Dismal spending on government health services is often considered a necessary consequence of a low per-capita GDP, but are poor patients in poor countries really fated to be denied the fruits of modern medicine? In many countries, officials speak of proper health care as a luxury, and convincing pol...

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Main Author:	Messac, Luke (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York Oxford University Press 2020
Series:	Oxford scholarship online
Subjects:	Medical care / Malawi / History Gesundheitswesen Finanzierung Medizinische Versorgung Malawi
Online Access:	BSB01 Volltext
Summary:	Dismal spending on government health services is often considered a necessary consequence of a low per-capita GDP, but are poor patients in poor countries really fated to be denied the fruits of modern medicine? In many countries, officials speak of proper health care as a luxury, and convincing politicians to ensure citizens have access to quality health services is a constant struggle. Yet, in many of the poorest nations, health care has long received a tiny share of public spending. Colonial and postcolonial governments alike have used political, rhetorical, and even martial campaigns to rebuff demands by patients and health professionals for improved medical provision, even when more funds were available. No More to Spend challenges the inevitability of inadequate social services in twentieth-century Africa, focusing on the political history of Malawi
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (320 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780190066222
DOI:	10.1093/oso/9780190066192.001.0001