Abstract
Economic development is good for health, but good health also fosters economic growth. WHO's Commission on Macroeconomics and Health has argued persuasively that policymakers would gain more from scarce resources if they invested in both economies and health, ideally launching a virtuous circle of growth and human development.1 The Commission has focused on the urgent public-health crises facing sub-Saharan Africa, a region ravaged by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and undoubtedly a legitimate focus for global aid efforts. Do the Commission's conclusions have relevance for other low-income and middle-income regions, such as eastern Europe and central Asia, also burdened by poverty and ill health? (...)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1467-1468 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Lancet |
| Volume | 370 |
| Issue number | 9597 |
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| Publication status | Published - 27 Oct 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding for our project was provided by WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, Venice, Italy. We also thank the Co-ordination of Macroeconomics and Health Unit of WHO for financial support. MM's work in Russia is supported by the Wellcome Trust and the European Commission. We declare that we have no conflict of interest.