encourages further research into whether this minimum threshold under which the studied countries did not experience positive changes to overall public health is applicable in other countries. If so, this thesis suggests we should consider foregoing disease eradication initiatives in favor of overall health capacity building campaigns in the countries which fall below the threshold. |
| Supervisor | Dimitrova-Grajzl, Valentina |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/vaughan_kelsey.pdf |
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