Introduction to Global Health

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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An Introduction to Global Health presents a broad yet detailed overview of population health in developing countries. This text carefully examines the factors that influence a community’s health status and determine the effectiveness of modern aid solutions against war, governance, and contamination. Essential for university-level students, this provocative book provides answers to questions concerning the disparity between the rise of healthier, richer populations and the continued existence of impoverished, disease-ridden countries.With Obidimma Ezezika as the new author, this third edition draws on contemporary references, statistics, and figures, rendering its exploration of international health timely and relevant. It also includes a section on topical health issues in light of the new Sustainable Development Goals, and maintains a critical focus on poor population health status, problems of poverty and malnutrition, world debt relief, and human rights interventions.Features:includes new chapter summaries, updated pictures and graphs, discussion questions, and additional recommended resourcesincludes a final section with strategies for working safely in developing nations

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Utgivningsdatum2017-12-30
Mått171 x 248 x 28 mm
Vikt1 222 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Upplaga3
FörlagCanadian Scholars
ISBN9781773380032

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Dr Michael Seear is a Professor at the University of British Columbia and Staff Physician in the Department of Respiratory/Intensive Care at the Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. Obidimma Ezezika is a Grand Challenges Fellow and the Founder of the African Centre for Innovation and Leadership Development. He holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of public health and the Faculty of Health Sciences, UOIT, where he teaches global health.

AcknowledgementsPart I: What Is Global Health?Chapter 1: An Overview of Global HealthChapter 2: A History of International AidPart II: Why Are Poor Populations Less Healthy Than Rich Ones?Chapter 3: The Basic Requirements for a Healthy LifeChapter 4: War and Civil UnrestChapter 5: Poverty and Developing World DebtChapter 6: MalnutritionChapter 7: Governance and Human Rights in Developing CountriesChapter 8: Water, Sanitation, and Infectious Diseases in Developing CountriesPart III: What Are the Types and Extent of Ill Health in Developing Countries?Chapter 9: How to Define and Measure HealthChapter 10: The Diseases of Adults and Children in Developing CountriesPart IV: What Can Be Done to Help?Chapter 11: The Structure of the Foreign Aid IndustryChapter 12: Primary Health Care Strategies: The Essential FoundationChapter 13: Curative Medical Care and Targeted ProgramsChapter 14: Poverty Reduction, Debt Relief, and Economic Growth Chapter 15: Building Peace, Good Governance, and Social CapitalPart V: Other Aspects of Global HealthChapter 16: Natural and Humanitarian Disasters and Displaced PopulationsChapter 17: The Health and Rights of Indigenous PopulationsPart VI: Working Safely and Effectively in a Developing CountryChapter 18: Planning and Preparing for Safe and Effective Development WorkChapter 19: How to Manage a Sustainable Aid Partnership