Full Description
This unique introduction to the essentials of global health has been constructed by medical students from all over the world through the help of Medsin (now Students for Global Health) and the International Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA). The global student and trainee author team, recruited and guided initially by Drs Dan and Felicity Knights (themselves students and officers of Medsin when work commenced), identified the key areas to be covered. Then the book they put together was edited by two experts in the field: Mr B Sethia and Professor Parveen Kumar.
Royalties raised from this book go to a grant fund for student global health projects.
Written by medical students and junior doctors from Students for Global Health and the International Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA)
Edited by two experts in the field, Mr B Sethia and Professor Parveen Kumar
Royalties go to a grant fund for student global health projects
Contents
What is Global Health?
A History of Global Health
Key Concepts in Global Health
The Global Burden of Disease
Determinants of Health
Evaluation of Healthcare
Healthcare Provision
Health Systems
Health Sectors
Universal Health Coverage
Access to Medicines
The Health Workforce
Global Health Actors
The UN and the WHO
International Organisations
National Governments
Non-Governmental Organisations and Social Movements
Building Equitable Partnerships
Politics, Economics and Education
Poverty, Social Inequality and Health
Trade and Health
Health and Industry
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Health Policy and Research
Education and Health
Law, Ethics and Human Rights
Human Rights and Health
Law and Health
Access to Health for Vulnerable Groups
Ethics and Health
Social Theories and Health
Culture, Religion, Ethnicity and Health
Specific Global Health Challenges
Communicable Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Non-Communicable Diseases
Ageing & Dying
Mental Health
Maternal Health
Child Health
Global Dental Health
Violence & Injury
The Environment
Climate Change and Energy
Natural Disasters
Conflict and Health
Food and Agriculture
Urbanisation and Transport
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
