عنوان

Lifeblood :

(Number (ISBN

1610390865 (hardback : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

1610390873 (e-book)

(Number (ISBN

9781610390866 (hardback : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9781610390873 (e-book)

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Title Proper

Lifeblood :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

how to change the world, one dead mosquito at a time /

First Statement of Responsibility

Alex Perry

Edition Statement

1st ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

PublicAffairs,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 242 p. :

Other Physical Details

map ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index

Text of Note

Great lake of disease -- Original disease -- The selfish philanthropist -- Aiding who? -- The business of caring -- Levers of power -- Global network -- Gil and Belinda -- Big player -- Committed -- The heart of sickness -- Buzz -- Trade not aid -- Countless -- Fine and fair

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Text of Note

"In 2006, the Wall Street pioneer and philanthropist Ray Chambers flicked through some holiday snapshots taken by his friend, development economist Jeff Sachs, and remarked on the placid beauty of a group of sleeping Malawian children. They're not sleeping, Sachs told him. They're in malarial comas. A few days later, they were all dead. Chambers had long avoided the public eye, but this moment sparked his determination to coordinate an unprecedented, worldwide effort to eradicate a disease that has haunted humanity since before the advent of medicine. Award-winning journalist Alex Perry obtained unique access to Chambers, now the UN Special Envoy for Malaria. In this book, Perry weaves together science and history with on-the-ground reporting and a riveting expose; of the workings of humanitarian aid to document Chambers' campaign. By replacing traditional ideas of assistance with business acumen and hustle, Chambers saved millions of lives, and upturned current notions of aid, forging a new path not just for the developing world but for global business and philanthropy"--Provided by publisher

Epidemics-- Africa

International cooperation-- Africa

Malaria-- Prevention-- Africa

Anopheles-- pathogenicity-- Africa

Disease Outbreaks-- prevention & control-- Africa

International Cooperation-- Africa

Malaria-- prevention & control-- Africa

Malaria-- transmission-- Africa

Mosquito Control-- methods-- Africa

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Perry, Alex

Date of Transaction

20110928080737.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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