Less than 5% of all health dollars in the U.S. go to public health infrastructure.
It is possible that public health infrastructure was underfunded in the past, Brookmeyer said in March, but it is a problem that can be solved.
Given the extensive public health infrastructure and the high literacy and social status of Vietnamese women, experts say the country should not have such a high abortion rate.
Malthus did not anticipate the development of powerful new vaccines for diseases like small-pox and equally powerful advances in public health infrastructure like modern sewage systems and so forth.
So this is money that will help bridge in many ways that gap as it relates to vaccines and antivirals and any other public health infrastructure that may be needed as -- out of an abundance of caution.
As I said, anything -- could go for something as repaying for the defraying of cost to move diagnostic and screening equipment or public health infrastructure, the purchase of and development of more antiviral medication, or as we get into the development of a seed stock for a vaccine.
Achieving that could take many years, for it will require technological advances in drugs and pesticides, as well as a development of public-health infrastructure in poor countries.
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China, which also struggles to lift its rural poor, has taken a different approach, investing more heavily in public health, education and infrastructure.
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We must increase official development assistance (ODA) in public health, including for building basic infrastructure.
It set up the Prevention and Public Health Fund to make investments in infrastructure through Community Transformation Grants.
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It is, " he continued, "like military defense, physical infrastructure, education, public health, and basic research.... it is something society requires, and people want, but the market cannot generate in sufficient quantity or quality.
It was highlighted during the debate that adverse weather conditions during the winter months impacts on a range of public services, from the health service to transport infrastructure.
But Indonesia urgently needs more and better spending on its transport and power-generation infrastructure and public services, and on health care and education.
In collaboration with the leadership provided through the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), the Task Force will identify opportunities for achieving rebuilding success, consistent with the NDRF's commitment to support economic vitality, enhance public health and safety, protect and enhance natural and manmade infrastructure, and ensure appropriate accountability.
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