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The Health Care Policy Process enables the reader to develop an understanding of the scope and objectives of health policy studies, an analysis of the extent to which policies can be changed or influenced by those involved at the different stages of the policy process and the ability to assess both the need and the scope for change. Taking as her starting point an analysis of the health care system and the dynamics of the policy process, Carol Barker considers the relationship between planning and policy. Providing a working knowledge of the different ways in which policy issues may be analysed, the book sets out the problems involved in attempting to assess the views of different interest groups, and stresses the importance of supporting an active process of policy development. Carol Barker goes on to look at key concepts in analysing health care issues and examines some of the debates overshadowing today's health policy agenda, in part as set by international agencies and in part as set by developing nations themselves. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the dimensions of these issues in a way which will help those organizing health care to think strategically about the policy implications of health plans and policies. This book will be essential reading for students and academics of health care policy, as well as for those involved in the policy process, whether as policy makers, researchers, managers of health care professionals.

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Despite numerous studies of Iran in recent decades, the country's concerted efforts to expand its medical diplomacy have been largely overlooked by experts and observers alike. This is despite the fact that the Islamic Republic has sought to employ medical diplomacy as a viable tool for expanding its soft power for a number of years. Over the course of the last two decades, in fact, Iranian authorities and health professionals have considered their medical advances to greatly add value to the country's overall diplomatic profile. This article examines three basic questions: first, how has Iran used medical diplomacy to increase its regional influence in the Middle East? second, what are the factors that have contributed to the country's success in this area? And, third, what are likely to be the regional consequences of Iran's enhanced medical diplomacy in the future? The answers to these questions will present an overall picture of the current and future depth and voracity of Iran's soft power.

Ireland can be justly proud of the history and quality of its medical education. Graduates of Irish medical schools are accepted globally as being of international standard and many of the most eminent of Irish medical professionals have returned to Ireland after periods of distinguished service in other countries. This high international standing is reflected in the large number of North American, African and Asian students attending medical school in Ireland. Indeed, the ability of Irish medical schools to successfully compete at an international level in terms of attracting students to Ireland, and to establish a range of strategic relationships with Universities and Governments in other countries is to be commended.

Introduction / Alireza Bagheri -- ch. 1. So-called futile care: the experience of the United States / Robert M Veatch -- ch. 2. The reality of medical futility (dysthanasia) in Brazil / Leo Pessini and William Saad Hossne -- ch. 3. Medical futility and end-of-life issues in Belgium / Jan L Bernheim, Thierry Vansweevelt and Lieven Annemans -- ch. 4. The concept of medical futility in Venezuela / Gabriel d'Empaire -- ch. 5. Medical futility in the Russian Federation / Olga I Kubar, Galina L Mikirtichian and Marina I Petrova -- ch. 6. Medical futility in Australia / Dominique Martin -- ch. 7. Medical futility in Japan / Yasuhiro Kadooka and Atsushi Asai -- ch. 8. Medical futility in China: ethical issues and policy / Yongxing Shi ... [et al.] -- ch. 9. Medical futility in Korea / Ivo Kwon -- ch. 10. Medical futility from the Swiss perspective / Tanja Krones and Settimio Monteverde -- ch. 11. Medical futility in Turkey / Berna Arda and Ahmet Acıduman -- ch. 12. Medical futility in the United Arab Emirates / Said Abuhasna and Ali Abdulkareem Al Obaidli -- ch. 13. Medical futility in Iran / Alireza Bagheri.

An estimated 17 million people are infected with HIV today, and it is estimated that in Africa alone there will be at least 70 million people infected in the next 25 years. This global pandemic has already had a profound impact economically and socially in terms of expensive research, care centers, and immeasurable loss of many of the world's most talented people. Sexual relations, health care of non-infected individuals, family relations, and other social institutions have been significantly marked by this elusive and to date life-threatening phenomenon. Topics range from breastfeeding to con

Analyzes the issues that form the nucleus of the 'new health policy' agenda. This book offers a comprehensive picture of the health policy challenges facing contemporary developed world health systems, as well as the strategies for tackling these. It is suitable for students of health policy and health care