An Introduction to Global Health Delivery

by Joia S. Mukherjee, Paul Farmer (Foreword by)

Overview

"What Mukherjee attempts, and succeeds in doing, is to offer what many students -- undergraduates as well as students of medicine, nursing, and public health -- have long clamored for: a primer not only of recent developments in global health, but also a patient dissection of what has worked less well (and what hasn't worked at all)." --Paul Farmer, from the foreword The field of global health has roots in the AIDS pandemic of the late 20th century, when the installation of health care systems supplanted older, low-cost prevention programs to help stem the spread of HIV in low- and middle-income Africa. Today's global health is rooted the belief that health care is a human right, and that by promoting health we can cultivate equity and social justice in places where such values aren't always found. AN INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH DELIVERY is a short but immersive introduction to global health's origins, actors, interventions, and challenges. 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 reduce global health disparities and establish sustainable access to care, including details of what has worked so far -- and what hasn't. Grounded in the historical and social factors that propagate health disparities and enriched with case studies and exercises that encourage readers to think critically about the subject matter, this text is the essential starting point for readers of any background seeking a practical grounding in global health's promise and progress.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190662479
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/14/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Joia S. Mukherjee , MD, MPH, is 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. She directs the Harvard's Master of Medical Science and Global Health Delivery program and has been Chief Medical Officer at Partners In Health since 2000. Dr. Mukherjee is trained in infectious disease, internal medicine, and pediatrics, and she provides strategic guidance on the implementation of clinical programs at PIH sites across the world. She 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Paul Farmer Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Roots of Global Health Inequity 2. Reversing the Tide: Lessons from the Movement for AIDS Treatment Access 3. The Millenium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals 4. Global Health and the Global Burden of Disease 5. Social Forces and their Impact on Health 6. Giving Care, Delivering Value 7. Human Resources for Health 8. Community Health Workers 9. Evolution in Drug Access 10. Monitoring, Evaluation, Disease Surveillance, and Quality Improvement 11. Universal Health Coverage-Ensuring Healthy Lives and Promoting Wellbeing for All at All Ages 12. Health Financing 13. Governance 14. Building the Right to Health Movement: Activism, Advocacy, and Social Change Appendix 1: Exercises Appendix 2: Additional Resources

Editorial Reviews

"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

"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

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