Healthcare Facilities in Emerging Countries

This multidisciplinary book brings together medical, management, and architectural disciplines in order to formulate new approaches to the programming, planning, and design of healthcare facilities that will improve the quality of healthcare systems in rapidly developing countries, respecting local culture. It achieves this aim by drawing upon case studies on healthcare facilities and services that were undertaken in Kolkata, India, where the public healthcare system is meager and most people do not have access to health services. The approaches presented pay appropriate attention to technical aspects and organizational set-up and are designed to achieve an adequate healthcare assistance, greater production efficiency, better use of local professional resources, and careful control of construction. They are also intended to promote educational progress and future independence in construction and management of the healthcare system. The book will appeal to all with an interest in designand organizational strategies to meet new healthcare challenges in India and other emerging countries.

Presents an effective methodology for identifying shortcomings in a hospital's overall sustainability and low-cost remedial measures Covers social and economic as well as environmental aspects

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A new challenge in healthcare for India.- The current Indian healthcare system and West Bengal health status.- The existing Indian NGOs' scenario and the local actions in West Bengal.- The existing Indian NGOs' scenario and the local actions in West Bengal.- Healthcare for all: a new multidisciplinary approach for designing and man-aging hospital layouts in India.- Mapping and programming healthcare services for new health perspectives.- Planning and designing health campus supported by mobile healthcare.- New perspectives for the Indian population's wellbeing and health promotion. conclusions and perspectives.