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National Institute on Aging |
| The National Institute on Aging (NIA),
one of the 25 institutes and centers of
the National Institutes of Health,
leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the
healthy, active years of life. The NIA’s mission is to improve the health and well-being
of older Americans through research.
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The Burden of Disease Unit, Harvard University |
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The
Harvard
Burden of Disease Unit, at the
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, was established to design,
test, and implement methodologies to aid in the effective
allocation of health resources. To achieve this end, the Unit
conducts research in collaboration with national governments,
international agencies and other researchers and
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Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences |
| The mission of Harvard University's
Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences is to foster and improve basic
social scientific research.
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Evidence and Information for Policy, World Health Organization |
| This WHO site presents current
activities relating to epidemiology and the burden of disease,
cost-effectiveness of health care interventions, and health
systems assessment and reform, including quality of care,
ethical issues, financing, resource allocation, regulation and
legislation.
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International Health Systems Group |
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The International Health Systems Group is dedicated to strengthening
public health through health systems
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