{"product_id":"closing-the-cancer-divide-felicia-marie-knaul-9780982914403","title":"Closing the Cancer Divide: An Equity Imperative","description":"\u003cp\u003eCancer has become a leading cause of death and disability and a serious yet unforeseen challenge to health systems in low- and middle-income countries. A protracted and polarized cancer transition is under way and fuels a concentration of preventable risk, illness, suffering, impoverishment from ill health, and death among poor populations. Closing this cancer divide is an equity imperative. The world faces a huge, unperceived cost of failure to take action that requires an immediate and large-scale global response. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClosing the Cancer Divide\u003c\/i\u003e presents strategies for innovation in delivery, pricing, procurement, finance, knowledge-building, and leadership that can be scaled up by applying a diagonal approach to health system strengthening. The chapters provide evidence-based recommendations for developing programs, local and global policy-making, and prioritizing research. The cases and frameworks provide a guide for developing responses to the challenge of cancer and other chronic illnesses. The book summarizes results of the Global Task Force on Expanding Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries, a collaboration among leaders from the global health and cancer care communities worldwide, originally convened by Harvard University. It includes contributions from civil society, global and national policy-makers, patients and practitioners, and academics representing an array of fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Felicia Marie Knaul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0982914407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982914403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Felicia Marie Knaul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447821611263,"sku":"9780982914403","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3d9d9b6-b895-4571-b0df-effd7d87039f.jpg?v=1777235045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/closing-the-cancer-divide-felicia-marie-knaul-9780982914403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}