Lecture 2 - Part 2 Flashcards
What is an issue with macro metrics (e.g. the under 5 mortality rate, infant and neonatal mortality rate)
they miss the qualitative elements
Roughly how many people were displaced in 2017?
68.5 Million (most ever)
What is global health intertwined with and why?
Ethics: because the idea that global health should direct resources in order to maximize the potential of health and decrease the burden of diseases is an inherently ethical statement
How do Stuckler & McKee, 2008 define global health
The broadest form of public health
• with aims to decrease the worldwide burden of disease
• with priority given to those risk factors and diseases that make the greatest contribution to this burden
• Resources are to be directed to maximize the potential health effects
8 Billionaires own as much wealth as how many of the poorest people?
3.6 Billion
The richest 1% have the same amount of income as?
the poorest 56%
The richest 20% earn what % of the world income?
81.2%
The second richest 20% earn what % of the world income?
9.4%
The third richest 20% earn what % of the world income?
5.6%
The second poorest 20% earn what % of the world income?
2.4%
The poorest 20% earn what % of the world income?
1.4%
What % of the world population lives on under $2/day
40%
Which 3 countries have the most ultra high net worth individuals
- USA (by a LOT)
- China
- UK
What is absolute poverty?
proportion of people living with less than or equal to $1.9 in purchasing power parity
What is infant mortality
proportion of babies who die within their first year of life
How much of the global economy is invested in the military-industrial complex?
$2.4 trillion (4.4%)
What is Humanitarianism?
Assistance designed to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of large-scale emergencies
What is Contemporary Humanitarianism?
Humanitarianism is being redefined because of austerity - Now there is a: Vicious circle` global health neglect→ humanitarian crises –>humanitarian responses stop because illusion that something is being done
e.g. MSF pulling refugees out of the Mediterranean because no one else would
Where does Humanitarianism have its origins? How was it formalized?
- Battlefield
2. Codified in International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions
What is Praxis?
the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized
Approximately how many cases of ebola were there? How many deaths?
~30,000 cases
~10,000 deaths
How many health care workers died of ebola? How many MSF
500
28 (14 died)
Which 3 countries were most affected by the ebola outbreak?
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia
What is Triumphalism?
celebrate humanitarian heroes but on the ground, but not actually giving them the support they need (creates the illusion of control)
