world health

"Looks at how countries around the world worked to address the [COVID-19] pandemic as it took shape. Efforts varied widely, as did their levels of success"--Provided by publisher.

"The impact of globalization on world health has been extremely positive. However, the increased connectivity enabled by globalization also makes the health and well being of citizens around the world more important than ever. Global pandemics, natural disasters and air pollution, access to medical care, a healthy food chain, immunization education and availability, and economic disparity are all factors in creating a healthy population. Why is global health so important, and what stands in the way of achieving it? Through viewpoints written by experts in the field, this volume highlights important issues in global health around the world"--.

"COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form of ten "lessons," covering topics from natural and biological risks to the rise of "digital life" to an emerging bipolar world order, Zakaria helps readers to begin thinking beyond the immediate effects of COVID-19. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past, present, and future, and, while urgent and timely, is sure to become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century"--.

Examines the AIDS crisis around the world, with a chronology of events detailing the disease's spread, history, and impact, biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators, listings of organizations and agencies, and an annotated list of print and nonprint sources.

An illustrated exploration of health and disease around the world that discusses the spread of viruses, emergency services, medicine, poverty, and other related topics, and includes suggestions on how to get involved and stay healthy.

A collection of twelve essays in which scholars discuss issues related to water, globalization, and health, including how water is diverted from small communities to benefit larger cities, global political inequities, resource management techniques, and related topics.

An introduction to the World Health Organization established by the United Nations, discussing how the organization began, who they help, and more.

Describes the founding, development, and staffing of the World Health Organization, and its focus on immunization, disease prevention, sanitation and nutrition as well as combating disease.

A comprehensive overview of pandemics and their influence on global health that examines major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission, worldwide pandemics and attempts to control them, outbreaks and methods of fighting them, and other related topics.

Describes the World Health Organization, why it was formed, what it does, and what future problems it anticipates solving.