Disease control priorities in developing countries second edition disease control priorities in developing countries editors dean t jamison joel g breman anthony r measham george alleyne mariam claeson david b evans prabhat jha anne mills philip musgrove second edition a copublication of oxford university press and the world bank c2006 the international bank for reconstruction and . Disease control priorities in developing countries jamison dt breman jg measham ar alleyne g claeson m evans db jha p mills a musgrove p editors 2nd edition washington dc world bank 2006 dcp2 is a comprehensive 1440 page resource that provides an updated checkup for global health and health care as part of the health examination dcp2 asked what progress has been made . This second edition of disease control priorities in developing countries dcp2 seeks to update and improve guidance on the what to do questions in dcp1 and to address the institutional organizational financial and research capacities essential for health systems to deliver the right interventions dcp2 is the principal product of the disease control priorities project an alliance of organizations designed to review generate and disseminate information on how to improve population . Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions this second edition of disease control priorities in developing countries 2nd edition highlights achievable priorities measures progresstoward providing efficient equitable care promotes cost effectiveinterventions to targeted populations and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health nearly 500 experts scientists epidemiologists health economistsacademicians and public health practitioners