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1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages) :, Health is not escaping the bulldozer of 'globalization, ' with its attendant benefits, errors, complications, and unknowns. This book is an attempt to understand, explain and if possible act on the transformations. It provides an analyses of the confused transmutations in disease theory and health action, Includes bibliographical references and index, Section I. Fundamentals. A brief history of advances toward health / J. Last ; The health, poverty, and development merry-go-round: the tribulations of WHO / S. Litsios ; Old and new pestilences / A.A. Arata ; Value systems and healthcare ethics / B.M. Dickens ; World health: a mobilizing utopia? / M. Manciaux, T.M. Fliedner -- Section II. Systems. Health policies versus public policies / A. Wojtczak ; A medicine based on evidence / J. Szczerbań ; The promise of technology / P.B. Mansourian ; Critical inquiries on technology utilization / A. Kazanjian ; Therapeutic patient education for chronic diseases / J.-P. Assal -- Sectiion III. The dynamics. The humanitarian imperative in major health crises and disasters / S.W.A. Gunn ; Dealing with global infectious disease emergencies / D.L. Heymann ; Knowledge-based methodologies in the health sector / B. McA. Sayers, J.J. Angulo ; Food safety -- a pressing public health and economic issue / F. Käferstein ; Future health in an ageing world / A.M. Davies -- Section IV. The controversies. Disease and health in the cultural context / A. Jablensky ; Global issues and health interactions: reflexions from the South / A.P.R. Aluwihare ; The coming storm: health system planning versus free market enterprise / A. Piel ; Education, understanding, and eudaemonia: a contrarian view on global health / G.W. Brauer ; Postscript: The present and the future of global health / A.M. Davies, Print version record, Section I. Fundamentals. A brief history of advances toward health / J. Last ; The health, poverty, and development merry-go-round: the…