Global Health and Human Rights by Cees J. Hamelink, Dirk R. E... - 9781032503745

Global Health and Human RightsPrinciples and Practices\nAuthor(s): Cees J. Hamelink, Dirk R. Essink, Marlies J. Visser\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032503745, 978-1032503745\nSynopsis\nThis textbook explores public health and individual health care through the prism of global human rights and ethical decision-making.\n\nWritten by leading experts in this field, the book is divided into three distinctive parts. Part I introduces the theoretical framework through which the core issues can be understood, contrasting a clinical approach to health care with a social determinant perspective and discussing the decolonialisation of global health. Part II discusses how a human rights rationale impacts different social groups, from children to the elderly to those with disabilities, highlighting issues such as abortion and euthanasia. Part III addresses contemporary topics such as infectious diseases, migration, menta.