World Health (21st Century Debates) - Hardcover

Foley, Ronan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750239506 ISBN 13: 9780750239509

Verlag: Hodder Wayland, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Over the last 100 years there have been enormous developments in modern medicine, and a whole range of previously incurable illnesses can now be treated. Yet people's chances of living a long, healthy life still vary dramatically, according to which country they live in, their social status, housing, diet, and many other factors. This title examines the different systems of healthcare, and the many inequalities in medical provision, that exist around the world. Why do the same diseases kill more people in some places than others? How have the major threats to human health changed over the years? And what can be done in the future to make the world's population healthier? This book includes fact boxes, 'debate' suggestions to stimulate discussion and 'viewpoints' to show people's conflicting views on the subject.

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The author, Ronan Foley, is a geographer and has taught at University College, Cork, and the University of Brighton. He specializes in the Geography of Health and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and has worked on a number of collaborative projects with health authorities in the South-East of England. The consultant, Hazel Barrett, is a Reader in Development Geography and Head of the Geography Subject Group at Coventry University. She has undertaken research on health issues in Africa and South Asia and has written numerous papers on maternal health and the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hodder Wayland
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0750239506
• ISBN 13: 9780750239509
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64
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