Healthcare Facilities in Emerging Countries: The Challenge for India

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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 design and organizational strategies to meet new healthcare challenges in India and other emerging countries. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv A New Challenge in Healthcare for India (Stefano Capolongo)....Pages 1-11 The Current Indian Healthcare System and West Bengal’s Health Status (Giovanna Tavecchi, Andrea Rebecchi)....Pages 13-31 The Existing Indian NGOs’ Scenario and the Local Actions in West Bengal (Enrica Fugazzola, Marco Gola)....Pages 33-45 Design Approaches for a New Indian Healthcare (Giovanna Tavecchi, Ingrid Paoletti, Andrea Rebecchi)....Pages 47-65 Healthcare for All: A New Multidisciplinary Approach for Designing and Managing Hospital Layouts in India (Andrea Rebecchi, Marco Gola, Emanuele Lettieri, Giovanna Tavecchi, Sujit Kumar Brahmochary, Stefano Capolongo)....Pages 67-87 Mapping and Programming Healthcare Services for New Health Perspectives (Marco Gola, Enrica Fugazzola, Andrea Rebecchi)....Pages 89-111 Planning and Designing Impartial Health Systems Through Mobile Healthcare (Enrica Fugazzola, Chiara Tognolo, Andrea Rebecchi)....Pages 113-123 New Perspectives for the Indian Population’s Wellbeing and Health Promotion. Conclusions and Perspectives (Stefano Capolongo)....Pages 125-128 Back Matter ....Pages 129-134