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Separate and Cooperate, Cooperate and Separate The Disengagement of the Palestine Health Care System from Israel and Its Emergence as an Independent System
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Tamara Barnea, Rafiq Husseini
ISBN: 0-275-97583-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97583-8
384 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2002
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £68.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Written by 36 Palestinian, Israeli, and international health professionals, this book is a courageous experiment, the first of its kind, made by individuals from both sides of the Israeli-Palestianian conflict, jointly examining their common history in the field of health and the future that awaits them. This is a time when their healthcare systems are separating and an independent Palestinian health care system is being established. It serves as a unique resource for understanding the processes of change in civil societies affected by political and military struggle, and during the ensuing postconflict era affected by it.

The book describes and analyzes how health policy was designed and implemented during the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (1967-1993) by both sides—at times together, at times separately, and at times through confrontation—and how they are preparing for the new era that began with the 1993 Oslo Accords. Thanks to the authors' candor and their readiness to supplement professional analyses with personal accounts, the volume presents an important human document. The combination attests to the special role played by health professionals in promoting cooperation both in conflict and postconflict eras. As such, the study will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and officials involved with Palestinian-Israeli issues and to others dealing with regional, national, and ethnic conflicts worldwide.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    International Perspective
    The Transition of the Palestinian Health Care System: An International Perspective by Richard B. Saltman
    The Legacy of the Past (1917-1967)
    An Introduction to the History of Arab Health Care During the British Mandate, 1920-1947 by Sandy Sufian
    Eyewitness Account: The Role of Jordan in Shaping the Health System in the West Bank and the Origins of Palestinian Health Non-Governmental Organizations by Amin Khatib
    Isreal Administration of the Health Sector in the West Bank and Gaza (1967-1994)
    The Development and Provision of Health Services by Isreal to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, 1967-1994 by Yitzhak Sever and Yitzhak Peterburg
    Data for Policy and Data Policy: Tewnty-Seven Years of Information Gathering for Management, Monitoring, Planning, and Reporting by Tamara Barnea and Irah Kahneman
    One Epidemiologic Family Changing Disease Patterns and the Health Status of the Palestinian Population of the West Bank and Gaza by Theodore Tulchinsky
    From Home Delivery to Hospital Delivery: The Transformation of Mother and Child Care in the West Bank by Cilla Acker
    A Health Care System in Need of Rehabilitation by Neve Gordon and Ruchama Marton
    The Training of High Quality Health Professionals by the Hadassah Medical Organization by Shmuel Penchas
    Eyewitness Account: Life Within a Professional Bubble in Gaza by Ron Lobel
    There Is Another Way: The Attempt to Switch from Occupation to Governance by Ephraim Sneh
    From Dependency to Independence (1994-2000)
    The Long Road to Independence in Health: A Personal Account by Riad Za'noun
    Palestine and Health for All: The Past, the Present, and the Future by Fathi Arafat
    The Introduction of Palestinian National Thinking Regarding Health Care by Rafiq Husseini
    Statistics in a New Countru: Challenges and Milestones, the Case of Health by Hasan Abu-Libdeh
    Financing the Health Care System in Palestine: Rationalize or Bust! by Rafiq Husseini
    The Planning and Development of Health Human Resources in Palestine by Varsen Aghabekian Shahin
    The Development of Palestinian Hospital Services by Tawfiq Nasser and Mordechai Shani
    Upgrading the Palestinian System: Improving Quality and Management by Rashad M. Massoud
    Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles: The Development of a Palestinian Public Health Agency to Lead Health Promotion and Education by Mohamed Afifi and Deborah Greenberg
    Emerging Health Issues in Palestine by Abdel Rahim Abu Saleh, Jean Calder, and Hikmat Ajjuri
    Joint Efforts of Hadassah and the Palestinian Authority in Curbing HIV/AIDS and other Infectious Diseases by Shlomo Maayan and Asa'd Ramlawi
    The Voice of Palestine Consumers in Health Care by Hossam Sharkawi and David Chinitz
    The Role of International Players
    Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them by Hossam Sharkawi
    International Aid to the Palestinian Health System, 1987-2000: The Donor's Perspective by Greta van Bleek and Cathy Gritzner
    Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation in the Health Field
    Cooperate and Cooperate: The Role of Health Professionals in Promoting Coexistence by Tamara Barnea and Ziad Abdeen
    Building Bridges Through Health: The Experience of the Palestine Council of Health and the Economic Cooperation Foundation, 1995-1999 by Gary Sussman, et al.
    Afterword
    Appendix: Social Demographic and Health Statistics in Palestine
    Selected Bibliography
About the Author: TAMARA BARNEA is Director of the JDC-Middle East Program, a program that aims at promoting professional cooperation between Israel and its Arab neighbors through humanitarian activities in health and rehabilitation.

RAFIQ HUSSEINI is Director of Operations of the Welfare Association, a Palestinian development NGO.
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