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What is global health? - ANSWERan area for study,
research and practice that places priority on improving
health and achieving equity in health for all people
worldwide
What is the concept of global health? - ANSWERThe
concept of global health infers the constant attention to the
social determinants of health
Global Health
, What does the WHO "Health for All" mean? -
ANSWERmeans that resources for health are evenly
distributed and essential healthcare is available to
everyone
Global Health
What does the WHO recognize in terms of the goal that
resources for health are evenly distributed and essential
healthcare is available to everyone? - ANSWERWHO
recognizes that this goal is currently only a reality for those
who live in the 'minority world'
,Minority world-first world nations (Canada, US, Australia
Europe) pop'n 900 million people
Majority world-third world nations (most of Africa, Asia,
Latin America) pop'n 5.4 billion people
Global Health
What does this 'right to health' really mean? -
ANSWERGovernments must generate environments that
support individuals to be as healthy as possible
Does not mean everyone has the right to be healthy
, Recognition that vulnerable and marginalized populations
tend to suffer an unbalanced burden of health problems
"The right to health" Diagram - ANSWERUnderlying
determinants: water, sanitation, food, nutrition, housing,
healthy occupational and environmental, education,
information
Health Care
AAAQ:
Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability, Quality