Edited by S. William A. Gunn and Michele Masellis
Published in Italy 2008
ISBN:978-0-387-72263-4
Pages 311
Contents
Publications - Books - Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine
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Published in Italy 2008 ISBN:978-0-387-72263-4 |
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| The Contributors | xv |
| Preamble | xix |
Part I : The Fundamentals: Human Rights and Health |
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| Chapter 1 . THE RIGHT TO HEALTH S.W.A. Gunn |
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| Chapter 2 . HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS - A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE Gudjon Magnusson |
9 |
| Chapter 3 . HEALTH FOR ALL OR HELL FOR ALL? THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH EQUITY Halfdan Mahler |
15 |
| Chapter 4 . THE DECLARATION OF ALMA-ATA ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE International Conference on Primary Health Care |
21 |
| Chapter 5 . HEALTH & HUMAN RIGHTS: IN 25 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Helena Nygren-Krug |
25 |
| Chapter 6 . FREEDOM FROM FEAR FOR HUMANWELL-BEING: THE NEED FOR HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE IN THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND THE TREATMENT OF ITS SURVIVORS Jaap A. Walkate |
45 |
Part II : Humanitarian Medicine |
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| Chapter 7 . HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE: A VISION AND ACTION M. Masellis and S.W.A. Gunn |
57 |
| Chapter 8 . ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR EVERYONE IN HEALTH CARE C. Rollins Hanlon |
67 |
| Chapter 9 . QUALITY OF LIFE AND MEDICAL PRACTICE Radana Königová |
79 |
| Chapter 10 . MEDICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIAL PROGRESS: A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE William C. Gibson |
83 |
| Chapter 11 . HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE APPLIED IN A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FIELD: CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY Jan T. Christenson |
93 |
| Chapter 12 . HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE FOR A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: OUTREACH TO CUBA Paddy Dewan |
99 |
| Chapter 13 . HUMANITARIAN BASIC PLASTIC SURGERY Bishara S. Atiyeh |
107 |
Part III : International, UN and WHO Cooperation |
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| Chapter 14 . FIND NEW UNITY Kofi Annan |
117 |
| Chapter 15 . HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS A WHO Compilation |
119 |
| Chapter 16 . THE UNITED NATIONS TODAY: CHANGES IN POLICIES AND STRUCTURES - THE WORLD SUMMIT AND UN REFORM Yves Beigbeder |
123 |
| Chapter 17 . THE CRITICAL NEWS STORIES YOU NEVER READ Shashi Tharoor |
131 |
| Chapter 18 . UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN ACTION AND THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Hanifa Mezoui |
133 |
| Chapter 19 . THE UN FOUNDING FATHERS AND DR CHISHOLM Sir Robert Jackson |
137 |
| Chapter 20 . BROCK CHISHOLM - DOCTOR TO THE WORLD S.W.A. Gunn |
141 |
| Chapter 21 . THE LANGUAGE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTION: A BRIEF TERMINOLOGY S. W. A. Gunn |
143 |
Part IV : Disasters and Conflicts |
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| Chapter 22 . HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN MAJOR EMERGENCIES Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
153 |
| Chapter 23 . THE HUMANITARIAN POSTULATE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT Jean Marie Fonrouge and S. W. A. Gunn |
157 |
| Chapter 24 . HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES Manuel Carballo |
163 |
| Chapter 25 . MAN-CONCEIVED DISASTERS S.W.A. Gunn |
175 |
| Chapter 26 . THE NUCLEAR ISSUE AND PUGWASH Sir Joseph Rotblat |
177 |
| Chapter 27 . QUANTIFIABLE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR CONFLICT ON HEALTH AND SOCIETY S.W.A. Gunn |
185 |
| Chapter 28 . AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY POST-CHERNOBYL - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Rosalie Bertell |
195 |
Part V : Science, Research and Perspectives |
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| Chapter 29 . THE ROLE OF SCIENCE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE: REFLEXIONS ON THE POST-GENOMIC ERA Anthony Piel |
211 |
| Chapter 30 . THE ETHICS OF RESEARCH: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESEARCHER Ivan Wilhelm |
223 |
| Chapter 31 . THE COST OF NOT DOING HEALTH RESEARCH William C. Gibson |
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| Chapter 32 . REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF MEDICINE Radana Königová |
237 |
| Chapter 33 . SCIENTISTS, DOCTORS AND THE NUCLEAR DILEMMA Sir Joseph Rotblat |
241 |
| Chapter 34 . SERVING THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EHEALTH: THE ROLE OF ACADEMIA Kendall Ho |
245 |
Part : VI Society, Health and Equity |
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| Chapter 35 . THE HUMANIZATION OF MEDICINE - A RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINT F. Fabò |
255 |
| Chapter 36 . URBAN SOCIAL EXCLUSION - THE SAMUSOCIAL RESPONSE Xavier Emmanuelli |
261 |
| Chapter 37 . SOCIAL AND MEDICAL PROGRESS THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION IN CHRONIC DISEASES J. P. Assal |
267 |
| Chapter 38 . AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY PROTECTS THE HEALTH OF ITS WEAKEST MEMBERS: WOMEN AND CHILDREN G. Masellis, D. Vezzani, and G. Gargano |
277 |
| Chapter 39 . THE HUMANITARIAN FORCE OF THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Hanifa Mezoui |
289 |
| Chapter 40 . SCIENCE AND THE HEALTH OF THE POOR Jong-Wook Lee† |
299 |
| Chapter 41 . POVERTY AND DISEASE - HEALTH AND PROSPERITY Joint WHO and UN Report |
303 |
| The Editors | 309 |
| Index | 311 |