POLS 212: Health Politics (HC): Background Information

Surveys health and medical systems in six countries (Ghana, Botswana, South Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) as well as the Saharan region.

This handbook presents 16 essays covering important issues in the field of global health. Note relevant essays including "Global Health Governance and the Intersection of Health and Foreign Policy."

The organization Hesperian provides information and educational tools to help all people take greater control over their health and work to eliminate the underlying causes of poor health. The website includes the full text of health manuals for the general public.

"Provides information on the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Covers all dimensions of the field, from details of specific diseases to the organization of social insurance agencies."

Provides a broad overview of issues, including social and political aspects as well as medical concerns. Note in particular these chapters:
"Health policy in developing countries," "Public health sciences and policy in low-and middle-income countries" and "Reducing health inequalities in developing countries."

this document was prepared as a handbook for USAID staff and implementing partners.

In a clear style and accessible format, this practical manual shows health professionals, their associations and non-governmental organizations, some of the practical ways in which they can promote, protect and monitor the right to health in their communities and countries. It considers the obligations of states in relation to individuals within their borders, as well as the human rights responsibilities of states beyond their borders. It has a particular preoccupation with the right to health of the vulnerable, marginalized and those living in poverty.

This handbook offers 26 thematic essays on African social, cultural, and political history written by leading scholars. Note in particular the essays "Demography and Disease" and "Health and Healing."

Note in particular the essays on social policy and the politics of development. The handbook is also available as an ebook.

The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization contains over 600 entries on the essential topics of globalization. Health related articles include "Inequality, Health," "Malaria," and "Undernutrition."

The clearinghouse is "the largest online resource for technical and program documentation funded by USAID, with thousands of documents available for electronic download."

A directory and gateway to development resources. Search by country for specific reports and research. Maintained by the Institute of Development Studies, the University of Sussex.

This is a rich resource list for different regions of the world. Some material, especially in the Websites sections, are available open access. Other categories, including Databases, Books, and Journals, will not allow direct use. However, you can rely on Tripod and interlibrary loan to get much of the material in those areas.

A list of major web resources from the WWW Virtual Library

The aim of this project is to create a single website that provides researchers, students, and the general public with resources that are integral to understanding health concerns in Africa. Note in particular the section devoted to specific diseases.

Note in particular the Human Development Reports and the country profiles.