The No-Nonsense Guide to World Health
Author: Shereen Usdin
An examination of the state of health worldwide which shows that public health is largely determined by socio-economic factors.
Foreword, Contents and Introduction
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This _No-Nonsense Guide to World Health_ is premised on the belief that without social justice, a life of health and dignity for all the world's people cannot be fully realized. - The Most Reverend Desmond M Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town.
A clear yet wide-ranging introduction to the state of health worldwide, exploring the ways in which health provision is often determined by ethnicity, class and gender. Starting with a brief history of medical progress this guide delves into current politics of health in the contexts of big business and private health provision, media, gender and the environment.
- No 'Health for All' by the 21st century
- Globalization: the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
- The politics of patents
- The politics of gender
- The emergence of old and new epidemics
- Non-communicable 'pandemics': the high price of Big Business
- The big fix
About the Author: Shereen Usdin is a medical doctor and a public health specialist. She is co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Soul City for Health and Development Communication in South Africa and works in the areas of development communication, HIV/AIDS, violence against women and human rights.
| Format: | Paperback |
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| Dimensions: | 180 x 110mm |
| Page extent: | 144 pages |
| Publication date: | September 2007 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-904456-65-0 |
Date added: August 4, 2010
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