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Author
Series
Nottingham studies on human rights volume Volume 2
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts,...
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts,...
Series
Health and human rights publication volume issue no. 5
Publisher
World Health Organization
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Emphasizes the importance of universal health care and looks at alternatives for achieving universal health care coverage that also improves efficiency in the health care industry and provides proposals to improve the effectiveness and affordability of health care, including income-related cost-sharing, expanding preventive care, and reforming Medicare's prescription drug benefit"--Provided by publisher.