Books

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Forgotten people, forgotten diseases Forgotten people, forgotten diseases Peter Hotez The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common infections of the world's poor, but few people know about these diseases and why they are so important. This second edition of Forgotten Peo… OL11885653W
Health Systems Financing Health Systems Financing World Health Organization (WHO) Good health is essential to human welfare and to sustained economic and social development. WHO's Member States have set themselves the target of developing their health financing systems to ensure t… OL14939493W
The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic Eileen R. Choffnes,David A. Relman,Alison Mack "In March and early April 2009, a new, swine-origin 2009-H1N1 influenza A virus emerged in Mexico and the United States. During the first few weeks of surveillance, the virus spread by human-to-human… OL16114529W
Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War Farley, John "This is the story of a man and an institution. Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century. A world-renowned psychiatrist, he was the first director-general of … OL16180157W
The World Health Organization between north and south The World Health Organization between north and south Nitsan Chorev ix, 273 p. ; 25 cm OL16191525W
Access to life Access to life Peter Bernstein,Annalyn Swan,Adèle Sulcas "In 'Access to Life' eight Magnum photographers portray thirty people in nine countries before and nine months after they began antiretroviral treatment for AIDS"--Disc label of DVD-ROM. OL16595727W
Sick societies Sick societies David Stuckler,Karen Siegel xv, 352 p. : 25 cm OL16617507W
Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance Eileen R. Choffnes,David A. Relman,Alison Mack For decades it seemed as if modern medicine had conquered many of the infectious diseases that once threatened human and animal health. But years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and oth… OL16639501W
Global health and global health ethics Global health and global health ethics Gillian Brock,S. R. Benatar "What can be done about the poor state of global health? How are global health challenges intimately linked to the global political economy and to issues of social justice? What are our responsibilit… OL16916490W
The Growing Global Public Health Crisis And How To Address It The Growing Global Public Health Crisis And How To Address It David H. Stone xxviii, 254 p. : 25 cm OL17426781W
Turning the world upside down Turning the world upside down Nigel Crisp "The most striking thing about health in the 21st Century is that the whole world is now so interconnected and so interdependent. This interdependence is changing the way we see health, creating a ne… OL17789992W
The patient as victim and vector The patient as victim and vector M. Pabst Battin Bioethics emerged at a time when infectious diseases were not a major concern. Thus bioethics never had to develop a normative framework sensitive to situations of disease transmission. The Patient a… OL18350811W
The global burden of disease The global burden of disease Colin Mathers This publication provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of the world's population in 2004. It provides a framework for integrating the available information on mortality and health in popu… OL18607983W
From famine to fast food From famine to fast food Ken Albala This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the pr… OL21314934W
World Health Organization World Health Organization Gian Luca Burci,Claude-Henri Vignes 256 p. ; 24 cm OL23886844W
World Health Organization (Global Institutions) World Health Organization (Global Institutions) Kelley Lee This book provides the reader with an overview of the World Health Organization, the key organization for international health cooperation. OL2419582W
World Health Statistics 2009 World Health Statistics 2009 World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Statistics 2009 contains WHO's annual compilation of data from its 193 member states, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related millennium development goals and targe… OL26447612W
Awakening Hippocrates Awakening Hippocrates Edward O'Neil "A comprehensive overview of the current state of world poverty and health, directed to the health care provider interested in volunteering abroad"--Provided by publisher. OL5838112W
Health and Development Health and Development Derek Yach 'Health and Development' brings the reader to a closer understanding of the role of international organisations in the health arena. OL9699303W