| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 266 pages) : illustrations |
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European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series |
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European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Content Page; List of tables; List of figures; List of boxes; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1: Contemporary emerging and re-emerging communicable diseases: challenges to control; Chapter 2: The changing face of transitional societies; Chapter 3: Effective governmental responses to communicable disease challenges in transitional societies; Chapter 4: A continuing evolutionary struggle: microbes and man; Chapter 5: Communicable disease in Europe |
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Chapter 6: Communicable disease in Latin America and the CaribbeanChapter 7: Health systems and systems thinking; Chapter 8: International and European responses to the threat of communicable disease; Chapter 9: HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis control in post-Soviet Union countries; Chapter 10: Enabling health systems in tuberculosis control: challenges and opportunities for the former Soviet Union countries; Chapter 11: Health systems and communicable disease control: emerging evidence and lessons from central and eastern Europe |
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Chapter 12: Health system reforms and communicable disease in Latin America and the CaribbeanChapter 13: Brazil's response to AIDS and tuberculosis: lessons from a transitional economy; Chapter 14: Health financing and communicable disease control: conceptual issues and implications; Chapter 15: Health systems and communicable diseases: predicting and responding to future challenges; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Annotation "This is an excellent book, well-writtenand well-documented. The editors havesucceeded to bring together a largenumber of knowledgeable authors tocover comprehensively the vast area ... public health actors dealingwith infectious diseases bothat central and local level, whether inresearch, teaching or practice as well asprofessionals working in diagnostic andtherapeutic health services, notably inmicrobiology and infectious diseasescould greatly benefit from reading thebook. Politicians and lay administratorswith responsibility in the field would bewell advised to do the same." <br />European Journal of Public Health Health systems everywhere face constant change as they seek to respond to evolving patterns of disease. This is especially true with communicable diseases where humanity is engaged in a constant evolutionary struggle with micro-organisms that are able to adapt rapidly to a changing world. This problem can be, for example, exemplified recently by the growth of antibiotic resistant infection. This fascinating book confronts this challenge, looking at two regions where the pace of change is especially rapid, Europe and Latin America - places where health systems, many themselves undergoing rapid organisational transition, must find ways of adapting to an ever changing context. The book begins with an historical overview, recalling how humans and micro-organisms have always competed, at times with profound historical consequences, before examining the current status of this evolutionary struggle. It assesses the extent to which human societies and their governments are prepared for the challenges ahead and reviews the experiences of countries in Europe and Latin America in developing effective responses. Health Systems and the Challenge of Communicable Diseases will be of interest to those engaged in the development of health policy in high and middle income countries, and to those who are studying the creation and implementation of health policy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Communicable diseases -- Prevention.
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Public health -- Europe
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Public health -- Latin America
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Communicable diseases -- Prevention
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Public health
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Europe
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Coker, Richard.
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Atun, Rifat A.
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McKee, Martin.
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| ISBN |
9780335236282 |
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0335236286 |
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9780335233663 |
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033523366X |
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1281785555 |
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9781281785558 |
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