Science and Practice of Public Health Perspectives from the Developing World

SECTION I: Basics of Public Health

Introduction to Section I

1 Understanding Public Health

2 The Political Economy of Health

3 Health under Globalisation

4 The Political Economy of Healthcare

5 The Methods of Public Health

SECTION II: Re-thinking Disease Control

An Introduction to Section II

6 The Control of Communicable Diseases

7 Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases

8 Sexual and Reproductive Health

9 Injuries and Trauma

10 Pandemics - Prevention, Preparedness and Response

SECTION III: Health Policy and Health Systems Strengthening

An Introduction to Section III

11 Organisation of Health Services

12 Healthcare Financing

13 Public Health Informatics

14 Health Policy and Governance

15 Building Learning-Adaptive Health Systems - Knowledge Management in the 21st Century

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Index