Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border

Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border

At a government hospital in the town of Dajabon, in the northwestern Dominican Republic, doctors and nurses must make decisions on whether or not to treat Haitian patients who have crossed the border in search of health care. This thesis examines the discourses and practices of Haitian patients a...

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Main Author: Minn, Pierre H.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2004
Subjects:
Health services accessibility > Haiti.
Health services accessibility > Dominican Republic.
Haitians > Medical care > Dominican Republic.
Haiti > Relations > Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic > Relations > Haiti
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.831292014-02-13T03:59:14ZHealth as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican borderMinn, Pierre H.Health services accessibility -- Haiti.Health services accessibility -- Dominican Republic.Haitians -- Medical care -- Dominican Republic.Haiti -- Relations -- Dominican RepublicDominican Republic -- Relations -- HaitiAt a government hospital in the town of Dajabon, in the northwestern Dominican Republic, doctors and nurses must make decisions on whether or not to treat Haitian patients who have crossed the border in search of health care. This thesis examines the discourses and practices of Haitian patients and Dominican health care providers in the context of two co-existing but contrasting rhetorics: health as a human right, and medical humanitarianism. Using data collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observation, I examine how social, political, and economic forces shape medical encounters on the Haitian-Dominican border.McGill University2004Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 002227505proquestno: AAIMR12747Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Anthropology.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=83129
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topic Health services accessibility -- Haiti.
Health services accessibility -- Dominican Republic.
Haitians -- Medical care -- Dominican Republic.
Haiti -- Relations -- Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic -- Relations -- Haiti
spellingShingle Health services accessibility -- Haiti.
Health services accessibility -- Dominican Republic.
Haitians -- Medical care -- Dominican Republic.
Haiti -- Relations -- Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic -- Relations -- Haiti
Minn, Pierre H.
Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border
description At a government hospital in the town of Dajabon, in the northwestern Dominican Republic, doctors and nurses must make decisions on whether or not to treat Haitian patients who have crossed the border in search of health care. This thesis examines the discourses and practices of Haitian patients and Dominican health care providers in the context of two co-existing but contrasting rhetorics: health as a human right, and medical humanitarianism. Using data collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observation, I examine how social, political, and economic forces shape medical encounters on the Haitian-Dominican border.
author Minn, Pierre H.
author_facet Minn, Pierre H.
author_sort Minn, Pierre H.
title Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border
title_short Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border
title_full Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border
title_fullStr Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border
title_full_unstemmed Health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the Haitian-Dominican border
title_sort health as a human right and medical humanitarianism on the haitian-dominican border
publisher McGill University
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