Health and the Developing World / / John Bryant.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Bryant, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 p.) :; 1 illustration, 1 table

The provision of adequate health care for an entire population is a task of critical importance and awesome difficulty, particularly in underdeveloped nations. This forthright book examines the aims of health care programs and suggests some realistic solutions to the obstacles that must be overcome.Based on the work of a survey team sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation, the study analyzes health problems on a world scale, whenever possible using examples from countries observed. Dr. Bryant advocates a systems-analysis approach to national health planning, pointing out the interrelationships of health planning and national development. He gives special attention to manpower needs, and develops the concept of a health team that would include paramedical as well as professional personnel. He also proposes a plan for medical education that would be devoted to meeting a particular country's needs and related to its system of health care.The author's findings and recommendations are essential reading for everyone concerned with the health and development of emerging countries. Written in a clear, compelling style, the book is enhanced by illustrations by the young Thai artist, Praphan Srisouta.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Advisory Committee -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- I Impressions -- II The Problems Countries Face -- III How Countries Are Meeting Their Health Problems -- IV Health, National Development, And Managerial Methods -- V Providing Health Care: Constraints And Consequences -- VI The Health Team -- VII Education Of The Health Team -- VIII On The Economics Of Medical Education -- IX The Donor Agencies -- X Overview -- Glossary Of Health Workers -- Index