Health, immunization and economic growth

Resources and links

The sites listed here contain valuable information, publications and contacts in the areas of health economics and development.

Healtheconomics.com:
A resource listing journals, publications, academic institutions, and other links:
http://www.healtheconomics.com/

The World Bank’s section on vaccines:
Documents

Harvard Institute for International Development
http://www.hiid.harvard.edu/

University of York, Centre for Health Economics, International Programme
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/internat.htm

University of York, Centre for Health Economics, Home Page
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/

Harvard Burden of Disease Unit
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/bdu/

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/

For resources on the broader issues of international development see:

Eldis, a resource maintained by the Institute of Development Studies, the University of Sussex
http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/eldis.html

International Development Research Center: electronic library
http://www.idrc.ca/library/world/

Topics:

A summary of the research evidence showing that improved health has economic benefits

A summary of some recent studies on the cost-effectiveness of immunization as a health intervention

Links to other sources in health and economic development

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