Michael H Merson, Robert E Black, Anne J Mills

Gebundenes Buch

Global Health

Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies

Beschreibung

Global Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies, Fourth Edition brings together contributions from the world's leading authorities into a single comprehensive text. It thoroughly examines the wide range of global health challenges facing low- and middle-income countries today and the various approaches nations adopt to deal with them. Thes

Autor

Michael H. Merson, MD is the Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health at Duke University. He joined the Duke faculty in November 2006 as the founding director of the Duke Global Health Institute and served in that role through 2017. In addition, he was Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs from 2011-2018, and Vice Chancellor for Duke-National University of Singapore Affairs from 2010-2016.He has held leadership positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, served as Director of the World Health Organization’s Diarrheal and Acute Respiratory Control Programs and Global Program on AIDS, and was the first Dean of Public Health at Yale University. Dr. Merson’s research and writings have been primarily on the etiology of diarrheal diseases in low- and middle-income countries, HIV prevention and policy and academic global health. He has served as an advisor to a number of international organizations and advisory bodies; is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine; and has received two honorary degrees and the U.S. Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Medal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 958
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 225mm x 53mm
• Gewicht: 2537g
• ISBN-13: 9781284122626
• ISBN-10: 128412262X
• Artikelnr.: 49050852