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This textbook outlines the fundamentals of global health, introducing it as a key element of sustainable development. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it examines the relationship between globalization and the determinants of health; This book is ideal for students and professionals with an interest in global health and health governance.
Sommario
1. Introduction
Section 1: Globalization, Development and Health 2. Links between globalization, development and health 3. Global estimates of health indicators 4. The right to health and the evolution of public health strategies in the context of global development policies
Section 2: Global Governance and Health 5. Global governance in health 6. International institutions: the United Nations system 7. Governments and their groupings 8. Non-state actors 9. Global action networks and transnational hybrid organizations 10. Future challenges toward global governance for health
Section 3: Global Policies and Issues 11. Neoliberal globalization, global policies and health 12. Health systems in the global health landscape 13. Global health financing and Development Assistance for Health 14. Career opportunities in global health
Info autore
Eduardo Missoni è un medico con una vasta esperienza nella cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo e in salute globale. È docente presso la SDA Bocconi School of Management e Visiting Professor in diverse università in Italia e all'estero, nonché ex Segretario generale dell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Movimento Scout.
Dominique Bénard è presidente dell'associazione Approches Coopératives. Psicologo ed ex consulente di orientamento scolastico e professionale, con una vasta esperienza nella gestione di associazioni, è stato Direttore dei metodi educativi e Vice Segretario generale dell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Movimento Scout.
Riassunto
This textbook outlines the fundamentals of global health, introducing it as a key element of sustainable development. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it examines the relationship between globalization and the determinants of health; This book is ideal for students and professionals with an interest in global health and health governance.
