Health on Delivery

The Rollout of Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Health on Delivery by Anat Rosenthal, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Anat Rosenthal ISBN: 9781351779975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 14, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Anat Rosenthal
ISBN: 9781351779975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 14, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In 2004 Malawi began to offer antiretroviral therapy to anyone who needed it. This undertaking would have been ambitious for any nation, but it was unprecedented coming from one of the poorest countries in the world.

Health on Delivery examines this introduction of state-provided antiretroviral therapy from an ethnographic perspective. Moving from World Health Organization boardrooms in Geneva to clinics held under trees in rural Malawi, it studies the patients, healthcare providers, and policy-makers involved, considering how the rollout has impacted their lives and professions. In doing so, it examines both the challenges and successes of an ambitious attempt to provide universal HIV treatment with limited money, infrastructure, and human resources. As well as an important case study, the book also offers an analytic framework to address the processes by which global policy is made and implemented.

Engagingly written, Health on Delivery will be interesting reading for students and scholars of both anthropology and public health, as well as related disciplines such as geography, international politics and world development. It will also appeal to the general reader interested in global health policies and world development.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In 2004 Malawi began to offer antiretroviral therapy to anyone who needed it. This undertaking would have been ambitious for any nation, but it was unprecedented coming from one of the poorest countries in the world.

Health on Delivery examines this introduction of state-provided antiretroviral therapy from an ethnographic perspective. Moving from World Health Organization boardrooms in Geneva to clinics held under trees in rural Malawi, it studies the patients, healthcare providers, and policy-makers involved, considering how the rollout has impacted their lives and professions. In doing so, it examines both the challenges and successes of an ambitious attempt to provide universal HIV treatment with limited money, infrastructure, and human resources. As well as an important case study, the book also offers an analytic framework to address the processes by which global policy is made and implemented.

Engagingly written, Health on Delivery will be interesting reading for students and scholars of both anthropology and public health, as well as related disciplines such as geography, international politics and world development. It will also appeal to the general reader interested in global health policies and world development.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Capital Formation and Economic Development by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book The Brain Code by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Shame in Context by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book The Legitimacy of International Regimes by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Story Money Impact: Funding Media for Social Change by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Women's Employment in Europe by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Riverine by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book The Romance of Culture in an Urban Civilisation by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Local Projects in A-Level Geography by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Interceptive Actions in Sport by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book The Rise of Causal Concepts of Disease by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Marketing Your Business by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Climate Change and the Crisis of Capitalism by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Crisis in Sociology by Anat Rosenthal
Cover of the book Landscape and Memory in Post-Fascist Italian Film by Anat Rosenthal
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy