Assessing the health benefits of development interventions

Lucy S. Tusting; Sandy Cairncross; Ramona Ludolph; Raman Velayudhan; Anne Wilson; Steven W. Lindsay

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005169

Assessing the health benefits of development interventions

Lucy S. Tusting
, Sandy Cairncross
, Ramona Ludolph
, Raman Velayudhan
, Anne Wilson
, Steven W. Lindsay

Vector Biology

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
World Health Organization
Durham University

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Abstract

To achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3—healthy lives and well-being for all people—development interventions (such as improved housing, water and sanitation) are critically needed in addition to biomedical interventions (such as drugs, vaccines and insecticides).

However, many development interventions, such as house screening for vector-borne disease control, remain neglected in global health policy today.

A major reason for this neglect is a requirement for evidence from rigorous systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials, which were designed for biomedical interventions and are poorly-suited to most development interventions.

A new framework for assessing the health benefits of development interventions is urgently needed for the health sector to support and fully leverage the potential of the SDGs.

Original language	English
Article number	e005169
Pages (from-to)	e005169
Journal	BMJ Global Health
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005169
Publication status	Published - 16 Feb 2021

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

child health
environmental health
epidemiology
health policy

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