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Author:
Yamin, Alicia Ely, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004093090
Title:
Power, suffering, and the struggle for dignity : human rights frameworks for health and why they matter / Alicia Ely Yamin ; foreword by Paul Farmer.
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Right to health.
Human rights--Health aspects.
Health services accessibility.
Medical policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.
Women's health services.
Poor--Medical care.
Health services accessibility.
Human rights--Health aspects.
Medical policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Poor--Medical care.
Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.
Right to health.
Women's health services.
Other Authors:
Farmer, Paul, 1959- writer of preface. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92000717
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: How Do We Understand Suffering? -- Dignity and Suffering: Why Human Rights Matter -- The Powerlessness of Extreme Poverty: Human Rights and Social Justice -- Redefining Health: Challenging Power Relations -- Health Systems as "Core Social Institutions" -- Beyond Charity: The Central Importance of Accountability -- Power and Participation -- Shades of Dignity: Equality and Nondiscrimination -- Our Place in the World: Obligations Beyond Borders -- Conclusion. Another World Is Possible.
Series:
Pennsylvania studies in human rights
ISBN:
0812247744
9780812247749
OCLC:
(OCoLC)908935188
LCCN:
2015017697
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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