GLOBAL MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY: Essays in Honour of Prof. Yola Verhasselt

Medical geography is an area of geographical research that incorporates geographic techniques into the study of health around the world and studies the impact of climate and location on an individual’s health as well as the distribution of health services. It is an important branch of human geography because it aims to provide an understanding of health problems and improve the health of people worldwide based on the various geographic factors influencing them.

This essential reader in medical geography has a wide ranging and international appeal. This anthology compiled in honour of Prof. Yola Verhasselt also reviews the progress and current state of the subject.