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What is Global Health?
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Global health is a field of study, research and practice that places a priority on equity in health for all people. Global health involves all of the health sciences and multiple disciplines and stakeholders. It is a synthesis of population based prevention with individual level clinical care, promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, and emphasizes transnational health issues and determinants
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What are examples of Global Health Actors?
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UNAIDS
NYC Health
USAID
CDC
World Health Organization
PATH
Gavi
Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders
Southern African Institute for Policy and Research
SANARIA
KCMC
Gheskio Centers
Vivekananda Youth Movement Mysore
The Global Fund
Partners in Health
Gsk
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NYC Health
USAID
CDC
World Health Organization
PATH
Gavi
Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders
Southern African Institute for Policy and Research
SANARIA
KCMC
Gheskio Centers
Vivekananda Youth Movement Mysore
The Global Fund
Partners in Health
Gsk
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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What are the Five Dimensions of Global Health?
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1. Diseases, conditions, causes, consequences
2. Solutions
3. People, cultures, and communities
4. Actors, interests, politics and governance, from global to local
5. Delivery Systems: Strengths, weaknesses, Issues, and options
2. Solutions
3. People, cultures, and communities
4. Actors, interests, politics and governance, from global to local
5. Delivery Systems: Strengths, weaknesses, Issues, and options
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What is included in Diseases, conditions, causes, consequences?
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Malnutrition
Tuberculosis
Diarrhea
HIV
Pneumonia
Heart Disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Obesity
Mental Illness
Tuberculosis
Diarrhea
HIV
Pneumonia
Heart Disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Obesity
Mental Illness
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What is included in Solutions?
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Pharmaceuticals
Immunization
Agriculture and food security
Anti-retroviral drugs
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Oral rehydration, Antibiotics
Health and nutrition education
Fortification
Immunization
Agriculture and food security
Anti-retroviral drugs
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Oral rehydration, Antibiotics
Health and nutrition education
Fortification
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What is included in Delivery systems: Strengths, weaknesses, Issues and options
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Health facilities
Doctors and nurses
Community health workers
Health financing
Brain drain
NGOs
Medica education
Drug supplies
Access, equity
Coverage, quality
Utilization
Doctors and nurses
Community health workers
Health financing
Brain drain
NGOs
Medica education
Drug supplies
Access, equity
Coverage, quality
Utilization
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What is included in Actors, interests, politics and governance, from global to local?
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WHO
UNICEF
USAID
Gates
NGOs
Researchers
Medical groups
Big pharmaceuticals
WTO
G8
UNICEF
USAID
Gates
NGOs
Researchers
Medical groups
Big pharmaceuticals
WTO
G8
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What is included in People, cultures, and communities?
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Ethics
Human rights
Western imperialism
Cultural relativism
Traditional healing
Western medicine
Beliefs, Taboos rituals
Human rights
Western imperialism
Cultural relativism
Traditional healing
Western medicine
Beliefs, Taboos rituals
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What are topic areas in Global Health?
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Water and Sanitation
Hygiene
Air Pollution
Conflict and Child Health
Infectious Diseases
Chronic Diseases
Cancer
Maternal Mortality
Hygiene
Air Pollution
Conflict and Child Health
Infectious Diseases
Chronic Diseases
Cancer
Maternal Mortality
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Why study global health?
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It allows you to begin to discover the world in all its diversity and complexity. It is also an opportunity to integrate your worldview, your values, your intellect, and your actions
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