Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and Development: Volume 2: Social, Economic, and Health Disparities of Rural Women

Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and Development: Volume Two: Social, Economic, and Health Disparities of Rural Women examines rural women, particularly in developing countries, and how social and economic constraints they experience impact their ability to advocate for their own health and impede their access to healthcare. This volume discusses the economic and social barriers rural women confront in exercising their right to health care. It explains how geographical isolation, economic instability, healthcare provider shortages, lack of appropriate funding, resource limitations, and lack of health education are just few factors that make rural health care difficult.

The book also covers the impact of social isolation on the health needs of rural women which include chronic diseases, mental health, and OB/GYN services as well as how the lack of opportunities for formal education restrict rural women from working outside the household. This volume will be a useful resource to graduate students in public and global health, public health professionals, health and social work researchers, and health policymakers interested in women’s health, especially in developing countries.

• Discusses health disparities of rural women in chronic diseases, access to pediatric and ob/gyn services, and mental health treatment
• Examines the health consequences of poverty and food insecurity on health
• Covers health care access and reproductive health outcomes for rural women

Dr. Basanta Kumara Behera was a Professor of Biotechnology at three distinguished Indian universities, where he taught and conducted research at the post-graduate level on medical biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, microbial process development, drug designing, bio-energy management, and biomass processing technology since 1978. In 2009, he joined an MNC company as an advisor for specialty chemicals production and drug design through microbial process technology. He is associated with national and international companies as a technical advisor to produce biopharmaceuticals under cGMP norms. Dr. Behera has authored and edited books with various publishers worldwide.

Dr. Ram Prasad is an Associate Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India. Dr. Prasad has served as an Assistant Professor Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India; Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, and Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Dr. Prasad has more than two hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles, and book chapters; has edited or authored several books; and has five patents issued or pending. He’s on the editorial boards of a number of journals, and his research interests include plant-microbe interaction, agriculture sustainability, nanobiotechnology, and applied microbiology.

Dr. Shyambhavee is a medical graduate from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, and MD degree holder from University College of Medical Science, New Delhi. She has been working in the field of Non-communicable disease, immunization, maternal and child health, epidemiology and health administration to upgrade and bring amendments in community for sustainable life pattern with good health. She is at present working as senior resident, Department of Community Medicine, The University College of Medical Sciences,New Delhi, Govt. of India. As a co-author, she has published a book entitled “Move Toward Zero Hunger” SpringerNature, Singapore Pte. Ltd,. Besides this she is co-author of book series “New Paradigms of Living System”, SpringerNature, Singapore Pte. Ltd.