Health and Poverty: Global Health Problems and Solutions - Couverture rigide

Walraven, Gijs

 
9781849711807: Health and Poverty: Global Health Problems and Solutions
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1849711801 ISBN 13 : 9781849711807
Editeur : Earthscan Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Winner of the 2011 British Medical Association Book Award - Health & Social Care category.

There is growing interest and concern about the unacceptable differentials in health between and within countries. This comes out of the realization that poor people will only be able to prosper, and emerge from poverty, if they enjoy better health. Healthy populations are a precondition for sustainable development. Using a novel combination of the personal studies of patients and description of conditions or diseases, this book provides a highly original and accessible introduction to key issues in global health today. Especially during the past decade, global health initiatives have become a prominent part of the international aid picture, bringing new resources, political commitment, and more attention for international health issues in the media. The author provides examples of diseases and problems related to health that disproportionally impact the poor, and gives their experiences 'a human face' through individual case studies. A specific case study of a health problem, such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV or health financing, introduces each chapter and is followed by a historical review of the problem, why it is still now a problem for poor people or poor countries, and what can be done about it. These will inspire the reader to become more engaged with international health and development.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gijs Walraven is Director of Community Health, Delegation of the Aga Khan Development Network Foundation in Aiglemont, France and Visiting Professor of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

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Éditeur
Earthscan Ltd
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1849711801
ISBN 13 
9781849711807
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  184971181X ISBN 13 :  9781849711814
Editeur : Routledge, 2010
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