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The World Health Organization "A History"

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According to its Constitution, the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) was nothing less than the 'attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health' without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic status, or social condition. But how consistently and how well has the WHO pursued this mission since 1946? This comprehensive and engaging new history explores these questions by looking at its origins and its institutional antecedents, while also considering its contemporary and future roles. It examines how the WHO was shaped by the particular environments of the postwar period and the Cold War, the relative influence of the US and other approaches to healthcare, and its place alongside sometimes competing international bodies such as UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Gates Foundation. The authors re-evaluate the relative success and failure of critical WHO campaigns, from early malaria and smallpox eradication programs to struggles with Ebola today.

Presents a comprehensive narrative history of the major international health agency of the second half of the twentieth century
Pinpoints two very different perspectives that have long shaped major decisions in international health
Identifies the past and present problems of global health
Marcos Cueto, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro
Theodore M. Brown, University of Rochester, New York
Elizabeth Fee, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda
ISBN
978-1-108-72884-3
EAN
9781108728843
Editor
Cambridge University Press
Stock
NO
Idioma
Inglés
Nivel
Profesional
Formato
Encuadernado
Rústica
Páginas
388
Largo
230
Ancho
150
Peso
-
Edición
Fecha de edición
09-05-2019
Año de edición
2019
Nº de ediciones
1
Colección
-
Nº de colección
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