Definition of Prevention
Source: United Nations (U.N.) Population Division, Demographic Indicators, (The 1996 Revision) (U.N., New York, 1996).
Historical Examples of Global Prevention Activities
Vaccination available Streptomycin introduced Koch identified tubercle bacillus Death rate for Tuberculosis, , United States, Source: US Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States; Colonial Times to 1970 (Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1975), Part 1 pp58,63. Note: Data between 1860 and 1900 for Massachusetts only.
Source: Thomas McKeown, The Modern Rise of Population (Academic Press, San Francisco, 1976), pp. 93, 96.
Introduction
Community US$4.18 cost per illness-cases incur 83% of cost (=10 days income; 1/3 rd for drugs, >1/3 rd due to lost income). Govt pays 17% of cost per illness and creates treatment system and case-management standards
Source: US Bureau of the Census per 1000 live births with AIDS BotswanaKenyaMalawiTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe without AIDS
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