Jimoh Amzat, Oliver Razum

Globalization, Health and the Global South (eBook, ePUB)

A Critical Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Globalization is a form of social change, reshaping the socio-spatial milieu in which human strive, and in which health and disease are managed and controlled. And yet the effects of globalization are distributed unevenly, with opportunities open for some but not for all.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000512830
• Artikelnr.: 63252803

Autorenporträt

Jimoh Amzat is a full Professor at the Department of Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Nigeria, and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He was a recipient of Erasmus Mundus scholarships (both as a graduate student and a visiting scholar) and Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship (Germany). His research work focuses on the African context of various health issues. Amzat has published books and numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Oliver Razum is full Professor and Dean of the School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Germany, where he also heads the Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health. His main research field is social epidemiology with a particular focus on the health of immigrants, and on the role of contextual factors in the production of health inequalities. He has published over 200 scientific papers and numerous book chapters.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Conceptualizing Globalization and Health. 2.Many Faces of Globalization
of Health. 3.Understanding Social and Global Determinants of Health.
4.Globalization and Health: A Theoretical Lens. 5.Globalization and the
Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Global South. 6.Globalization and
Infectious Diseases in the Global South. 7.Globalization and Health: The
Case of Coronavirus of 2019. 8.Global Health Politics and Diplomacy.
9.Globalization and Migrants' Health: A Global South Perspective. 10.Global
Health Targets and Healthcare Situation in the Global South. 11.Global
Health Initiatives in the Global South