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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Cueto, Marcos (1957-....)
Brown, Theodore M. (1942-....)
Fee, Elizabeth (1946-2018)
Titre(s) : The World health organization [Texte imprimé] : a history / Marcos Cueto, Theodore M. Brown, Elizabeth Fee
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge university press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-373 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Global health histories
Lien à la collection : Global health histories
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 341-366
According to its Constitution, the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO)
was nothing less than the 'attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level
of health' without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic status,
or social condition. But how consistently and how well has the WHO pursued this mission
since 1946? This comprehensive and engaging new history explores these questions by
looking at its origins and its institutional antecedents, while also considering its
contemporary and future roles. It examines how the WHO was shaped by the particular
environments of the postwar period and the Cold War, the relative influence of the
US and other approaches to healthcare, and its place alongside sometimes competing
international bodies such as UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Gates Foundation. The
authors re-evaluate the relative success and failure of critical WHO campaigns, from
early malaria and smallpox eradication programs to struggles with Ebola today
Sujet(s) : Santé publique -- Coopération internationale -- 1945-....
Éradication des maladies -- 1945-....
Organisation mondiale de la santé -- 1945-....
Indice(s) Dewey :
362.1 (23e éd.) = Personnes atteintes de maladies physiques (problèmes et services sociaux)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108483575. - ISBN 1108483577 (rel.). - ISBN 9781108728843. - ISBN 1108728847
(br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45721870d
Notice n° :
FRBNF45721870
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The making of an international health establishment ; The birth of the World Health
Organization, 1945 ; 1948 ; The start-up years 1948 ; 1955 ; The Cold War and
eradication ; Overcoming the warming of the Cold War : smallpox eradication ; The
transition from "family planning" to "sexual and reproductive rights" ; The vicissitudes
of primary health care ; The response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic ; An embattled Director-General
and the persistence of the WHO ; The competitive world of global health ; The World
Health Organization in the second decade of the 21st century.
