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Population and Health in Developing Countries (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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Population and Health in Developing Countries (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Series: Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development, 2
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This book provides an overview of the health of developing nations
in the early twenty-first century. The basic assumption is that the
health of a population is not independent of broader demographic
trends, and does follow the health transition model. The coverage
is broad, ranging from health transition in developing countries,
to the health of women, to an analysis of morbidity. Population
health is an essential component of human and social development.
As both a means and an end of development, health lies at the heart
of underdevelopment, and ranks first on the list of international
priorities. The WHO slogan 'Health for all in 2000' reflects the
spirit of a more general movement in favor of health promotion
throughout the world. But the developing world is far from reaching
this aim. The health of populations has improved in developing
regions but there are still deep inequalities, and serious problems
remain, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. After reviewing the core
concepts of population health, the book examines health transition
in developing countries, a process that has resulted in a double
burden of diseases. A discussion of mortality in developing
countries serves to highlight the high rates of child mortality in
these regions. The book devotes a full chapter to women's health,
and its chapter-length analysis of morbidity highlights the double
burden weighing down developing populations and concludes with an
analysis of health systems in developing countries.
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