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Beschreibung
This book analyses the complexity of South and SE Asia in international health, taking into account the impact of the geopolitics of the Cold War on the development of public health and development in the regions. It will be a valuable contribution to the History of Medicine and Health and Political Economy of South and SE Asia.
This book analyses the complexity of South and SE Asia in international health, taking into account the impact of the geopolitics of the Cold War on the development of public health and development in the regions. It will be a valuable contribution to the History of Medicine and Health and Political Economy of South and SE Asia.
Über den Autor

Vivek Neelakantan is a Southeast Asian medical historian and a 2023 Brocher Visiting Fellow, sponsored by the Brocher Foundation, Switzerland. His current research investigates the origins of primary healthcare in Southeast Asia from a transnational perspective.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. "The Monsoon Asia of Geographers": The Cold War Beginnings of the WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia (SEARO), 1948-60; 2. The Cold War, Non-Alignment and Medicine in India: The Case of Medical Education and Pharmaceutical Self-Sufficiency, 1947-57; 3. Malaria Eradication and Modernization in Maldives and Sri Lanka, 1941-84; 4. Thailand's Rural Doctor Society in the 1970s and 1980s and its Struggles to Improve Health in the Countryside; 5. Civic Space in Southeast Asia in the Time of COVID-19: The Case of Maritime Southeast Asia; 6. Neighbors Rally Against the Virus: The Case of SAARC

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781032364520
ISBN-10: 1032364521
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Neelakantan, Vivek
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Vivek Neelakantan
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.10.2024
Gewicht: 0,286 kg
Artikel-ID: 131752501