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Drawing on the latest research in health geography and a wide range of case studies from across the world, this comprehensive and authoritative study offers students an unrivalled analysis of the geographical connections of global health and the challenges they present for governance and treatment. Topics considered include health inequalities across countries, the governance of health by nation-states and international organizations, the incidence and spread of infectious disease, the links between air and water quality and health outcomes, and the health impacts of climate change. The book considers how these different issues play out in a range of geographical settings across the world, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries, which are disproportionally affected. The book demonstrates the indispensable role of geographical processes operating across borders in understanding health worldwide and is an excellent resource for courses on health geography, global health, public health and development studies.
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"Global health as a state, object of critical analysis and multi-disciplinary realm of study cannot be dissociated from its geographies. Yet, geographers and geography as a discipline remain at the margins of the burgeoning global health field. With this detailed and insightful new text, Tony Gatrell makes a powerful and compelling case for the importance not only of geographers connecting with gl
Clare Herrick, Professor of Geography and Global Health, King's College London
"The book health and medical geographers have been waiting for. Beautifully illustrated and carefully worded by a master of the art and science of geography. A book to learn from, to use for teaching, and to widen your horizons."
Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
"At last, the book health geographers urgently need. The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the significance of global thinking and action in maintaining good health and addressing health inequities. To achieve this, it is essential to comprehend the social, environmental, and political factors that transcend borders and operate across different geographical scales. With Global Health: Geographical
Jamie Pearce, Professor of Health Geography, University of Edinburgh
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