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July, 2007
January, 2008
The divide is the result of concentrating risk factors, preventable disease, suffering, impoverishment from ill health and death among poor populations.
fueled by progress in cutting-edge science and medicine in high-income countries.
The opportunity to survive (M/I) should not be defined by income. Yet it is.
100%
Children
Adults
Leukaemia
Cervix Prostate HL N HL
All cancers
Breast Testis
LOW INCOME
HIGH INCOME
LOW INCOME
HIGH INCOME
65 53 46 29
Diagonal strategies
1. Harness platforms: Integrate disease prevention, screening and survivorship into MCH, SRH, HIV/AIDs, social welfare/anti-poverty programs 2. Delivery: Catalyze, employ and deploy community health workers and expert patients 3. Financing: social protection strategies that include horizontal and vertical coverage 4. Stewardship: Improve regulatory frameworks to remove non-price barriers to pain control
Juanita:
Her cancer was detected late -- a series of missed opportunities to apply the diagonal approach