Rx for survival : why we must rise to the global health challenge / Philip J. Hilts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilts, Philip J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World health.

Public health.

Physical Description:

259 pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Why we must rise to the global health challenge

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2005.

Summary:

In this companion to October's six-part PBS series "Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge, New York Times" health and science reporter Hilts takes a gripping journey around the globe to the hot spots of disease fighting in the worldwide battle to defeat the threat of new and resurgent outbreaks.

Contents:

Introduction: A Time to Choose 1

Part 1 Splendidly Simple Solutions 41

1 A Pinch, A Fist, A Cup of Water: Bangladesh Rises 43

2 Forty-Nine Thousand Grandmothers: Saving Nepal's Children 68

3 One House at a Time: India Pursues Polio 103

4 Changing Minds: Botswana Beats Back AIDS 130

Part 2 Meeting the Challenge 165

5 The Forgotten Link Between Health and Wealth 167

6 Investing in Health 190

7 If Not Now, When? 203.

Notes:

Published in association with the 3-DVD television mini-series of the same title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index.

ISBN:

159420070X

OCLC:

61821901

Publisher Number:

978159420070X