When People Come First: Critical Studies in Global Health
"When People Come Firstis a welcome examination of 'the actual impacts of [global health] initiatives on care, health systems, and governance.'. . . The authors' empirical accounts of the complexities of the global health landscape expose a litany of assumptions that drive global health and demonstrate why we must be suspicious of these."--Nicole S. Berry,Science"When People Come Firstwould be a valuable accessory in any global health practitioner's toolkit, and essential reading for global health students."--Jocalyn Clark,PLoS Speaking of Medicine blog"When People Come First, edited by medical anthropologists Biehl and Petryna, is an informed, critical examination of current, compelling global health issues; it successfully dispels the notion that a single community or country is alone in its health efforts."--Choice"When People Come Firstsets a new research agenda in global health and social theory and challenges us to rethink the relationships between care, rights, health, and economic futures."--World Book Industry