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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Part I - Current Issues Facing Global Health Systems -- Introduction -- 1 - The Nature and Etiology of Disease -- The State of Health in the World -- Poverty and Health Status -- Poverty and Disability -- Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) -- The Epidemiological Transition -- The Second Epidemiological Transition: The Rise of Chronic and Degenerative Diseases -- The Third Epidemiological Transition: Re-emergence of Infectious Diseases -- The Demographic Transition -- Developing Nations and the Demographic Transition -- Diseases of Poverty -- Infant and Child Mortality -- Malnutrition -- Food Safety -- Acute Respiratory Infections -- Diarrheal Disease -- Adult Illness and Poverty -- Health Problems of Affluence -- The Changing World Scene -- Tobacco Use -- Alcohol Use -- Intentional Violence: Suicide, Homicide, and Warfare -- Dietary Imbalance -- Changes in Physical Activity -- Mortality and Automobiles -- The Environment -- Workplace Injuries -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 - Defining and Measuring Health Systems -- Introduction -- What is a Health System? -- Overview of Existing Frameworks -- WHO Building Blocks Framework -- Service Delivery -- Health Workforce -- Information -- Medical Products, Vaccines, and Technologies -- Sustainable Financing and Social Protection -- Leadership and Governance -- Measuring Health System Performance -- Selecting Appropriate Indicators -- Measuring the Building Blocks -- Service Delivery -- Health Workforce -- Information -- Medical Products, Vaccines, and Technologies -- Financing -- Leadership and Governance -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 - Financing and Organization of National Healthcare Systems -- Economic Support for Health Services -- Health Expenditures.