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The Intersection of Global Health and Sustainable Development
An International Perspective
9781800885974 Edward Elgar Publishing
This perceptive book highlights the significance of the natural intersection between global health and sustainable development, presenting new ways to simultaneously advance progress in both fields. Showcasing narratives from a wide variety of regional and health contexts, The Intersection of Global Health and Sustainable Development advocates for social and environmental justice as a cornerstone to reducing inequities within and between nations.
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This prescient book highlights the significance of the intersection between global health and sustainable development, presenting new ways to simultaneously advance research in both fields. Showcasing narratives from a wide variety of regional and health contexts, The Intersection of Global Health and Sustainable Development advocates for social and environmental justice as a cornerstone to reducing inequities within and between nations.
Chapters cover major threats to human health across the globe including water and sanitation, proficient maternal care, climate change and globalisation. Drawing on case studies from multiple continents, authors consider key avenues for innovation, emphasising the importance of combining scientific approaches with local and traditional knowledge and the need for greater investment in monitoring and data. The book challenges notions of the health system as independent from local, regional, and international contexts, and examines why and how we should be transitioning towards integrative medicine and sustainable development as a pillar of public and global health.
Researchers and students in sustainable development, environmental studies, medicine and public health will benefit from the novel perspectives offered in this multidisciplinary book. It is also an indispensable resource for medical professionals and NGOs looking to bolster development in global health.
Chapters cover major threats to human health across the globe including water and sanitation, proficient maternal care, climate change and globalisation. Drawing on case studies from multiple continents, authors consider key avenues for innovation, emphasising the importance of combining scientific approaches with local and traditional knowledge and the need for greater investment in monitoring and data. The book challenges notions of the health system as independent from local, regional, and international contexts, and examines why and how we should be transitioning towards integrative medicine and sustainable development as a pillar of public and global health.
Researchers and students in sustainable development, environmental studies, medicine and public health will benefit from the novel perspectives offered in this multidisciplinary book. It is also an indispensable resource for medical professionals and NGOs looking to bolster development in global health.
Contents
Contents
Foreword xvi
1 Introduction to The Intersection of Global Health and
Sustainable Development 1
2 Global health and sustainable development: successes and
challenges in maternal health in South Asian countries 11
Kaosar Afsana
3 Health systems and sustainable development in a context
of environmental change 34
Craig Janes
4 Healthy communities are sustainable communities: the
North American perspective 49
Paivi Abernethy
5 The role of primary care in advancing the Sustainable
Development Goals in Brazil 63
César Pedrosa Soares
6 The analytical perspective of ancient Indian approaches
towards global health and sustainable development 78
Nidhi Kaushal
7 Integrating development and research for maternal health:
Mozambique–Canada Maternal Health Project 93
Nazeem Muhajarine, Jessie Wanyeki Forsyth, Denise
Kouri, Nadege Sandrine Uwamahoro, Sylvia Abonyi, Fernanda Andre
8 Climate change-induced water insecurity and global
health: a focus on women, water, sanitation and hygiene
(WaSH), and the remaining gaps towards sustainable
development 115
Martina Angela Caretta and Sara Gabrielsson
9 Globalization and economies 129
Ted Schrecker
10 One Health: An opportunity to increase global health and
sustainability through animal health worker capacity 150
Olivier M. Lepage
Foreword xvi
1 Introduction to The Intersection of Global Health and
Sustainable Development 1
2 Global health and sustainable development: successes and
challenges in maternal health in South Asian countries 11
Kaosar Afsana
3 Health systems and sustainable development in a context
of environmental change 34
Craig Janes
4 Healthy communities are sustainable communities: the
North American perspective 49
Paivi Abernethy
5 The role of primary care in advancing the Sustainable
Development Goals in Brazil 63
César Pedrosa Soares
6 The analytical perspective of ancient Indian approaches
towards global health and sustainable development 78
Nidhi Kaushal
7 Integrating development and research for maternal health:
Mozambique–Canada Maternal Health Project 93
Nazeem Muhajarine, Jessie Wanyeki Forsyth, Denise
Kouri, Nadege Sandrine Uwamahoro, Sylvia Abonyi, Fernanda Andre
8 Climate change-induced water insecurity and global
health: a focus on women, water, sanitation and hygiene
(WaSH), and the remaining gaps towards sustainable
development 115
Martina Angela Caretta and Sara Gabrielsson
9 Globalization and economies 129
Ted Schrecker
10 One Health: An opportunity to increase global health and
sustainability through animal health worker capacity 150
Olivier M. Lepage
