Tore Godal and the Evolution of Global Health
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Tore Godal and the Evolution of Global Health

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Tore Godal and the Evolution of Global Health

About this book

This book is an interconnected history of the evolution of global health in the decades before 2019, told through the prism of six decisive moments in which individuals from the World Health Organization (WHO), philanthropic foundations, academia and bilateral agencies came together to shape the world.

These critical junctures are accessed via the life and work of Norwegian immunologist Tore Godal, one of the most influential health physicians of all time. Godal's career over the past 50 years offers a window into the profound events that have shaped the health and well-being of millions across the globe, including the first free donation of a drug for the treatment of river blindness; the entry of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation into the global health arena with a $750 million start-up grant for GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization; the 50% reduction in under-five mortality rates this century; the emergence of insecticide bed nets as the cornerstone of WHO malaria control; the rise of maternal and child health on the global political agenda; and the connection between Ebola and the creation of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in 2017.

Exploring the ways in which the trajectory of global health has interwoven with the rich life and legacy of Godal, this book is a crucial resource for any reader interested in global health.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032426983
eBook ISBN
9781000921182
Topic
History
Subtopic
Modern History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction: Decisive Moments in Global Health and the Life of a Medical Scientist
  9. 1 The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
  10. 2 River Blindness and the Ivermectin Story
  11. 3 The Fall and Rise of Malaria
  12. 4 GAVI: The Vaccine Alliance in the Twenty-First Century
  13. 5 Maternal and Child Health: The Great Leap Forward
  14. 6 How Ebola Created the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
  15. Epilogue
  16. Index