Securing Health: Lessons from Nation Building Missions: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions - Softcover

RAND Corporation, Ross C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833037293 ISBN 13: 9780833037299

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2006

Synopsis

Rebuilding public health and health care delivery systems has been an important component of nation-building efforts conducted after major conflicts. However, few studies have attempted to examine a comprehensive set of cases, compare the quantitative and qualitative results, and outline best practices. The study assesses seven cases of nation-building operations following major conflicts: Germany and Japan immediately after World War II; Somalia, Haiti, and Kosovo in the 1990s; and Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. It concludes that two factors increase the likelihood of successful health outcomes: planning and coordination, and infrastructure and resources. In addition, the study argues that health can have an independent impact on broader political, economic, and security objectives during nation-building operations.

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Examines the success of international efforts to rebuild public health and health care delivery in seven cases: Germany and Japan immediately after World War II; Somalia, Haiti, and Kosovo in the 1990s; and Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001.

Edition details

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833037293
• ISBN 13: 9780833037299
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388