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Who are some of the main players in guiding the solutions to parasitic diseases?
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Local grassroots efforts, local and country governments, WHO, corporations, non-government organizations
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What is global health?
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an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide
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Explain global health, international health, and public health.
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global health is worldwide, inernational health involves 2 or more countries (e.g. the US helping Ukraine), and public health focuses on specific countries or communities.
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What are the 8 melinnium development goals?
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1. Eradicate poverty and hunger
2. Universal education
3. Gender equality
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat diseases like HIV and malaria
7. Sustain the environment
8. Global partnership
1. Eradicate poverty and hunger
2. Universal education
3. Gender equality
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat diseases like HIV and malaria
7. Sustain the environment
8. Global partnership
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Elimination vs. Eradication
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Elimination- is to remove a disease from a large geographic area (country or region of the world)
Eradication- is removing the disease worldwide by ending ALL transmission of infection through the complete extermination of the infectious agent.
Eradication- is removing the disease worldwide by ending ALL transmission of infection through the complete extermination of the infectious agent.