Title: The politics of global health governance : united by contagion /
Authors: Zacher, Mark W.; Keefe, Tania J.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Medical policy International cooperation.; Communicable diseases Congrol International cooperation.; World health.; Communicable Disease Control methods; Health Policy; International Cooperation; Global Health; Communicable diseases Control International cooperation.; Global Health.; Maladies infectieuses Prévention Coopération internationale.; Médicaments Politique gouvernementale Coopération internationale.; Politique sanitaire Coopération internationale.; Santé mondiale.; HEALTH & FITNESS Diseases General.; HEALTH & FITNESS Health Care Issues.; MEDICAL Diseases.; MEDICAL Health Care Delivery.; MEDICAL Health Policy.; MEDICAL Public Health.
Abstract: "This book examines the nature and politics of global cooperation to combat infectious diseases in a world more interconnected than at any point in history."--Jacket.
Contents: Overview of infectious diseases and analytical framework -- Global health governance in the twentieth century -- Disease containment: surveillance systems, emergency responses and trans-border regulations -- Disease control: transformation of health assistance programs -- Disease cures: international patent law and access to essential medicines -- Health and global governance: concluding perspectives.