An Introduction to Global Health Delivery: Practice, Equity, Human Rights

The rise of global health studies at universities reflects the interest of students in progressive global change. Grassroots advocacy and leadership in the global South have shifted focus from preventative health programs to holistic systems providing health care as a human right. An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition, by Joia Mukherjee, provides an immersive introduction to global health's origins, actors, interventions, and challenges, including COVID-19 and the prevention of future pandemics. It offers a clear-eyed overview of the movement to address injustice, reduce global health disparities, and deliver health care as a human right, with updated chapters on pandemics, preparedness, and social movements.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 02 February 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

The surge in global health studies at universities worldwide in the past two decades signifies the growing interest of a generation of students driven to contribute to progressive global change. Grassroots advocacy for health equity and strong leadership in the global South have sparked a transformative shift from predominantly preventative health programs to holistic systems that recognize health care as a fundamental human right. To excel in this field, students must possess a comprehensive understanding of the components necessary to provide equitable healthcare, as well as the historical and social factors that perpetuate health disparities.

An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition, offers an immersive exploration of the origins, actors, interventions, and challenges of global health, spanning from the enduring impacts of racism to the momentum for care delivery that emerged with the AIDS movement and continues to evolve in the era of COVID-19. Drawing upon the quarter-century of experience of physician Joia Mukherjee in combating disease and poverty across a dozen countries, this edition provides a clear-eyed overview of the movement underway to combat injustice, reduce global health disparities, and ensure the universal provision of health care as a human right.

In this second edition, the scope of global health delivery is expanded to address the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 and the prevention of future pandemics. Updated chapters delve into the realm of pandemics, preparedness, and the intersection of key social movements with the right to health care, including Black Lives Matter, decolonization, and climate justice. Enriched with case studies and exercises that encourage readers to engage in critical thinking about equitable global health delivery, An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition serves as an indispensable starting point for readers from diverse backgrounds.

Weight: 536g
Dimension: 156 x 237 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197607251
Edition number: 2 Revised edition