Lisa Forman: 2 books
Access to Medicines as a Human Right
Implications for Pharmaceutical Industry Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
According to the World Health Organization, one-third of the global population lacks access to essential medicines. Should pharmaceutical companies be ethically or legally responsible for providing affordable medicines for these people, even though they live outside of profitable markets? Can the...
Writings on Medicine
Printed Writings 1641–1700: Series II, Part One, Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The four works in this volume are the only known exclusively medical texts written by women during the Restoration. Their importance is denoted by their dramatic challenge to the generalisations once made about medical practice and female healers in this period. Jane Sharp's The Midwives Book was...