The international campaign against leprosy : 1948-2005 / Jo Robertson.

  • Robertson, Jo
Date:
2021
  • Books

About this work

Description

"This book may offer a cautionary tale in the age of Covid-19. The narratives we shape around in society are so often about politics, and the eradication of leprosy is not exception – there are many competing versions of this story."--From the cover.

Publication/Creation

London : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2021.

Physical description

xx, 315 pages ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contents

1. Winning Priority for Leprosy at the World Health Organization -- 2. The Mobile Leprosy Campaign: From a Lifetime in a Leprosarium to a Lifetime of Treatment -- 3. Ownership of Leprosy Treatment (1966 -- 73) -- 4. Of Mice, M. Ieprae, and the Laboratory -- 5. The Japanese Delegation to the World Health Organization -- 6. Multidrug Therapy: A Subtle Strategy and a "Momentous Decision" -- 7. WHO, MDT, and Primary Healthcare -- 8. Elimination, the Idea -- 9. Elimination, the Reality -- 10. The Global Alliance for the Elimination of Leprosy -- 11. A Questionable Victory -- 12. The Human Rights of Leprosy-Affected People.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    FIF.AA9
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1787385493
  • 9781787385498