A History of Global Health: Interventions Into the Lives of Other Peoples

by Randall M. Packard

Book Overview

A sweeping history explores why people living in resource-poor areas lack access to basic health care after billions of dollars have been invested in international-health assistance.

Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormous scale and complexity of these lifesaving operations, why do millions of people in low-income countries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421420333
• ISBN13: 9781421420332
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary