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This book critically analyses the influence of international policies and guidelines on the performance of interventions aimed at reducing health inequities in Latin America, with special emphasis on health promotion and health in all policies strategies. While the implementation of these interventions plays a key role in strengthening these countries’ capacity to respond to current and future challenges, the urgency and pressures of cooperation and funding agencies to show results consistent with their own agendas not only hampers this goal, but also makes the territory invisible, hiding the real problems faced by most Latin American countries, diminishing the richness of local knowledge ...
This book critically analyses the influence of international policies and guidelines on the performance of interventions aimed at reducing health inequities in Latin America, with special emphasis on health promotion and health in all policies strategies. While the implementation of these interventions plays a key role in strengthening these countries' capacity to respond to current and future challenges, the urgency and pressures of cooperation and funding agencies to show results consistent with their own agendas not only hampers this goal, but also makes the territory invisible, hiding the real problems faced by most Latin American countries, diminishing the richness of local knowledge pr...
One Hundred and One Technologies from the South for the South
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Public Health and Beyond in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reflections from the Field explores the diverse and complex public health landscape, from global to regional to local, by considering historical and socio-cultural factors to contextualize the ongoing public health crisis. Drawing on four decades of field experience, research, and teaching, Sherri L. Porcelain uses case studies to offer a realistic view of the public heath struggle in Latin America and the Caribbean. Using specific countries as regional examples, the book shows how population health has been inextricably linked to political, economic, social, cultural, ethical, ecological, environmental, and technological factors. ...
Este libro está dirigido a un público amplio, a cualquier persona interesada en comprender qué significa y por qué son importantes los enfoques de la salud basados en los derechos humanos. Proporciona una base sólida para comprender las implicaciones de un marco de derechos humanos y el potencial de transformación social que puede tener. La aplicación de tal marco a la salud exige que pensemos en nuestro propio sufrimiento y en el de los demás, así como en sus causas fundamentales.
Les innovations technologiques naissent aussi dans les pays en développement. En effet, ce document présente plus d'une centaine d'inventions, de méthodologies nouvelles et de conclusions inédites, fruits du travail de quelques-uns des plus brillants esprits des pays du Sud. Les domaines abordés sont les suivants: agriculture; foresterie; pêche; énergie; environnement; génie; santé; éducation; et, communication et information.