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Author:   People's Health Movement ,  Medact ,  Medico International ,  Third World Network
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781783602537

ISBN 10:   1783602538
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   13 November 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Section A: The Global Political and Economic Architecture A1 The Health Crises of Neoliberal Globalization A2 Fiscal Policies in Europe in the Wake of the Economic Crisis: Implications for Health A3 Social Struggle, Progressive Governments, and Health in Latin America A4 After the Arab Spring Section B: Health systems: current issues and debates B1. The Current Discourse on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) B2. The National Health Service (NHS): Prey to Neoliberal Lust for Markets B3. Reform of the Mexican Healthcare System: The Untold Story B4. Brazil: The Rocky Road to a Universal Healthcare System B5. South Africa: Building or Destroying Health Systems? B6. The Right to Health in Tunisia B7. The Revival of Community Health Workers in National Health Systems B8. The Crisis of Maternal and Reproductive Health B9. The Global Health Workforce Crisis B10. The Politics and Landscape of Medical Devices in a Global Market Section C: Beyond Healthcare C1. Social Protection: Reimagining Development C2. Non-Communicable Diseases: Is Big Business Hijacking the Debate? C3. Nutrition and Food Sovereignty C4. Breaking Free from Gender-Based Violence C5. Talking Shit: Is Community Led Total Sanitation Empowering or Divisive? C6. Extractive Industries and Health Section D: Watching D1. WHO Reform: For What Purpose? D2. A New 'Business Model' for NGOs? D3. Private Sector Influence on Public Health Policy D4. The TRIPS Agreement: Two Decades of Failed Promises D5. Cholera Epidemic in Haiti D6. The International Finance Corporation's 'Health in Africa' Initiative D7. The Ethical Cost of Offshoring Clinical Trials Section E: Resistance, Actions and Change E1. Reframing Health in Bolivia Around the Concept of 'Living Well' E2. Social Shange in El Salvador and the Health Sector E3. Venezuela: The Impact on Health of Social Change E4. Colombia: Social Struggles Against the Commodification of Health E5. Peru: Social Movement Against Neoliberal Reforms E6. Struggles for Health in Europe E7. The Struggle Against a Destructive Mining Project in Greece E8. The Right to Food campaign in India E9. Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services in Australia

Reviews

'Global Health Watch 4 challenges us to look at health and health care from a critical perspective, providing a bridge between big, global questions and independent local issues. It not only 'watches' what is unfolding before our eyes but also offers inspiration and strategies for changing what we do not like. Critical reading for the movers and shakers in health policy the world over.' Gill Walt, professor emeritus at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 'I highly recommend this fourth edition for anyone concerned about the future of equitable global health. It adds value to its predecessor editions through penetrating critiques of current issues such as the debate on universal health coverage. The analyses of various crises are also balanced by encouraging stories, including the 'living well' movement in Bolivia.' Vic Neufeld, Special Advisor, Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research 'We live in an era of stark contrasts in the prospects for health and development for much of the World's population. Although great advances in our knowledge of effective prevention and treatment have been achieved in recent decades, the fruits of this knowledge have been shared inequitably. Global Health Watch provides an invaluable independent analysis of these challenges and suggests constructive ways to address them. It should be required reading for students of global health and their teachers.' Professor Sir Andy Haines, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medecine

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The Global Health Watch is a broad collaboration of public health experts, non-governmental organizations, civil society activists, community groups, health workers and academics. It was initiated by the People’s Health Movement, Global Equity Gauge Alliance and Medact as a platform of resistance to the neoliberal dominance in health.

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