<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Critical Issues in Global Health</i> is an outstanding compAndium of knowledge and thought--from a distinguished panel of internationally renowned medical and public health experts--that offers insight into the most important health issues facing our world's populations. The volume's individual contributors represent a wide range of prestigious health organizations and institutions including the World Health Organization, National Academy of Sciences, Kellogg and Rockefeller Foundations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and the American Public Health Association. Edited by C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, and M. Roy Schwarz, these never-before-published essays explore the future of international health and explain what will be required in order to provide adequate health and medical care worldwide, especially for underdeveloped countries.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><i>Critical Issues in Global Health</i> is an outstanding collection of knowledge <br />and thought-- from a distinguished panel of public health experts-- on the most important health issues in international health. The volume's individual <br />contributors represent a wide range of prestigious health organizations and <br />institutions including the World Health Organization, National Academy of <br />Sciences, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Public Health Association. Edited by C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, and M. Roy Schwarz, these never-before-published essays explore what will be required to provide adequate health and medical care worldwide, especially for underdeveloped countries <p>The miracles of science could and should be shared equally in the world. There is a growing chasm between those of us who are rich, powerful, and healthy and those who are poor, weak, and suffering from preventable diseases. If we are to improve health, we must concentrate on existing disparities in opportunities, resources, education, and access to health programs. Only to the extent that we can eliminate these inequities will our dreams for global health in the twenty-first century be realized. <br />--<b>from the foreword by Jimmy Carter</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The book would make an excellent reference... (<i>Annals of Pharmacotherapy</i>, April 2003) <p>...is an excellent overview for those with an interest in improving global health. (<i>New England Journal of Medicine</i>, August 28, 2003)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>C. Everett Koop</b>, M.D., the former Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan, is Senior Scholar of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth College and the Elizabeth DeCamp McInerney Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. <p><b>Clarence E. Pearson</b> is senior advisor in the WHO office at the United Nations and former president and chief executive officer of the National Center for Health Education.</p> <p><b>M. Roy Schwarz</b>, M.D., is president of the China Medical Board of New York, Inc. He is the past senior vice president of the American Medical Association.</p>