Intro To Global Health

Question 1

What is Global health?

Answer 1

• is the notion of societal health equity
• asserts the notion “ health of for all is a human right”
• Political and financial issues influences global health

Question 2

History of Global health

Answer 2

• topical medicine
• military medicine
• medical mission
• international health
• global health and theories of distributive justice

Question 3

What is the definition of global health

Answer 3

an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide
or
those health issues that transcend national boundaries and governments and call for actions on the global forces that determine the health of people

Question 4

Concepts of global health

Answer 4

Health equity
health equality
social justice
advocacy
human rights

Question 5

Globalization

Answer 5

• increased interconnectedness& interdependence of people and countries
• impacts on economic activity and technological changes
• social and cultural changes

Question 6

examples of globalization health

Answer 6

• Increased mobility of health professionals and consumers
• Provision of health services across national borders.
• Use of new technology
• Increasing prevalence of multinational companies, providing private health services and health insurances [health equity]

Question 7

global health issues

Answer 7

• Noncommunicable disease (NCD)
• Neglect tropical disease (NTD)
• Global violence
• Gender equality

Question 8

ten threats of global health WHO 2019

Answer 8

• air pollution and climate change
• noncommunicable disease
• threat of a global influenza pandemic
• fragile and vulnerable settings ( such as regions affected by drought and conflict)
• antimicrobial resistance
• ebola + high threading pathogens
• weak primary care
• vaccine hesitancy
• dengue
• HIV

Question 9

High income countries
Middle Income countries
Low income countries

Answer 9

• between $3,996 and $12,375;
  -GNI per capita between $1,026 and $3,995
• GNI $1,025 or less

Question 10

Global Burden of disease

Answer 10

provides a tool to quantify health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities can be eliminated.

Question 11

communicable disease

Answer 11

illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host.

Question 12

non-communicable disease

Answer 12

such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes, are the leading cause of death worldwide and represent an emerging global health threat.

Question 13

neglect tropical disease

Answer 13

• group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect more than 1 billion people who live mostly impoverished communities.
• They are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins.

Question 14

Multilateral organizations

Answer 14

• Funding from multiple sources
  ex: WHO, the united nations children’s fund (UNICEF), World bank

Question 15

Bilateral organizations

Answer 15

• single- government agency
• provide aid to lesser- developed countries
  ex: U.S agency for international development (USAID)

Question 16

Nongovernmental organizations or private voluntary organization

Answer 16

• non governmental/ private funding
  ex (oxfam, project hope, international red cross, catholic relief services, church sponsored health care missionaries

Question 17

Global citizenship

Answer 17

A global citizen is aware of and understands the wider world - and their place in it. They take an active role in their community, and work with others to make our planet more equal, fair and sustainable”.