Skin Disorders in Vulnerable Populations
Causes, Impacts and Challenges
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Beschreibung
This book focuses on neglected skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries through the lens of livelihoods. These diseases, when neglected, not only affect the skin, but also joint movement and physical appearance, severely influencing the lives and livelihoods of individuals and families in vulnerable communities. The book explores why neglected skin diseases thrive in resource-poor countries, and considers how this cycle might be broken by looking at the impact on livelihoods and access to healthcare in affected communities. The research is shaped by three guiding questions: Firstly, why have some measures been successful in one part of a population and not the other? Secondly, what is unique about vulnerable populations in various parts of the world? And thirdly, can the cycle of debilitating skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries be broken? In addressing these concerns, the book excavates past and present efforts in public health measures to combat these diseases, considers the impact of culture and livelihoods, and reviews some of the milestones in disease elimination and eradication. This book will be an indispensable source for health service planners, administrators and practitioners working with vulnerable populations, as well as students and researchers in public health.
This book focuses on neglected skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries through the lens of livelihoods. These diseases, when neglected, not only affect the skin, but also joint movement and physical appearance, severely influencing the lives and livelihoods of individuals and families in vulnerable communities. The book explores why neglected skin diseases thrive in resource-poor countries, and considers how this cycle might be broken by looking at the impact on livelihoods and access to healthcare in affected communities. The research is shaped by three guiding questions: Firstly, why have some measures been successful in one part of a population and not the other? Secondly, what is unique about vulnerable populations in various parts of the world? And thirdly, can the cycle of debilitating skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries be broken? In addressing these concerns, the book excavates past and present efforts in public health measures to combat these diseases, considers the impact of culture and livelihoods, and reviews some of the milestones in disease elimination and eradication. This book will be an indispensable source for health service planners, administrators and practitioners working with vulnerable populations, as well as students and researchers in public health.
First book to explore the impact of neglected skin diseases in resource-poor communities Unique focus on neglected skin diseases through the lens of culture and livelihoods Summarises past and present efforts at the eradication of skin diseases, providing readers with context to tackle current public health challenges
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Fingani Annie Mphande
Themen in »Skin Disorders in Vulnerable Populations«
Neglected Skin Diseases Skin Diseases in Resource Poor Countries Prevention, Treatment And Control Of Skin Diseases Public Health Measures Effects Of Disease On Livelihood Vulnerable communities Global Statistics On Skin Diseases Milestones in neglected tropical diseases Parasitic Skin Diseases Disease elimination Disease Classification Contagious Skin Diseases Bacterial Skin Diseases Health Services Buruli Ulcer