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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Gaimard, Maryse
Titre(s) : Population and health in developing countries [Texte électronique] / Maryse Gaimard
Publication : Dordrecht : Springer, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 texte électronique (xix, 165 pages))
Collection : Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development ; v. 2
Note(s) : Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 30 septembre 2013). - Bibliogr
This book provides an overview of the health of developing nations in the early twenty-first
century. The basic assumption is that the health of a population is not independent
of broader demographic trends, and does follow the health transition model. The coverage
is broad, ranging from health transition in developing countries, to the health of
women, to an analysis of morbidity. Population health is an essential component of
human and social development. As both a means and an end of development, health lies
at the heart of underdevelopment, and ranks first on the list of international priorities.
The WHO slogan 'Health for all in 2000' reflects the spirit of a more general movement
in favor of health promotion throughout the world. But the developing world is far
from reaching this aim. The health of populations has improved in developing regions
but there are still deep inequalities, and serious problems remain, especially in
Sub-Saharan Africa. After reviewing the core concepts of population health, the book
examines health transition in developing countries, a process that has resulted in
a double burden of diseases. A discussion of mortality in developing countries serves
to highlight the high rates of child mortality in these regions. The book devotes
a full chapter to women's health, and its chapter-length analysis of morbidity highlights
the double burden weighing down developing populations and concludes with an analysis
of health systems in developing countries
Indice(s) Dewey :
304.6 (23e éd.) = Population
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789400767935
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44722326n
Notice n° :
FRBNF44722326
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Health and Development ; Chapter 1: Health, Morbidity and Development.
Definitions and Concepts ; Chapter 2: The On-Going Health Transition in Developing
Countries ; Chapter 3: Measuring Population Health ; Chapter 4: Mortality in Developing
Countries: Profound Changes ; Chapter 5: Women's Health ; Chapter 6: Morbidity:
A Double Burden for Developing Countries ; Chapter 7: Health Systems in Developing
Countries.