Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Rural Health

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Umar Bacha
Umar Bacha

University of Management and Technology,
Pakistan

Published16 February 2022

Doi10.5772/intechopen.87618

ISBN978-1-83969-371-7

Print ISBN978-1-83969-370-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83969-372-4

Copyright year2022

Number of pages302

Rural health is the study of healthcare systems in rural settings. This book presents a comprehensive overview of rural health care and addresses such topics as human resources, maternal mortality in developing countries, safety of healthcare workers, zoonotic and veterinary diseases, and much more. Chapters include case studies and research in the field of rural health.

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

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4. Improving Human Resource for Health in Rural Northern Nigeria

By Adetoro A. Adegoke, Godwin Y. Afenyadu, Fatima L. Adamu and Sally Findley

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5. CRISPR Cas/Exosome Based Diagnostics: Future of Early Cancer Detection

By P.P. Mubthasima, Kaumudi Pande, Rajalakshmi Prakash and Anbarasu Kannan

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6. Maternal Mortality in Rural Areas of Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects

By Muhammad Hanif, Siddra Khalid, Akhtar Rasul and Khalid Mahmood

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12. Fascioliasis: A Foodborne Disease of Veterinary and Zoonotic Importance

By Tolulope Ebenezer Atalabi and Omotosho Taiye Lawal

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13. Impact of Covid-19 on Agricultural System and Food Prices: The Case of India

By Pradyot Ranjan Jena, Rajesh Kalli and Purna Chandra Tanti

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14. The World Largest Focus of the Opisthorchiasis in the Ob-Irtysh Basin, Russia, Caused by Opisthorchis felineus

By Anastasia V. Simakova, Natalya V. Poltoratskaya, Irina B. Babkina, Tatyana N. Poltoratskaya, Alexander V. Shikhin and Tatyana M. Pankina

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