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OverviewOver the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormous scale and complexity of these lifesaving operations, why do millions of people in low-income countries continue to live without access to basic health services, sanitation, or clean water? And why are deadly diseases like Ebola able to spread so quickly among populations? In A History of Global Health, Randall M. Packard argues that global-health initiatives have saved millions of lives but have had limited impact on the overall health of people living in underdeveloped areas, where health-care workers are poorly paid, infrastructure and basic supplies such as disposable gloves, syringes, and bandages are lacking, and little effort has been made to address the underlying social and economic determinants of ill health. Global-health campaigns have relied on the application of biomedical technologies-vaccines, insecticide-treated nets, vitamin A capsules-to attack specific health problems but have failed to invest in building lasting infrastructure for managing the ongoing health problems of local populations. Designed to be read and taught, the book offers a critical historical view, providing historians, policy makers, researchers, program managers, and students with an essential new perspective on the formation and implementation of global-health policies and practices. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Randall M. Packard (Director, The Johns Hopkins University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9781421420332ISBN 10: 1421420333 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 10 November 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations List of Illustrations and Tables Introduction Part One 1. Colonial Training Grounds 2. From Colonial to International Health Part Two 3. The League of Nations Health Organization 4. Internationalizing Rural Hygiene and Nutrition Part Three 5. Planning for a Postwar World 6. A Narrowing Vision Part Four 7. Uncertain Beginnings 8. The Good and the Bad Campaigns Part Five 9. The Birth of the Population Crisis 10. Accelerating International Family-Planning Programs 11. Rethinking Family Planning Part Six 12. Rethinking Health 2.0 13. Challenges to Primary Health Care Part Seven 14. AIDS and the Birth of Global Health 15. The Global Fund, PEPFAR, and the Transformation of Global Health 16. Medicalizing Global Health Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes IndexReviewsFrequent epidemics of yellow fever, the first disease threatening to destroy continents, and the more recent scourges of HIV/AIDS, SARS, and Ebola show Packard's scope in enlightening readers who are rarely likely to be so captivated by a university publication. This is a powerful book demanding substantial time and attention. Manhattan Book Review Author InformationRandall M. Packard is the William H. Welch Professor and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria and White Plague, Black Labor: Tuberculosis and the Political Economy of Health and Disease in South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |