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Political journeys in health : essays by and for Amit Sengupta / edited by Prabir Purkayastha, Indranil, Richa Chintan.
- Title
- Political journeys in health : essays by and for Amit Sengupta / edited by Prabir Purkayastha, Indranil, Richa Chintan.
- Author
- Sengupta, Amit, 1958-2018
- Publication
- New Delhi, India : LeftWord, January 2021.
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- Description
- 325 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- 'Amit was a leader and was central to many of the global activities of the People's Health Movement. When he said, "You see, it's like this . . . ," you knew that you were going to suddenly see the core of the issue with greater clarity. He knew the burning need for political organization to challenge what is happening in health, and beyond health as well, because we are a subset of the bigger system.' - David Sanders Amit Sengupta (1958-2018) believed the job of a doctor was not simply to treat a sick individual, but to build a society in which health is a fundamental right of all citizens. In these times of the Covid-19 pandemic, such a perspective is more relevant than ever. The essays in this book trace how Sengupta's work and politics were integral to the history of the health movement, and how this movement evolved from 'medicines for all' to 'health for all'. Sengupta's work of a lifetime is supplemented and framed by his colleagues in the movement: David Sanders, SP Shukla, Prabir Purkayastha, Satyajit Rath, Sarojini Nadimpally, Indranil, David Legge, Kajal Bharadwaj and many others.
- Subject
- Sengupta, Amit
- Right to health > India
- Right to health
- Health > Political aspects > India
- Health > Political aspects
- Medical economics > India
- Medical economics
- Public health > India
- Public health
- Economics, Medical
- Public Health
- Droit à la santé > Inde
- Droit à la santé
- Santé > Aspect politique > Inde
- Santé > Aspect politique
- Économie de la santé > Inde
- Économie de la santé
- Santé publique > Inde
- Santé publique
- public health
- Health > Political aspects
- India
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9788194728788
- 8194728789
- 9788194592532 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2020331695
- OCLC
- 1237634114
- SCSB-14455905
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library