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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963633103321

Autore

Bing Eric G

Titolo

Pharmacy on a bicycle : innovative solutions to global health and poverty / / Eric G. Bing and Marc J. Epstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2013

ISBN

9781609947897 (hbk)

9781299443341

1299443346

9781609947903

1609947908

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

BK Currents

Classificazione

SOC045000

Altri autori (Persone)

EpsteinMarc J

Disciplina

362.17/82091724

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical policy - Developing countries

Drugs - Developing countries

Medical care - Developing countries

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

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Why Pharmacy on a Bicycle; Part 1 The Prescription; 1 Saving Millions; 2 Ideas in Action: Innovation and Entrepreneurship; 3 A Shift in Perspective: Task Shifting to Save More; 4 Tipping the Scales: Scaling Up to Save Lives; Part 2 IMPACTS in Motion; 5 The Warmth of a Mother's Touch: Maternal and Child Health; 6 A Drop of Vinegar: Solutions for Infectious Diseases; 7 The Elephants in the Room: Noncommunicable Diseases; Part 3 Moving Forward; 8 Getting There from Here: Priorities, Plans, and Progress; 9 Busting Barriers: Heeding the Call; Notes

BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Every four minutes, over 50 children under the age of five die. In the same four minutes, 2 mothers lose their lives in childbirth. Every year, malaria kills nearly 1.2 million people, despite the fact that it can be prevented with a mosquito net and treated for less than 1.50.Sadly, this list goes on and on. Millions are dying from diseases that we can easily



and inexpensively prevent, diagnose, and treat. Why? Because even though we know exactly what people need, we just can't get it to them. They are dying not because we can't solve a medical problem but because we can't solve a logistics