The World Health Organization (Who)

ISBN-13: 9780415370134 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 164 str.

Kelley Lee

Opis

The World Health Organization (WHO), as the United Nations agency for health, has been at the centre of international health cooperation. This book analyzes the WHO's role in international cooperation, examining its structures, programmes and individuals.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Creation of the World Health Organization  2. Structure and functions  3. Global campaigns against disease  4. Tackling the broad determinants of health  5. From international to global health

O autorze

Kelley Lee is Reader in Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her research focuses on communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and the implications for global governance. Her books include Globalization and Health: An Introduction (2003) and Global Change and Health (2005).