The geopolitics of health in South and Southeast Asia : perspectives from the Cold War to COVID-19 / edited by Vivek Neelakantan
This book analyses the complexity of South and Southeast Asia in international health, taking into account the impact of the geopolitics of the Cold War on the development of public health and development in the regions. In light of the recent health pandemic, which has mobilized experts and governm...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London, New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 168 Seiten; Illustrationen |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; 1. "The Monsoon Asia of Geographers": The Cold War Beginnings of the WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia (SEARO), 1948-60; 2. The Cold War, Non-Alignment and Medicine in India: The Case of Medical Education and Pharmaceutical Self-Sufficiency, 1947-57; 3. Malaria Eradication and Modernization in Maldives and Sri Lanka, 1941-84; 4. Thailand's Rural Doctor Society in the 1970s and 1980s and its Struggles to Improve Health in the Countryside; 5. Civic Space in Southeast Asia in the Time of COVID-19: The Case of Maritime Southeast Asia; 6. Neighbors Rally Against the Virus: The Case of SAARC