Disasters, Gender and Access to Healthcare: Women in Coastal Bangladesh

ISBN-13: 9781138573543 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 222 str.

Nahid Rezwana

Opis

Drawing on first-hand research with women in coastal Bangladesh, Rezwana explores the gender-specific health impacts of cyclones, and factors shaping accessibility to healthcare in disasters. Current disaster plans and policies for pre-and post-disaster are challenged and suggestions are proposed to reduce women’s vulnerability to future cyclones.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Why is gender analysis important in understanding the health impacts of disasters? 2. Research methodology and fieldwork in Bangladesh 3. Impacts of disasters on health 4. Gendered health impacts of disasters 5. Impacts of disaster on healthcare accessibility 6. Gender and healthcare access after disasters 7. Prevailing initiatives, gaps and people’s expectations 8. Conclusion and recommendations

O autorze

Nahid Rezwana, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.