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oapen-20.500.12657-587452022-10-15T03:19:09Z Global Health and International Community Coggon, John Gola, Swati Human rights, civil rights bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAD Bio-ethics bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDR Impact of science & technology on society This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Global health arguably represents the most pressing issues facing humanity. Trends in international migration and transnational commerce render state boundaries increasingly porous. Human activity in one part of the world can lead to health impacts elsewhere. Animals, viruses and bacteria as well as pandemics and environmental disasters do not recognize or respect political borders. It is now widely accepted that a global perspective on the understanding of threats to health and how to respond to them is required, but there are many practical problems in establishing such an approach. This book offers a foundational study of these urgent and challenging problems, combining critical analysis with practically focused policy contributions. The contributors span the fields of ethics, human rights, international relations, law, philosophy and global politics. They address normative questions relating to justice, equity and inequality and practical questions regarding multi-organizational cooperation, global governance and international relations. Moving from the theoretical to the practical, Global Health and International Community is an essential resource for scholars, students, activists and policy makers across the globe. 2022-10-14T14:53:05Z 2022-10-14T14:53:05Z 2013 book ONIX_20221014_9781780935584_76 9781780935584 9781780935591 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58745 eng Science Ethics and Society application/pdf n/a 9781780935584.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781472544582 10.5040/9781472544582 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781780935584 9781780935591 Bloomsbury Academic 288 London open access
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Global health arguably represents the most pressing issues facing humanity. Trends in international migration and transnational commerce render state boundaries increasingly porous. Human activity in one part of the world can lead to health impacts elsewhere. Animals, viruses and bacteria as well as pandemics and environmental disasters do not recognize or respect political borders. It is now widely accepted that a global perspective on the understanding of threats to health and how to respond to them is required, but there are many practical problems in establishing such an approach. This book offers a foundational study of these urgent and challenging problems, combining critical analysis with practically focused policy contributions. The contributors span the fields of ethics, human rights, international relations, law, philosophy and global politics. They address normative questions relating to justice, equity and inequality and practical questions regarding multi-organizational cooperation, global governance and international relations. Moving from the theoretical to the practical, Global Health and International Community is an essential resource for scholars, students, activists and policy makers across the globe.
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