Initial steps in rebuilding the health sector in East Timor / Jim Tulloch ... [et al.] ; Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, National Research Council of the National Academies and Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tulloch, J.

Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration.

Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health. Program on Forced Migration and Health.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--Timor-Leste.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Timor-Leste.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

70 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In May 2002 Timor Leste (East Timor) emerged as a new nation after centuries of foreign rule and decades of struggle for independence. Its birth was a painful one; a United Nations-brokered Popular Consultation in August 1999, in which an overwhelming majority of the people opted for independence, was followed by several weeks of vengeful violence, looting, and destruction by pro-Indonesia militias. It left the territory and all of its essential services devastated. In this context, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), with the country's leaders and people and many other partners, set about restoring order and services, building a government structure, and preparing for independence. This paper summarizes the rehabilitation and development of the health sector from early 2000 to the end of 2001.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

OVERVIEW

Introduction

The Health Context

Health Sector Rehabilitation and Development Program

Strengths and Limitations of the Some of the Main Actors

Too Much Money Too Soon?

What Could Be Different Next Time?

References

Appendix A Chronology of Selected Developments and Events in East Timor

Appendix B Illustrative Memorandum of Understanding for Implementation of a District Health Plan

Appendix C Bibliographic Materials

Appendix D About the Authors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9786610179879

9780309167987

0309167981

9781280179877

1280179872

9780309505840

0309505844

OCLC:

54480950