TY - GEN AU - Steele, Hope, ed. TI - Health, economic growth, and poverty reduction T2 - Report of Working Group of the Commission on Macroeconomic and Health SN - 92-4-159009-2 PB - World Health Organization KW - HEALTH KW - BASIC HEALTH KW - WHO KW - AIDS KW - HIV KW - HEALTH SERVICE KW - ECONOMIC GROWTH KW - HEALTH SYSTEM KW - HEALTH CONDITIONS KW - POVERTY KW - MALARIA KW - TUBERCULOSIS KW - MENTAL DISEASES KW - DEVELOPING COUNTRIES KW - SOCIAL JUSTICE N2 - Addresses the impact of health investments on poverty reduction and economic growth. Identifies ways in which health outcomes affect economic development and disease and how undernourishment in a society can impede long-term economic growth. Demonstrates the linkages between health and development and argues the economic case for greatly increased investment in health, since improved health in the poorest countries will help to unleash the dynamism of economic growth and dramatically improve the longevity and quality of life of the world's poor ER -