Intro To Global Health Flashcards
What is global health?
Health promotion, issues + concerns that:
- transcend national boundaries
- may be influenced by circumstances in other countries
- are best address by co-operative actions + solutions
Global health vs international health
- focus on improving health + achieving health equity worldwide
- targets are transitional helath issues, determinants + solutions
- progress is dependent on collaborative stud
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What are global health issues?
Refers to any health issue that concerns many countries or is affected but transnational determinants such as:
- climate change
- urbanisation
- malnutrition
What is maternal death?
- death of a women while pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
- regardless of duration or site of pregnancy
- caused by pregnancy related issues but not accidents
What major complications cause maternal deaths?
- Severe bleeding
- Infections
- Hypertension during pregnancy
- Complications from delivery
- Unsafe abortion
What does universal health coverage mean?
All people have access to full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship
Examples of the social determinants of health
- education
- income + social protection
- unemployment
- working life conditions
- housing + basic amenities
- early childhood development
- social inclusion + non discrimination
- food insecurity
What groups are involved in global helath?
- United Nations
- WHO
- world bank
- UN children’s fund
- UN food + agricultural organisation
- public-private partnerships
- charities
Current global public health priorities
- infectious disease prevention + control e.g. AIDs
- antimicrobial resistance
- non communicable disease trends
- universal health coverage
- pandemic preparedness
- digital misinformation
- climate change
Example of achievement of global public health
Polio eradications
What is the maternal mortality ratio
Number of maternal death per 100,000 live births
