Beyond the ‘transition’ frameworks: the cross-continuum of health, disease and mortality framework

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This paper is part of the Special Issue: Epidemiological Transitions – Beyond Omran's Theory. More papers from this issue can be found at http://www.globalhealthaction.net

Acknowledgements

A preliminary draft of the theoretical framework which is part of this article benefited from comments and suggestions from participants at meetings organized by the United States National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on ‘The Continuing Epidemiological Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa’, held in Washington DC (USA), Accra (Ghana) and Johannesburg (South Africa) between 2009 and 2011. Professor Barthélémy Kuate Defo was chair of that Committee. I thank specifically Peter Byass, Barney Cohen, Alan Lopez, Stig Wall, Jacques Vallin and Richard Suzman for their insightful comments, suggestions, and discussions on the development of this new framework. This study was supported in part by the New Initiatives Grant Program from the Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique (IRSPUM) and the Global Health Competition Grant from the Direction des Relations Internationales (DRI) (Université de Montréal).

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This paper is part of the Special Issue: Epidemiological Transitions – Beyond Omran's Theory. More papers from this issue can be found at http://www.globalhealthaction.net