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This pulblication presents systematic and comparable economic evaluations of selected interventions, delivery platforms, and policies based on newly developed economic methods. Disease Control Priorities, third edition (DCP3) builds on the foundation and analyses of the first and second editions (DCP1 and DCP2) tofurther inform program design and resource allocation at the global and country levels by providing an up-to-date comprehensive review ofthe effectiveness of priority health interventions. In addition, DCP3 presents systematic and comparable economic evaluations of selectedinterventions, packages, delivery platforms, and policies based on newly developed economic methods.DCP3 presents its findings in nine individual volumes addressed to specific audiences. The volumes are structured around packages ofconceptually related interventions, including those for maternal and child health, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, and surgery.