Description: Health and Poverty : Global Health Problems and Solutions, Paperback by Walraven, Gijs, ISBN 184971181X, ISBN-13 9781849711814, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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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Book Title: Health and Poverty : Global Health Problems and Solutions
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: Health and Poverty : Global Health Problems and Solutions
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Public Health, Health Care Delivery, Sociology / General, Preventive Medicine, Poverty & Homelessness, Ecology
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Social Science, Medical
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Gijs Walraven
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
