Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat
Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat
Debora Diniz
Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat
Debora Diniz
Descripción
Winner of the 2017 Jabuti Book Prize
The Zika virus is devastating lives and communities. Children across the Americas are being born with severe disabilities because of it. Yet during the desolating outbreak, Brazil played host to both the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, leading many to suspect that the true impact of the virus has been subject to a cover-up of international proportions. Beginning in the northeast, where the devastation has been most felt, professor of bioethics and award-winning documentary filmmaker Debora Diniz travels across Brazil tracing the virus's origin and spread. Along the journey she meets a host of fearless families, doctors and scientists uncovering the virus's impact on local communities. In doing so Diniz paints a vivid picture of the Zika epidemic, exposing the Brazilian government's complicity in allowing the virus to spread while championing the efforts of local doctors and mothers who, working together, are raising awareness of the virus and fighting for the rights of children affected by Zika.Detalles
Formato | Tapa suave |
Número de Páginas | 176 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Zed Books |
Fecha de Publicación | 2017-09-15 |
Dimensiones | 8.4" x 5.3" x 0.7" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | No |
Temas | Siglo 21, Siglo 21, América Latina, América Latina |
Acerca del Autor
Diniz, Debora
Debora Diniz is a professor of bioethics at the University of Brasilia. She also serves as a member of the Brazilian Ministry of Health's National Network of Specialists on Zika and Related Diseases and as vice-chair of the International Women's Health Coalition's board of directors. She is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, and her most recent film, Zika draws on the research behind this book.Descripción
Winner of the 2017 Jabuti Book Prize
The Zika virus is devastating lives and communities. Children across the Americas are being born with severe disabilities because of it. Yet during the desolating outbreak, Brazil played host to both the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, leading many to suspect that the true impact of the virus has been subject to a cover-up of international proportions
Beginning in the northeast, where the devastation has been most felt, professor of bioethics and award-winning documentary filmmaker Debora Diniz travels across Brazil tracing the virus's origin and spread. Along the journey she meets a host of fearless families, doctors and scientists uncovering the virus's impact on local communities. In doing so Diniz paints a vivid picture of the Zika epidemic, exposing the Brazilian government's complicity in allowing the virus to spread while championing the efforts of local doctors and mothers who, working together, are raising awareness of the virus and fighting for the rights of children affected by Zika.
Detalles
Formato | Tapa dura |
Número de Páginas | 176 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Fecha de Publicación | 2017-09-15 |
Dimensiones | 8.6" x 5.7" x 0.8" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | No |
Temas | Siglo 21, Siglo 21, América Latina, América Latina |
Acerca del Autor
Diniz, Debora
Debora Diniz is a professor of bioethics at the University of Brasilia. She also serves as a member of the Brazilian Ministry of Health's National Network of Specialists on Zika and Related Diseases and as vice-chair of the International Women's Health Coalition's board of directors. She is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, and her most recent film, Zika draws on the research behind this book.Garantía & Otros
Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
Peso: | 0.381 kg |
SKU: | 9781786991591 |
Publicado en Unimart.com: | 01/01/24 |
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