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

by Joia S. Mukherjee, Paul Farmer (Foreword)

In 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.An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition 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.Enriched with case studies and exercises that encourage readers to think critically about equitable global health delivery, An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, Second Edition is the essential starting point for readers of any background seeking a practical grounding in global health's promise and progress.

Genres: Nonfiction, Medicine, Health, Science, Medical

414 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 14, 2017

Reviews

[Fred Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Planning to use this as one of the books in a global health course I co-teach in the fall. Overall a very good, concise summary of international development as it pertains to health care, and why things are the way they are. And how they are improving and can improve. Written by a well respected person with a lot of practical experience, which I liked about the book. Only fault for me is that it has a strong activism slant and doesn't always present all the sides of the argument. For example, while I totally agree with the arguments against the World Bank and IMF policies and ongoing issues from colonialism, many countries had pretty awful leaders that shouldn't completely get a pass either. But overall, strongly recommend the book, looking forward to using it in class.

[Mariam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for my global public health course and it even more sparked my interest in this field!