The Limits of Trust: The Millennium Development Goals, Maternal Health, and Health Policy in Mexico - Couverture souple

Livre 2 sur 4: McGill-Queen's Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice in the Global South

Mills, Lisa Nicole

 
9780773551091: The Limits of Trust: The Millennium Development Goals, Maternal Health, and Health Policy in Mexico
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ISBN 10 : 0773551093 ISBN 13 : 9780773551091
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017

Synopsis

When the United Nations announced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, approximately half a million women worldwide died each year from complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth. The fifth MDG aimed to reduce the maternal mortality rate by 75 per cent between 1990 and 2015, but by the target date, the goal had not been reached. In The Limits of Trust Lisa Nicole Mills investigates the reasons why Mexico in particular did not meet its objective. Focusing on the states of Guerrero, Chiapas, and Oaxaca, where maternal mortality rates are the highest in the country, Mills looks into how MDG 5 has been implemented in Mexico, how it has been experienced by individuals and groups, what obstacles have been encountered, and what factors have facilitated improvements in maternal health. Using data gathered from interviews with NGOs, government officials, and health care workers, the book argues that government and feminist NGO efforts to build trust in the health care system have fallen short because of systemic failures to protect women's rights and enhance the quality of health care. In Mexico a woman's risk of dying from a pregnancy-related complication is five times higher than in developed countries. The Limits of Trust explores the realities of implementing maternal health initiatives on the ground in rural, remote, and impoverished areas, and the steps that can be taken to successfully combat maternal mortality.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lisa Nicole Mills is associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.

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Éditeur
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0773551093
ISBN 13 
9780773551091
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0773551085 ISBN 13 :  9780773551084
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017
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