An Introduction to Global Health Delivery
Practice, Equity, Human Rights
2nd Edition
Published on 2. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-19-760725-1 (ISBN)
Description
In the last two decades, the rise of global health studies at universities across the world reflects the interest of a growing generation of students motivated to be involved in progressive global change. Grassroots advocacy for health equity and strong leadership in the global South have catalyzed a paradigm shift from primarily preventative health programs to holistic systems providing health care as a human right. To succeed in this field, students must not only understand the elements needed to deliver equitable health care but also the historical and social factors that cause and propagate health disparities.
An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition is an immersive introduction to global health's origins, actors, interventions, and challenges from the ongoing impacts of racism to the momentum for the delivery of care that began with the AIDS movement through to the current era of COVID-19. Informed by physician Joia Mukherjee's quarter-century of experience fighting disease and poverty in more than a dozen countries, it delivers a clear-eyed overview of the movement underway to address injustice, reduce global health disparities, and deliver health care as a human right. This second edition extends the lens of global health delivery to address the challenges of COVID-19 and the prevention of future pandemics. It features updated chapters exploring pandemics, preparedness, and the intersection of key social movements with the right to health care, including Black Lives Matter, decolonization, and climate justice.
Enriched with case studies and exercises that encourage readers to think critically about equitable global health delivery, An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition is the essential starting point for readers of any background seeking a practical grounding in global health's promise and progress.
An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition is an immersive introduction to global health's origins, actors, interventions, and challenges from the ongoing impacts of racism to the momentum for the delivery of care that began with the AIDS movement through to the current era of COVID-19. Informed by physician Joia Mukherjee's quarter-century of experience fighting disease and poverty in more than a dozen countries, it delivers a clear-eyed overview of the movement underway to address injustice, reduce global health disparities, and deliver health care as a human right. This second edition extends the lens of global health delivery to address the challenges of COVID-19 and the prevention of future pandemics. It features updated chapters exploring pandemics, preparedness, and the intersection of key social movements with the right to health care, including Black Lives Matter, decolonization, and climate justice.
Enriched with case studies and exercises that encourage readers to think critically about equitable global health delivery, An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition is the essential starting point for readers of any background seeking a practical grounding in global health's promise and progress.
Reviews / Votes
This book is excellent. It describes in a very clear, well-organized, and readable manner the causes of healthcare inequalities and what can be done to address them. Its message is equally applicable to underserved rural areas, reservations, and poor inner-city neighborhoods of the U.S. as it is to poor countries that bear the burden of colonialism. This edition's sections addressing the COVID-19 pandemic present a much-needed update. * Anna A Helm, BS, MPH, Multnomah County * An Introduction to Global Health Delivery [is] a highly readable, inspiring book that firmly places global health in the context of equity and human rights. * Madhukar Pai, Nature Microbiology * A must-read for both newcomers and established professionals in the field of global health. Mukherjee captures the essence of global health, presenting concrete examples of the stepping stones involved in transforming health in countries throughout the world. * Agnes Binagwaho, former Minister of Health, Rwanda * A comprehensive, essential resource linking theory, data, and implementation in ways that are novel and, most importantly, immediately useful for anyone working in global health. This book guides the reader through the evolution of the field, then into a much more pragmatic approach that holds at its center the moral conviction that all people in the world have a right to quality health care. * Jim Y. Kim, former President, World Bank Group * This book helps us understand why health systems in poor countries are weak and how to analyze health inequality from a social perspective integrated with biological concerns. The big challenge now is to improve the health of the world's poor based on what we know. Mukherjee radically recasts global health into a field centered on the systemic, long term, and high-quality public provision of care. Both the pursuit of sustainable development and the honoring of health as a human right will be greatly aided by her penetrating investigations and presentation. * Amartya Sen, Harvard University *More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
96 photos and illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-760725-1 (9780197607251)
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E-Book
10/2021
2nd Edition
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E-Book
10/2021
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€33.99
Available for download
Persons
Joia S. Mukherjee, MD, MPH, is Chief Medical Officer at Partners in Health. She is also Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where she directs the Masters degree program in Global Health Delivery. Dr. Mukherjee has served as an expert consultant for the World Health Organization and Ministries of Health on HIV, tuberculosis, health systems strengthening, and health workforce development.
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, is Kolokotrones University Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and Co-founder and Chief strategist of Partners In Health.
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, is Kolokotrones University Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and Co-founder and Chief strategist of Partners In Health.
Author
Chief Medical Officer at Partners in Health, and Associate Professor of Global Health and Social MedicineChief Medical Officer at Partners in Health, and Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Foreword
Co-founder and Chief StrategistCo-founder and Chief Strategist, Partners In Health
Content
- Foreword by Paul Farmer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: History of Global Health Delivery
- 1. The Roots of Global Health Inequity
- 2. Reversing the Tide: Lessons from the Movement for AIDS Treatment Access
- 3. The Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals
- Part II: Principles of Global Health Delivery
- 4. Global Health and the Global Burden of Disease
- 5. Understanding and Practicing Social Medicine
- 6. Universal Health Coverage: Ensuring Healthy Lives and Promoting Well-Being for All at All Ages
- 7. Health Financing
- Part III: Health Systems Strengthening
- 8. Human Resources for Health
- 9. Community Health Workers
- 10. The Evolution of Drug Access
- 11. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement in Global Health
- Part IV: Pandemics, Globalization, and Social Change
- 12. Pandemic Preparedness and Response: A Biosocial Analysis
- 13. Political Will, Leadership, and the Importance of Decolonization
- 14. Governance and International Cooperation
- 15. Justice: Activism, Advocacy, and Social Change
- Appendix 1: Exercises
- Appendix 2: Additional Resources