Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook provides comprehensive information and guidance about the various aspects of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in low-income, middle-income, and high-income developing countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
The objectives of this handbook are to:
- document the history and the development of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in developing countries;
- describe the current situation and achievements of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in developing countries;
- outline and address the challenges of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in developing countries; and,
- describe the recommendations and the practical ways to implement them to overcome the challenges.
The contributions to this multi-volume handbook are organized in 10 sections:
- Management of Diseases and Conditions in Developing Countries: Achievements and Challenges
- Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Education-Related Issues
- Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Practice-Related Issues
- Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Research-Related Issues
- Medicine Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
- Dentistry Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
- Pharmacy Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
- Public Health Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
- Health Sciences Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
Handbook of Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Education, Practice, and Research is an essential reference for medical and health sciences educators and students, healthcare professionals (physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, technicians), researchers, policy-makers, organizations, and other readers with an interest in the subject matter.
