Turning the world upside down : the search for global health in the twenty-first century /
Crisp, Nigel.
Turning the world upside down : the search for global health in the twenty-first century / - London : Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2010. - ix, 228 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Health and poverty -- Health and wealth -- Unfair trade: exporting health workers -- Unfair trade: importing ideas and ideology -- Learning from low- and middle-income countries -- Practical knowledge for the twenty-first century: people and systems -- Practical knowledge for the twenty-first century: science and systems -- The paradigm shift to global health -- Action.
'Turning the World Upside Down' is a search for understanding that helps us see how Western scientific medicine, which has served us so well in the 20th century, needs to adapt and evolve to cope with the demands of the 21st century. It sets out new vision and concludes by describing the actions we need to take to accelerate change.
9781853159336 (pbk.) 9781853159336: £12.95 1853159336 (pbk.)
World health.
Public health--International cooperation.
362.1 / CRI
Turning the world upside down : the search for global health in the twenty-first century / - London : Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2010. - ix, 228 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Health and poverty -- Health and wealth -- Unfair trade: exporting health workers -- Unfair trade: importing ideas and ideology -- Learning from low- and middle-income countries -- Practical knowledge for the twenty-first century: people and systems -- Practical knowledge for the twenty-first century: science and systems -- The paradigm shift to global health -- Action.
'Turning the World Upside Down' is a search for understanding that helps us see how Western scientific medicine, which has served us so well in the 20th century, needs to adapt and evolve to cope with the demands of the 21st century. It sets out new vision and concludes by describing the actions we need to take to accelerate change.
9781853159336 (pbk.) 9781853159336: £12.95 1853159336 (pbk.)
World health.
Public health--International cooperation.
362.1 / CRI