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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822435503321

Titolo

Integrating poverty and gender into health programmes [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook for health professionals Module on curricular integration / / [Alan Barnard, Carol Windsor, consultants and principal writers ... et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manila, Philippines, : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, 2005

ISBN

1-282-05807-X

9786612058073

92-9061-409-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BarnardAlan, RN.

WindsorCarol

Disciplina

362.1086942

Soggetti

Medical education

Social work education

Women - Health and hygiene

Sex differences

Sex discrimination in medical education

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.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; Introduction; 1. What is poverty?; 2. What is the relationship between poverty and health?; 3. Why is it important for health professionals to address poverty concerns in health?; 4. How can health professionals and the health system address poverty concerns in health?; 5. Facilitator's notes; 6. Tools, resources and references; REFERENCES; ENDNOTES

Sommario/riassunto

Malaria remains a global public health problem. In the Western Pacific Region, malaria is endemic in 10 countries. The incidence rate in the Region ranges from 161.7 per 1000 people in Solomon Islands to 0.04 in the Republic of Korea. The strategies employed to prevent and control malaria have been effective in reducing the burden of disease in countries in the Region. Yet, as analyses of health outcomes become



more refined it is increasingly apparent that poor and marginalized populations might not be benefiting from investments in malaria prevention and control. The challenge for health care