Health inequalities and global justice / [electronic resource]
Lenard, Patti Tamara, author.
Lenard, Patti Tamara,1975-editor.
Straehle, Christine,editor.
Millions around the world die from preventable diseases. Millions more suffer from poor health as a result of extreme poverty. Who bears responsibility for health inequalities? Who should take responsibility for ameliorating them? Contributors to this volume consider whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are therefore of concern to those promoting global redistributive justice.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. A right to equal health? -- pt. 2. Who is responsible for remedying global health inequality? -- pt. 3. Measuring health and health outcomes -- pt. 4. Borders and health.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Millions around the world die from preventable diseases. Millions more suffer from poor health as a result of extreme poverty. Who bears responsibility for health inequalities? Who should take responsibility for ameliorating them? Contributors to this volume consider whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are therefore of concern to those promoting global redistributive justice.
Medical care
Medical care
Human rights.
Distributive justice.