{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-global-health-delivery-practice-equity-human-rights-paperback","title":"An Introduction to Global Health Delivery: Practice, Equity, Human Rights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoia Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Farmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last two decades, the rise of global health studies at universities across the world reflects the interest of a growing generation of students motivated to be involved in progressive global change. Grassroots advocacy for health equity and strong leadership in the global South have catalyzed a paradigm shift from primarily preventative health programs to holistic systems providing health care as a human right. To succeed in this field, students must not only understand the elements needed to deliver equitable health care but also the historical and social factors that cause and propagate health disparities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is an immersive introduction to global health's origins, actors, interventions, and challenges from the ongoing impacts of racism to the momentum for the delivery of care that began with the AIDS movement through to the current era of COVID-19. Informed by physician Joia Mukherjee's quarter-century of experience fighting disease and poverty in more than a dozen countries, it delivers a clear-eyed overview of the movement underway to address injustice, reduce global health disparities, and deliver health care as a human right. This second edition extends the lens of global health delivery to address the challenges of COVID-19 and the prevention of future pandemics. It features updated chapters exploring pandemics, preparedness, and the intersection of key social movements with the right to health care, including Black Lives Matter, decolonization, and climate justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnriched with case studies and exercises that encourage readers to think critically about equitable global health delivery, \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is the essential starting point for readers of any background seeking a practical grounding in global health's promise and progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoia S. Mukherjee, MD, MPH\u003c\/strong\u003e, is Chief Medical Officer at Partners in Health. She is also Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where she directs the Masters degree program in Global Health Delivery. Dr. Mukherjee has served as an expert consultant for the World Health Organization and Ministries of Health on HIV, tuberculosis, health systems strengthening, and health workforce development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Farmer, MD, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is Kolokotrones University Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and Co-founder and Chief strategist of Partners In Health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410701074610,"sku":"9780197607251","price":121.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/35e5621f91ded52d1438154bbb92ed10.webp?v=1778289925","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/an-introduction-to-global-health-delivery-practice-equity-human-rights-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}