Sick of it : the global fight for women's health / Sophie Harman.
- Harman, Sophie
- Date:
- 2025
- Books
About this work
Description
"We know the causes of disease and death among women all over the world. Governments and philanthropists have funded plenty of initiatives over recent decades. So why are women still dying when they don't have to? Across the globe, women's health is being caught in the crossfire of politics: from the repeal of abortion rights and the bombing of Ukrainian maternity hospitals, to the exploitation of vulnerable patients and women health workers. In this powerful and moving exploration, Professor Sophie Harman digs deep into the urgent questions affecting women's health, and offers smart solutions on how to fix this devasting crisis."--From publisher.
Publication/Creation
London : Virago, 2025.
Physical description
308 pages ; 20 cm
Contributors
Notes
Originally published: 2024.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1 : saving mothers. Soft power and health washing -- The aid boom and saving mothers -- Hard power and the global gag rule -- Checkpoints, blockades, bombs and pregnant women -- Part 2 : exploiting women. Selling trauma -- Sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment and the UN -- Attacking health workers, normalising violence against women -- Burnt out and quitting -- The $1 last mile health workers -- Part 3 : SOS! (same old solutions). Women leaders and the most qualified candidate -- Call (and ignore) the gender expert -- The power of data -- Conclusion : The driver and the green wave -- Epilogue : What next? -- Notes on sources -- Note of thanks -- Sources -- Index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineUA.UOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780349017242
- 0349017247