Geopolitics of Health in South and Southeast Asia - Perspectives From the Cold War to Covid-19

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Vivek (Visiting Fellow Neelakantan
• Assisted by: Vivek Neelakantan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2023
• EAN: 9781032364537
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236453-7
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Geopolitics, India, South East Asia, History of Medicine, Political Economy, Public health & preventive medicine, Asian History, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Public health and preventive medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General