Project HLT241 Examining Disease Burdens. In this project, you will examine the burden of disease in low-income or middle-income country. The goals of this assignment are: 1. To become familiar with online sources for global health data.

Examining Disease Burdens.

Global Health Perspective. Project HLT241 Examining Disease Burdens. In this project, you will examine the burden of disease in low-income or middle-income country. Papers should be 3-5 pages, double-spaced and with one-inch margins and in twelve-point font. Be sure to use page numbers and include your name on each page. Your annotated bibliography should be included as page 6. The goals of this assignment are: 1. To become familiar with online sources for global health data. 2. To become familiar with the disease profile of a low-income or a middle-income country. 3. To review how disease burdens have shifted over the past 10-15 years in your selected country.

Examining Disease Burdens.

4. To examine the epidemiologic transition in your selected country. 5. To practice identifying a health issue of national importance that merits increased funding or additional interventions. Select a low-income country OR a middle-income country to study and address the following issues: · What are the leading causes of death and morbidity in this country? · Has the disease burden shifted significantly over the past 10-15 years? If so, how and why? · What is the relative burden of communicable vs. non-communicable diseases? What does this tell you about the country’s epidemiological transition? · How would you describe the health system in this country?

Examining Disease Burdens.

What is its major source of financing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of system? · If you had to make the case for addressing a single health issue in your country, what would it be? You may justify your issue by using DALYs, arguments about cost-effectiveness, improving equity, etc., but be sure to provide a rationale for your health priority. Data sources: Most of the data necessary for this assignment can be found through resources like the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (HME) website and other online sources (WHO, UNAIDS, etc.).

Examining Disease Burdens.

In addition to these resources, please consult a minimum of three academic sources (peer reviewed journal articles or books). You might also find it helpful to consult newspaper articles or other popular media sources to familiarize yourself with your country (but note that these do not count as academic sources). https://youtu.be/ERvFgjBHizo

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