Commonwealth Health Ministers' Update 2009 - Tapa blanda

Produced for the annual Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting, the Commonwealth Health Ministers' Update is a central source of information for Ministers on topical health priorities. The theme for the 2009 Meeting is 'health and climate change: current vulnerabilities and priorities for action.' This accompanying reference book provides comprehensive and essential information on the many important health challenges facing Commonwealth citizens in the 21st century resulting from climate change. With 31 specially conducted country surveys into the impact of climate change on health, complete with full analysis, plus articles from many of the world's leading experts, this publication gives a valuable overview of the issues and explains the latest thinking in both the private and public sectors. Published for the Commonwealth Secretariat by Pro-Brook Publishing Ltd. A more recent version of this title is available.

Dr Dirk Willem te Velde is a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute. He leads the Investment and Growth programme, has published widely on these subjects and advises developing country governments and development agencies.