Global health Flashcards
1
Q
What are four main factors that affect/are changing in global health?
A
- great population growth (changes in age distribution)
- low fertility in developed countries
- “DIGITAL DIVIDE” - difference in access to information
- healthcare worker migration to rich developed countries
2
Q
What are the millennium development goals?
A
- Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger
- Achieve Universal Primary Education
- Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women
- Reduce Child Mortality
- Improve Maternal Health
- Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
- Ensure Environmental Sustainability
- Develop a Global Partnership for Development
3
Q
What are the 3 leading causes of death in children in developing world?
A
- Pneumonia
- Diarrhoea
- Malaria
4
Q
Who are the key actors in global health?
A
• the UN agencies: i UNICEF / UNAIDS / WHO • Foundations: i The Rockefeller Foundation ii The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • NGOs: i Doctors Without Borders (MSF) ii Save the Children • Multilateral Development Banks i The World Bank ii Asian Development Bank iii Inter-American Development Bank • Bilateral Agencies i USAID, CIDA, DFID
5
Q
Global environmental change
A
- CFCs and stratospheric ozone depletion
- Loss of biodiversity within ecosystems
- Freshwater decline and land degradation
- Loss of natural fisheries
- Increasing desertification
6
Q
What are some main global health issues?
A
- Common health problems
- Health problems that cross borders
- International migration
- International political crises
- International agreements
- Global environmental change
