The Politics of Global Health Governance United by Contagion /

Diseases do not recognize national borders, and as we are gradually learning, failure to govern health effectively at a global level profoundly affects us all. This book is about how global health governance has evolved to become stronger, more complex, and more important than ever before in history...

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Main Authors: Keefe, Tania J.
Group Author: Zacher, Mark W., 1938-
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230611955
Summary: Diseases do not recognize national borders, and as we are gradually learning, failure to govern health effectively at a global level profoundly affects us all. This book is about how global health governance has evolved to become stronger, more complex, and more important than ever before in history.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2008.
Carrier Form: 256 p.
ISBN: 9780230605893
9780230611955 :
0230611958 :
CLC: D81
Contents: Overview and Analytical Framework* History and Evolution of Global Health Governance * Disease Containment: Surveillance Systems, Emergency Responses and Trans-border Regulations * Disease Control: The Transformation of Health Assistance Programs * Disease Cures: Legal Aspects of Essential Medicines * Conclusion and Analysis.