The Lancet article - Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis

A call to action for governments to tackle non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes was announced today in The Lancet.

OECD Health Working Paper No. 55: Mortality Amenable to Health Care in 31 OECD Countries: Estimates and Methodological Issues

The mortality amenable to health care is defined as a possible indicator to measure the health care systems performance in preventing premature deaths that can be avoided by appropriate health care intervention. This paper assesses the feasibility of using this indicator in OECD countries.

Health Working Papers

The OECD Health Working Papers series is designed to make available to a wider readership health studies prepared for use within the OECD.

ELSA Seminar Series

The OECD Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate has launched in September 2008 a series of seminars open to both external and internal speakers. It is intended to be an informal forum for discussion of policy-oriented empirical research work among policy-makers, academics and OECD staff.

Chronic Diseases: Chronic Diseases and Development 3

This article published in The Lancet highlights the fact that the obesity epidemic is spreading to low-income and middle-income countries as a result of new dietary habits and sedentary ways of life, fuelling chronic diseases and premature mortality.

Santé : améliorer les soins de santé est vital pour la croissance à long terme

Le Secrétaire général, Angel Gurría, recense les enjeux clés examinés par les ministres de la santé et les responsables de la santé venus de quelque 35 pays qui se sont réunis à l’OCDE cette semaine.

OECD Health Policy Studies - Improving Value in Health Care: Measuring Quality

This publication describes what international comparable quality measures are currently available and how to link these measures to quality policies such as accreditation, practice guidelines, pay-for-performance, national safety programmes and quality reporting.

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• Key Health Publications
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OECD Health Policy Studies - Value for Money in Health Spending

This publication examines current efforts to improve health care efficiency, including tools that show promise in helping health systems provide the best care for their money.

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• OECD Health Ministerial Meeting
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• Key Analytical Health Projects

Santé : des soins de qualité à des prix raisonnables

Les ministres de la santé et des hauts fonctionnaires de quelque 35 pays se réuniront cette semaine au siège de l’OCDE afin d’échanger leurs points de vue sur les moyens de concilier au mieux le droit des citoyens de leurs pays à bénéficier des meilleurs soins de santé possibles

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: China - Key Facts

1. In China, during the last 15 years, overweight rates doubled and obesity rates tripled. Now, 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women are overweight.