Overview
Discusses the multiple health dimensions of the pandemic
Written in an easy-to-read style to attract broader readership
Brings together a group of top scholars to examine the impact of COVID in India and beyond
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Changing Role of Media and Communications in the COVID-Era
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Experiences of Countries That Have Successfully Contained the Pandemic
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
This open access book addresses the multiple health dimensions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in India and other countries including nine in Asia, five in Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Zealand. It explores the impact of the pandemic on mental health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, health financing, self-care, and vaccine development and distribution. The contributing authors discuss its impact on vulnerable populations, including interstate migrants and female sex workers. The significant role of media and communications, rapid dissemination of information in social media, and its impact during the COVID-19 pandemic era are discussed. It closes with lessons learned from the experiences of countries that have contained the pandemic. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book presents solutions of problems that relate to COVID-19. It is a valuable resource appealing to a wide readership across the social sciences and the humanities. Readers include governments, academicians, researchers, policy-makers, program implementers, as well as lay persons.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Saroj Pachauri, a Public Health Physician has undertaken extensive research on sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS, family planning, maternal health, gender, poverty and youth. Saroj Pachauri was Regional Director for South and East Asia, Population Council. She has published 4 books, contributed chapters to 20 books, published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and numerous print and media articles. She was awarded the Grants Gold Medal for securing the first position in DPH and was bestowed the prestigious title of Distinguished Scholar by the Population Council.
Ash Pachauri, a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science and a Public Health Expert, is a Self-Care Guideline Development Group Member of the World Health Organization, Geneva. He was awarded the exclusive Overseas Research Scholarship by the Secretary of State for Education and Science, UK; awarded a full scholarship for a Ford Foundation-funded Sexual Health Education Program by San Francisco State University; and honored with the “Portraits of Commitment” leadership title by the United Nations. He has contributed to 5 books and authored over 55 conference papers and publications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond
Editors: Saroj Pachauri, Ash Pachauri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7385-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7384-9Published: 10 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7387-0Published: 10 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-7385-6Published: 08 April 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 355
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology, general, Clinical Psychology