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UNINA9910963633103321 |
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Autore |
Bing Eric G |
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Titolo |
Pharmacy on a bicycle : innovative solutions to global health and poverty / / Eric G. Bing and Marc J. Epstein |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2013 |
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9781609947897 (hbk) |
9781299443341 |
1299443346 |
9781609947903 |
1609947908 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pharmaceutical policy - Developing countries |
Drugs - Developing countries |
Medical care - Developing countries |
World health |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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