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LEADER: 03433cam a22003374a 4500
001 2011048764
003 DLC
005 20120901082539.0
008 120123s2012 miuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011048764
020 $a9780737756548 (hardcover)
020 $a0737756543 (hardcover)
020 $a9780737756555 (pbk.)
020 $a0737756551 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn744303139
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dBDX$dOCLCO$dVFY$dEEK$dQBX$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRA411$b.H415 2012
082 00 $a362.1$223
245 00 $aHealth care /$cNoël Merino, book editor.
260 $aFarmington Hills, MI :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2012.
300 $a230 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aGlobal viewpoints
505 00 $gch. 1.$tAccess to health care around the globe.$tIn developed countries, most people have access to health care /$rOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) --$tIn the United States, a new law will help lessen the high number of uninsured /$rKaiser Family Foundation --$tIn Canada, wait times for health care are unacceptably long /$rBacchus Barua and Mark Rovere --$tIn India, there is vast inequality in access to health care /$rY. Balarajan, S. Selvaraj, and S.V. Subramanian --$tIn China, there is a plan to reduce the millions without health care /$rVeronica M. Valdez --$tIn South Africa, migrants do not have adequate access to health care /$rHuman Rights Watch --$gch. 2.$tThe quality of health care.$tHealth care in the United States is superior in many categories /$rScott W. Atlas --$tThe health care experience in France is better than in the United States /$rMatt Welch --$tThe national health service in Great Britain needs reform /$rSpectator (UK) --$tCuba's health care system works well in Cuba and elsewhere /$rSarah van Gelder --$tBeyond hysterics: the health care model that works /$rAnita Raghavan --$tIn Brazil, health care is universal but not necessarily high quality /$rJeb Blount --$gch. 3.$tThe cost of health care.$tIn Europe, health care costs are rising faster than available funding /$rEconomist Intelligence Unit --$tAustralia should emulate Singapore to control rising health care costs /$rRichard Harper --$tCanada's single-payer system controls costs better than America's system /$rDiane Francis --$tTaiwan's health care system delivers quality with low costs /$rIan Williams --$tIn Africa, fees for health care keep people from seeking treatment /$rOxfam International --$gch. 4.$tDisease-related challenges for health care.$tDespite some progress, HIV remains a global health challenge /$rJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) --$tThe worldwide fight against malaria is far from over /$rJeremy Laurance --$tDrug-resistant tuberculosis poses a global health threat /$rJeneen Interlandi --$tIndia on the front lines in the battle to eradicate polio /$rStephanie Nolen --$tInfectious diseases in the developing world remain a serious problem /$rInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) --$tCancer is a growing health problem, especially in the developing world /$rMargaret Chan and Yukiya Amano.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aMedical care.
650 0 $aHealth services accessibility.
650 0 $aCommunicable diseases$xPrevention.
650 0 $aHuman rights.
700 1 $aMerino, Noël.
830 0 $aGlobal viewpoints.