Public Health: A Global Perspective

While the book is primarily for public health practitioners including community nurses and physicians, social workers and community planners, this book also serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in public health and its application in creating healthier societies.

Dr. Hari Singh, a health and hospital management professional, has the experience of managing the armed forces hospitals and the public and private sector hospitals for one and a half decades. He was in the management team of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, an apex institution in the public sector and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, a prestigious tertiary care hospital in the private sector in New Delhi.

Dr. Singh is a Public Health Professional with an MD in Community Health Administration from Delhi University having experience of managing programs on Maternal Health, Child Health, Adolescent Health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, quality improvement of public health facilities; evaluation of some of the national health programs, and providing technical assistance to state governments. He has held several prestigious positions including Director, Institute of Health Management Research, Bengaluru; Executive Director, Foundation for Research in Health Systems; Country Representative-India, EngenderHealth; Project Director- The RESPOND Project; Director- Clinical Services, Marie Stopes International; Advisor Danida; The Global Fund Liaison, USAID. He is currently the Dean, School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.