Humanitarian Crises - The Medical and Public Health Response

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A propos de l'auteur

Jennifer Leaning is Director of the Harvard FXB Center and FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University.Susan M. Briggs, M.D., is Attending Surgeon in General and Trauma Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.Lincoln C. Chen is President of the China Medical Board.

Résumé

Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises. Covering topics from emergency public health measures to the psychological trauma of relief workers, this volume presents a seasoned assessment of current practice and proposals for improving operational efforts.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Susan Briggs (Editeur), Susan M. Briggs (Editeur), Lincoln C. Chen (Editeur), Lincoln C. (Senior Vice President for International Programs Chen (Editeur), Chen Lincoln C. (Editeur), etc. (Editeur), Jennifer Leaning (Editeur), Leaning Jennifer (Editeur)
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.07.1999
• EAN: 9780674155152
• ISBN: 978-0-674-15515-2
• Poids: 717 g
• Illustrations: 25 line illustrations, 16 halftones, 5 tables
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Gestion; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, Management & management techniques, Aid & relief programmes, Management and management techniques, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, Civil service and public sector, Civil Service & Public Sector, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Healthcare, Aid and relief programmes