Health and Poverty

Description:

Provides examples of diseases and problems related to health that disproportionally impact the poor, and gives their experiences a human face through individual case studies. Walraven provides a specific case study of a health problem, such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV or health financing, including an introduction in each chapter followed by an historical review of the problem. From publisher description.

subjects: Poverty,  Health services accessibility,  Equality,  World health,  Primary health care,  Health aspects,  Healthcare Disparities,  Social Science,  Poverty & Homelessness,  Medical,  Health Care Delivery,  Sociology,  General,  Public Health,  Global Health