Health and poverty : global health problems and solutions / Gijs Walraven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walraven, Gijsbertus Engelinus Laurentius, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Health aspects.

Poverty.

Health services accessibility.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

World health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Health and Poverty: Global Health Problems and Solutions; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 The poor have no face, no voice; 2 Roll back malaria; 3 TB and HIV; 4 Safe motherhood; 5 Family planning; 6 Cervical cancer; 7 Water and sanitation; 8 Neglected tropical diseases; 9 Undernutrition; 10 New diseases of poverty; 11 Health financing; 12 Cross-border health care; 13 Revisiting Alma Ata; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-87304-3

9786613714350

1-136-53740-6

1-136-53739-2

1-84977-568-0

9781849775687

OCLC:

689997490

Publisher Number:

9781849711807