The pressure of climate change, environmental degradation, and urbanisation, as well as the widening of socio- economic disparities have rendered the global population increasingly vulnerable to the impact of natural disasters. With a primary focus on medical and public health h…
This book aims at making lessons learnt from previous disasters available and comprehensible to students of disaster medicine, disaster public health and humanitarian studies. Readers will gain insight and theoretical understanding of the public health issues related to disaster…
This narrative relates the day-to-day experience of an aid worker in Yemen. The author casts an anthropological eye on the people - permanent aid officials, temporary aid workers, the bureaucrats of the host country, and community leaders - involved in the activities.
Conflict and health
by Howard, Natasha, Sondorp, Egbert, Veen, Annemarie ter
fromUnderstanding public health series
Conflict and health
by ProQuest (Firm), Howard, Natasha, Sondorp, Egbert, Veen, Annemarie ter
fromUnderstanding public health
Conflict and health
by Howard, Natasha, Sondorp, Egbert, Veen, Annemarie ter
fromUnderstanding public health
Conflict and health
by Howard, Natasha, Sondorp, Egbert, Veen, Annemarie ter
fromUnderstanding public health
Conflict and health
by Howard, Natasha, Sondorp, Egbert, Veen, Anne Marie ter
fromUnderstanding public health
This introductory text is perfect for students new to the specialised area of the theoretical constructs underlying health and humanitarian work.
"This book explores the interaction between anthropology and humanitarianism, focused on the organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The emphasis of the collection is on practicing anthropology within humanitarian situations, reflecting on how anthropology contributes to th…