World Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1567931820 ISBN 13: 9781567931822

Publisher: Health Administration Pr, 2002

Synopsis

This sweeping text focuses on the reality of healthcare in 28 countries around the world. It is organized by wealth of each nation, and is broken up into three categories: wealthy, transitional, and very poor. From Japan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the authors discuss each nation's healthneeds, health system organization and management, the cost and price of healthcare, health resources and delivery, and future health outlook.

The book addresses the types of worldwide health problems, the relationship between medical care and health, entities influencing world healthcare, and health system efficiency. Almost every chapter is written by a representative of that country, giving readers a first-hand glimpse at the conditions and health status of each country's population.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce J. Fried, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the director of the Master's Degree Program and a research fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. Dr. Fried teaches in the areas of organizational theory, human resources management, and workforce issues in healthcare.

Laura Gaydos is pursuing her Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to her doctoral studies, Laura conducted healthcare research and planning activities for the Health Care Advisory Board, Washington, DC, in the areas of women's health and maternal/child health.

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Administration Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1567931820
• ISBN 13: 9781567931822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 563
• Editor: Fried Bruce, Gaydos Laura M.