Attacking inequality in the health sector [[electronic resource] ] : a synthesis of evidence and tools
| Attacking inequality in the health sector [[electronic resource] ] : a synthesis of evidence and tools |
| Autore | Yazbeck Abdo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.1/042
362.1042 |
| Soggetto topico |
Equality - Health aspects
Health services accessibility Poor - Medical care World health |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-95969-3
9786611959692 0-8213-7740-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. An Unacceptable Reality; Figure 1.1 Regional Inequalities in Health Sector Outcomes; Box 1.1 Variations in Health and Fertility Outcomes in India; Table 1.1 Health Services with the Largest Measure of Inequality; Figure 1.2 Use of Basic Maternal and Child Health Services, Coverage Rates among the Poorest and Wealthiest 20 Percent of the Population in 56 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Figure 1.3 Inequalities in the Use of Basic Maternal and Child Health Services: Coverage Rate Ratios for the Wealthiest and Poorest 20 Percent, 56 Low- and Middle-Income CountriesFigure 1.4 Population-Weighted Regional Averages of Percentage of Pregnant Women in the Poorest and Wealthiest Quintiles Who Receive Three or More Antenatal Visits; Box 1.2 Variations in Health Service Use in India; Figure 1.5 Population-Weighted Regional Averages of Percentage of Deliveries for the Poorest and Wealthiest Quintiles That Were Attended by a Medically Trained Person Figure 1.6 Population-Weighted Regional Averages of Percentage of Fully Immunized Children from the Poorest and Wealthiest QuintilesFigure 1.7 Selected Benefit Incidence Findings for Public Spending on Health; Box 1.3 Benefit Incidence Analysis at the Subnational Level; Figure 1.8 Wealth Gap for Full Immunization, India, 1998-99; Figure 1.9 Odds Ratios for Infant Morality: The Likelihood of Infant Death in the Poorest Quintile of Families Relative to That in the Wealthiest Quintile, Rural and Urban India, 1998-99; Figure 1.10 Inequality in Full Immunization, India, 1998-99 Figure 1.11 Concentration Curves of Infant Mortality Rates in India, 1998-99Figure 1.12 Immunization Concentration Curves, Selected Indian States, 1998-99; Table A1.1 Assets and Factor Scores, Urban India, 1998-99; Figure A1.1 Concentration Curves for Full Immunization, Rural and Urban India; Table A1.2 Household Wealth Quintiles, Urban India, 1998-99; Table A1.3 Infant Mortality Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.4 Adolescent Fertility Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.5 Severe Stunting Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Table A1.6 Full Immunization Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesTable A1.7 Antenatal Care (Three or More Visits) Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.8 Contraception (Women) Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.9 Attended Delivery Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; 2. Approaching a Complex and Persistent Problem; Figure 2.1 Determinants of Health Outcomes: The PRSP Pathways Framework; Box 2.1 Why Did Safar Banu Die?; Figure 2.2 Eight Steps to Effective Use of Health Services by the Poor Table A2.1 Potential for Multisectoral Synergies to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals for Health and Nutrition |
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Attacking inequality in the health sector : : a synthesis of evidence and tools / / Abdo S. Yazbeck
| Attacking inequality in the health sector : : a synthesis of evidence and tools / / Abdo S. Yazbeck |
| Autore | Yazbeck Abdo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiv, 308 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 362.1/042 |
| Soggetto topico |
Equality - Health aspects
Health services accessibility Poor - Medical care World health |
| ISBN |
1-281-95969-3
9786611959692 0-8213-7740-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. An Unacceptable Reality; Figure 1.1 Regional Inequalities in Health Sector Outcomes; Box 1.1 Variations in Health and Fertility Outcomes in India; Table 1.1 Health Services with the Largest Measure of Inequality; Figure 1.2 Use of Basic Maternal and Child Health Services, Coverage Rates among the Poorest and Wealthiest 20 Percent of the Population in 56 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Figure 1.3 Inequalities in the Use of Basic Maternal and Child Health Services: Coverage Rate Ratios for the Wealthiest and Poorest 20 Percent, 56 Low- and Middle-Income CountriesFigure 1.4 Population-Weighted Regional Averages of Percentage of Pregnant Women in the Poorest and Wealthiest Quintiles Who Receive Three or More Antenatal Visits; Box 1.2 Variations in Health Service Use in India; Figure 1.5 Population-Weighted Regional Averages of Percentage of Deliveries for the Poorest and Wealthiest Quintiles That Were Attended by a Medically Trained Person Figure 1.6 Population-Weighted Regional Averages of Percentage of Fully Immunized Children from the Poorest and Wealthiest QuintilesFigure 1.7 Selected Benefit Incidence Findings for Public Spending on Health; Box 1.3 Benefit Incidence Analysis at the Subnational Level; Figure 1.8 Wealth Gap for Full Immunization, India, 1998-99; Figure 1.9 Odds Ratios for Infant Morality: The Likelihood of Infant Death in the Poorest Quintile of Families Relative to That in the Wealthiest Quintile, Rural and Urban India, 1998-99; Figure 1.10 Inequality in Full Immunization, India, 1998-99 Figure 1.11 Concentration Curves of Infant Mortality Rates in India, 1998-99Figure 1.12 Immunization Concentration Curves, Selected Indian States, 1998-99; Table A1.1 Assets and Factor Scores, Urban India, 1998-99; Figure A1.1 Concentration Curves for Full Immunization, Rural and Urban India; Table A1.2 Household Wealth Quintiles, Urban India, 1998-99; Table A1.3 Infant Mortality Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.4 Adolescent Fertility Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.5 Severe Stunting Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Table A1.6 Full Immunization Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesTable A1.7 Antenatal Care (Three or More Visits) Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.8 Contraception (Women) Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Table A1.9 Attended Delivery Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; 2. Approaching a Complex and Persistent Problem; Figure 2.1 Determinants of Health Outcomes: The PRSP Pathways Framework; Box 2.1 Why Did Safar Banu Die?; Figure 2.2 Eight Steps to Effective Use of Health Services by the Poor Table A2.1 Potential for Multisectoral Synergies to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals for Health and Nutrition |
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Die Corona-Pandemie : Ethische, gesellschaftliche und theologische Reflexionen einer Krise
| Die Corona-Pandemie : Ethische, gesellschaftliche und theologische Reflexionen einer Krise |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Collana | Bioethik in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft |
| Soggetto topico |
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 - Europe, German-speaking
COVID-19 (Disease) - Social aspects COVID-19 (Disease) - Religious aspects COVID-19 (Disease) - Environmental aspects Equality - Health aspects Social medicine Bioethics - Religious aspects Medical ethics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910917278403321 |
| Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2020 | ||
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Die Corona-Pandemie : Ethische, gesellschaftliche und theologische Reflexionen einer Krise
| Die Corona-Pandemie : Ethische, gesellschaftliche und theologische Reflexionen einer Krise |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Collana | Bioethik in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft |
| Soggetto topico |
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 - Europe, German-speaking
COVID-19 (Disease) - Social aspects COVID-19 (Disease) - Religious aspects COVID-19 (Disease) - Environmental aspects Equality - Health aspects Social medicine Bioethics - Religious aspects Medical ethics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996635472703316 |
| Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The economics of social determinants of health and health inequalities : a resource book / / World Health Organization
| The economics of social determinants of health and health inequalities : a resource book / / World Health Organization |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva : , : World Health Organization, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical economics
Health services accessibility Health status indicators Equality - Health aspects Health care rationing Social justice |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-4-069114-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Executive summary; Background; How do economists approach the assessment of economic motivation?; Economic arguments for investment in the social determinants of health; Basic economic rationales; Value for money; Findings in specific public policy areas with implications for health; Research gaps; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Why this resource book?; 1.2 Using this resource book; Figures; Figure 1.1 Overview of resource book information; 1.3 How were sectors chosen?; 1.4 How are interventions classified?; Boxes; Box 1.1 Summary of sectors prioritized by CSDH
1.4.1 Intersectoral public policy and action perspective1.4.2 Intervention evidence review orientation; Figure 1.2 Types of interventions; Figure 1.3 Analytical framework; References; Chapter 2. The economic argument for social determinants of health and socially determined health inequalities; Box 2.1 The use of cost of health inequality evidence; 2.1 Efficiency-based rationales for public policy intervention; Box 2.2 Economic evaluation studies answer questions relative to specific actions; 2.2 Standard efficiency-based rationales; 2.2.1 Imperfect or asymmetric information 2.2.2 ExternalitiesBox 2.3 Examples of information imperfections; Box 2.4 Examples of externalities; 2.2.3 Public goods; 2.2.4 Departures from rationality; 2.3 Non-standard economic rationales: behavioural economics; 2.4 Equity-based rationale for public policy intervention; Figure 2.1 Relationships between different dimensions of inequality; Tables; Table 2.1 Preferences on income equality; Table 2.2 Importance of eliminating big income inequalities; 2.5 The relationship between efficiency and equity; 2.5.1 The standard viewpoint; 2.5.2 The standard viewpoint: when is it less valid? 2.5.3 The macroeconomics viewpoint: traditional and new evidenceReferences; Chapter 3. Assessing value for money of interventions; 3.1 Valuing the consequences of social determinants of health interventions; 3.1.1 Valuing costs; 3.1.2 Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis; 3.1.3 Cost-benefit analysis; 3.1.4 Conclusions; 3.2 Valuing reductions in health inequities; 3.2.1 Valuing reductions in health inequities in cost-effectiveness analysis; 3.2.2 Valuing reductions in health inequities in cost-benefit analysis; 3.2.3 Conclusions Table 3.1 Potential approaches to incorporate equity considerations into economic evaluations of social determinants of health interventions3.3 Challenges in assessing the value for money of social determinants of health interventions; References; Chapter 4. Can education policy act as health policy?; 4.1 Efficiency-based rationales; 4.1.1 Economic benefits of education and the presence of market failures; 4.1.2 Does education have an impact on health?; 4.1.3 Average impact of education interventions; 4.2 Equity-based rationales; 4.2.1 Equity aspects in education Box 4.1 From resource- to incentive-based interventions in higher education in the United States |
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The economics of social determinants of health and health inequalities : a resource book / / World Health Organization
| The economics of social determinants of health and health inequalities : a resource book / / World Health Organization |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva : , : World Health Organization, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical economics
Health services accessibility Health status indicators Equality - Health aspects Health care rationing Social justice |
| ISBN | 92-4-069114-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Executive summary; Background; How do economists approach the assessment of economic motivation?; Economic arguments for investment in the social determinants of health; Basic economic rationales; Value for money; Findings in specific public policy areas with implications for health; Research gaps; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Why this resource book?; 1.2 Using this resource book; Figures; Figure 1.1 Overview of resource book information; 1.3 How were sectors chosen?; 1.4 How are interventions classified?; Boxes; Box 1.1 Summary of sectors prioritized by CSDH
1.4.1 Intersectoral public policy and action perspective1.4.2 Intervention evidence review orientation; Figure 1.2 Types of interventions; Figure 1.3 Analytical framework; References; Chapter 2. The economic argument for social determinants of health and socially determined health inequalities; Box 2.1 The use of cost of health inequality evidence; 2.1 Efficiency-based rationales for public policy intervention; Box 2.2 Economic evaluation studies answer questions relative to specific actions; 2.2 Standard efficiency-based rationales; 2.2.1 Imperfect or asymmetric information 2.2.2 ExternalitiesBox 2.3 Examples of information imperfections; Box 2.4 Examples of externalities; 2.2.3 Public goods; 2.2.4 Departures from rationality; 2.3 Non-standard economic rationales: behavioural economics; 2.4 Equity-based rationale for public policy intervention; Figure 2.1 Relationships between different dimensions of inequality; Tables; Table 2.1 Preferences on income equality; Table 2.2 Importance of eliminating big income inequalities; 2.5 The relationship between efficiency and equity; 2.5.1 The standard viewpoint; 2.5.2 The standard viewpoint: when is it less valid? 2.5.3 The macroeconomics viewpoint: traditional and new evidenceReferences; Chapter 3. Assessing value for money of interventions; 3.1 Valuing the consequences of social determinants of health interventions; 3.1.1 Valuing costs; 3.1.2 Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis; 3.1.3 Cost-benefit analysis; 3.1.4 Conclusions; 3.2 Valuing reductions in health inequities; 3.2.1 Valuing reductions in health inequities in cost-effectiveness analysis; 3.2.2 Valuing reductions in health inequities in cost-benefit analysis; 3.2.3 Conclusions Table 3.1 Potential approaches to incorporate equity considerations into economic evaluations of social determinants of health interventions3.3 Challenges in assessing the value for money of social determinants of health interventions; References; Chapter 4. Can education policy act as health policy?; 4.1 Efficiency-based rationales; 4.1.1 Economic benefits of education and the presence of market failures; 4.1.2 Does education have an impact on health?; 4.1.3 Average impact of education interventions; 4.2 Equity-based rationales; 4.2.1 Equity aspects in education Box 4.1 From resource- to incentive-based interventions in higher education in the United States |
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The economics of social determinants of health and health inequalities : a resource book / / World Health Organization
| The economics of social determinants of health and health inequalities : a resource book / / World Health Organization |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva : , : World Health Organization, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical economics
Health services accessibility Health status indicators Equality - Health aspects Health care rationing Social justice |
| ISBN | 92-4-069114-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Executive summary; Background; How do economists approach the assessment of economic motivation?; Economic arguments for investment in the social determinants of health; Basic economic rationales; Value for money; Findings in specific public policy areas with implications for health; Research gaps; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Why this resource book?; 1.2 Using this resource book; Figures; Figure 1.1 Overview of resource book information; 1.3 How were sectors chosen?; 1.4 How are interventions classified?; Boxes; Box 1.1 Summary of sectors prioritized by CSDH
1.4.1 Intersectoral public policy and action perspective1.4.2 Intervention evidence review orientation; Figure 1.2 Types of interventions; Figure 1.3 Analytical framework; References; Chapter 2. The economic argument for social determinants of health and socially determined health inequalities; Box 2.1 The use of cost of health inequality evidence; 2.1 Efficiency-based rationales for public policy intervention; Box 2.2 Economic evaluation studies answer questions relative to specific actions; 2.2 Standard efficiency-based rationales; 2.2.1 Imperfect or asymmetric information 2.2.2 ExternalitiesBox 2.3 Examples of information imperfections; Box 2.4 Examples of externalities; 2.2.3 Public goods; 2.2.4 Departures from rationality; 2.3 Non-standard economic rationales: behavioural economics; 2.4 Equity-based rationale for public policy intervention; Figure 2.1 Relationships between different dimensions of inequality; Tables; Table 2.1 Preferences on income equality; Table 2.2 Importance of eliminating big income inequalities; 2.5 The relationship between efficiency and equity; 2.5.1 The standard viewpoint; 2.5.2 The standard viewpoint: when is it less valid? 2.5.3 The macroeconomics viewpoint: traditional and new evidenceReferences; Chapter 3. Assessing value for money of interventions; 3.1 Valuing the consequences of social determinants of health interventions; 3.1.1 Valuing costs; 3.1.2 Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis; 3.1.3 Cost-benefit analysis; 3.1.4 Conclusions; 3.2 Valuing reductions in health inequities; 3.2.1 Valuing reductions in health inequities in cost-effectiveness analysis; 3.2.2 Valuing reductions in health inequities in cost-benefit analysis; 3.2.3 Conclusions Table 3.1 Potential approaches to incorporate equity considerations into economic evaluations of social determinants of health interventions3.3 Challenges in assessing the value for money of social determinants of health interventions; References; Chapter 4. Can education policy act as health policy?; 4.1 Efficiency-based rationales; 4.1.1 Economic benefits of education and the presence of market failures; 4.1.2 Does education have an impact on health?; 4.1.3 Average impact of education interventions; 4.2 Equity-based rationales; 4.2.1 Equity aspects in education Box 4.1 From resource- to incentive-based interventions in higher education in the United States |
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Gender equity in health [[electronic resource] ] : the shifting frontiers of evidence and action / / edited by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin
| Gender equity in health [[electronic resource] ] : the shifting frontiers of evidence and action / / edited by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SenGita
ÖstlinPiroska <1958-> |
| Collana | Routledge studies in health and social welfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Social medicine
Equality - Health aspects Sex discrimination Women's health services |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-135-23816-2
1-282-31587-0 9786612315879 0-203-86690-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Gender as a Social Determinant of Health: Evidence, Policies, and Innovations; 2 The Social Body: Gender and the Burden of Disease; 3 Inequalities and Intersections in Health: A Review of the Evidence; 4 Gendered Health Outcomes of an 'Endless' War on Terror; 5 Gender, Health, and Poverty in Latin America; 6 Gender Norms and Empowerment: 'What Works' to Increase Equity for Women and Girls; 7 Challenging Gender in Patient-Provider Interactions
8 Exploring the Gendered Dimensions of Human Resources for Health9 Accountability to Citizens on Gender and Health; 10 Gender Mainstreaming in Health: The Emperor's New Clothes?; Contributors; Index |
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Gender equity in health [[electronic resource] ] : the shifting frontiers of evidence and action / / edited by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin
| Gender equity in health [[electronic resource] ] : the shifting frontiers of evidence and action / / edited by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SenGita
ÖstlinPiroska <1958-> |
| Collana | Routledge studies in health and social welfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Social medicine
Equality - Health aspects Sex discrimination Women's health services |
| ISBN |
1-135-23816-2
1-282-31587-0 9786612315879 0-203-86690-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Gender as a Social Determinant of Health: Evidence, Policies, and Innovations; 2 The Social Body: Gender and the Burden of Disease; 3 Inequalities and Intersections in Health: A Review of the Evidence; 4 Gendered Health Outcomes of an 'Endless' War on Terror; 5 Gender, Health, and Poverty in Latin America; 6 Gender Norms and Empowerment: 'What Works' to Increase Equity for Women and Girls; 7 Challenging Gender in Patient-Provider Interactions
8 Exploring the Gendered Dimensions of Human Resources for Health9 Accountability to Citizens on Gender and Health; 10 Gender Mainstreaming in Health: The Emperor's New Clothes?; Contributors; Index |
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Global health disputes and disparities : a critical appraisal of international law and population health / / Dru Bhattacharya
| Global health disputes and disparities : a critical appraisal of international law and population health / / Dru Bhattacharya |
| Autore | Bhattacharya Dru. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.85/82 |
| Collana | Routledge studies in public health |
| Soggetto topico |
Social medicine
Health - Social aspects Medical policy Social justice Equality - Health aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-08091-2
1-283-87153-X 1-136-17041-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Global Health Disputesand Disparities; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to international law and global health; 2. A critical assessment of treaty-monitoring bodies: A case study of CEDAW's Optional Protocol; Introduction; I. Proposed legal framework for considering a communication; A. Parsing individual and structural conceptions of remedies; B. Form and substance of Committee review and deliberations; C. On the nature and scope of general recommendations; II. Examining the Optional Protocol in practice
A. Review of the allegations, violations, and reasons employedB. Interpretive trends and the utility of the proposed legal framework; C. Applying the framework to a health-related claim: abortion; III. Conclusion; Key international law and public health questions; 3. Perspectives from the field: A conversation with George Annas, J.D., M.P.H., Chair, Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights; William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor; 4. At the intersection of law, human rights, and religion: A case study in female autonomy in Hinduism and Islam; Introduction I. Trends in unsafe abortions and female decision-making capacityA. Public health burden and impact on women in India; B. Public health burden and impact on women in Pakistan; II. Legal instruments and derogation from human rights obligations; A. Declarations and reservations to CEDAW; B. Indian unconstitutional agenda furthered by conflicting laws and rulings; C. Pervasive problems amidst an incoherent legal framework in Pakistan; III. Reconciling human rights, religion, and social justice; A. Muddupalani's Radhika Santawanam and [post] colonial patriarchy B. The parameters of female autonomy and sexuality in foundational texts: The MahabharataC. The principle of awliyah and the exercise of female autonomy; D. Utilizing religion to promote human rights andfunctional capabilities; IV. Recommendations for ethical, legal and structural reform; V. Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; 5. Perspectives from the field: A conversation with Benjamin Meier, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; 6. Trade and health: Emergent paradigms and case studies in infectious diseases IntroductionI. Indonesia's withdrawal of H1N1 viral samples; A. Conceptual fallacy of the most stable nation status; B. An overview of the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and the IHR; II. Securing global health interests cannot be traced to the Doha Declaration or the IHR; A. HIV/AIDS and access: The South African experience; B. The Doha Declaration and public health emergencies; C. NPIs are not a long-term solution to contain infectious diseases; D. SARS and XDR-TB: Aggressive implementation of NPIs may compound health problems and threaten fundamental human rights III. State epidemic control and use of biological materials |
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