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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785494003321

Autore

Walraven Gijsbertus Engelinus Laurentius <1957->

Titolo

Health and poverty [[electronic resource] ] : global health problems and solutions / / Gijs Walraven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, DC, : Earthscan, 2011

ISBN

1-280-87304-3

9786613714350

1-136-53740-6

1-136-53739-2

1-84977-568-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

362.1086942

Soggetti

Poverty - Health aspects

Health services accessibility

Equality - Health aspects

World health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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