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Global public health policy transfer and dengue fever in Putrajaya, Malaysia: a critical discourse analysis

Abstract

This study critically analyzed the operationalization and materialization of globally hegemonic dengue fever discourse at the local level in the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Textual analysis of the World Health Organization's First report on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) (2010) identified three discursive strategies in the WHO's effort to set the agenda for research and action on neglected diseases: the nomination of dengue fever as a …

Authors

Mulligan K; Elliott SJ; Schuster-Wallace CJ

Journal

Critical Public Health, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 407–418

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

12 2012

DOI

10.1080/09581596.2012.659722

ISSN

0958-1596