Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy (CDDEP)

Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy (CDDEP)

Subject: National and International organisations

Context: CDDEP has estimated the cost of ensuring WASH and taking related steps for infection prevention and control for one year in healthcare facilities in all of India.

Concept:

• Improving WASH across the pubic healthcare facilities in India and maintaining this for a year would cost $354 million (Rs 2567,00,00,000 approximately) in capital costs and $289 million (Rs 2095,00,00,000 approximately) in recurrent expenses.
• It is a public health research organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. and New Delhi.
• Its mission is “to produce independent, multidisciplinary research to advance the health and well-being of human populations in the United States and around the world.”
• It includes economists, epidemiologists, disease modelers, policy and risk analysts carry out research on malaria, antibiotic resistance, disease control priorities, environmental health, alcohol and tobacco, and various other diseases.
• Research is divided across four areas: disease dynamics and behavior, disease dynamics and information structure, delivery of new technologies for disease control, and innovative financing.
• It’s two significant initiatives are also related with the Anti-microbial resistance.