The course offers an opportunity to develop a holistic understanding of Global health, its functions, and scope. The course attendants will learn the principles of Primary Health Care, the course is expected to help the students to understand and internalize international health and public health transition facilitating the integration of health sector with other sectors.
What is Global Health?: Defining Global HealthUWGlobalHealth
As proposed by the Declarations of the Alma Ata and challenged by the Millennium
Development Goals, action by players and stakeholders of diverse specialties and
backgrounds is required to achieve health for all. This assembled expert panel
drawn from different backgrounds will enrich the discussion with their own experiences.
Concept and definitions
Health education
Beliefs and approaches in health promotion
Health promotion strategies and priority actions
Public health, social movement, health inequity and millennium goals
Canadian experience in health promotion
Conclusion
What is Global Health?: Defining Global HealthUWGlobalHealth
As proposed by the Declarations of the Alma Ata and challenged by the Millennium
Development Goals, action by players and stakeholders of diverse specialties and
backgrounds is required to achieve health for all. This assembled expert panel
drawn from different backgrounds will enrich the discussion with their own experiences.
Concept and definitions
Health education
Beliefs and approaches in health promotion
Health promotion strategies and priority actions
Public health, social movement, health inequity and millennium goals
Canadian experience in health promotion
Conclusion
Globalization, Global Health and Public Health.
Changing Concepts of Public Health.
Causes, Aspects and Types of Globalization.
Social Changes due to Globalization.
How Globalization affects Public Health.
Globalization of Public Health.
Threats to Global Health.
A lecture on global health delivered during the Think Global Asia-Pacific Workshop on Global Health in Medical Education, December 19, 2011, University of the Philippines Manila
Social Determinants of Health: Why Should We Bother?Renzo Guinto
Presentation delivered during the 2nd Social Oncology Forum with the theme "Social Determinants of Health in Agricultural Communities." November 10, 2013, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet.
A presentation by Karen Nelson, MBA, MSW, RSW, of the Ottawa Hospital, made to social workers at their 2013 Annual Meeting. A very thorough overview with significant research supporting the link between Social Determinants of Health and healthcare outcomes.
Global Health Equity and the Social Determinants of HealthRenzo Guinto
From the workshop "Closing the Gap in OUR Generation: Reducing health inequities through action on the global and local determinants of health" held last March 5-9, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the 62nd General Assembly March Meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA). Brought to you by the IFMSA Global Health Equity Initiative (http://www.ifmsa.org/Activities/Initiatives/The-IFMSA-Global-Health-Equity-Initiative).
For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.scribd.com/doc/131377723/Closing-the-Gap-in-OUR-Generation-PreGA-Final
Global health is the health of populations in the global context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide".Problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact are often emphasized.Thus, global health is about worldwide health improvement (including mental health), reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders.Global health is not to be confused with international health, which is defined as the branch of public health focusing on developing nations and foreign aid efforts by industrialized countries.Global health can be measured as a function of various global diseases and their prevalence in the world and threat to decrease life in the present day.
Global health care challenges and trends_ bestyBesty Varghese
GLOBAL HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES AND TRENDS: Analyses the global healthcare trends and challenges.
Healthcare providers have a unique window of opportunity to embrace efficient new technologies that directly support better healthcare and patient experiences at a lower cost.
New healthcare systems will be:
Evidence- and prevention-based
Interdisciplinary and coordinated
Transparent, accessible, accurate, and understandable
Focused on improving patient outcomes and experience
Based on partnerships among stakeholders
Visionary in their long-term thinking
And in total International health + Global public health + Collective health + Global health diplomacy = LIFE’S RIGHT
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF INDIANSShalvi Shankar
Public Health helps achieve the discovery, test and dissemination of health threat and problems. India is a nation that comprises many languages, religions, life styles and food habits which accounts one sixth of the world’s population occupying less than 3% of the world’s area
Globalization, Global Health and Public Health.
Changing Concepts of Public Health.
Causes, Aspects and Types of Globalization.
Social Changes due to Globalization.
How Globalization affects Public Health.
Globalization of Public Health.
Threats to Global Health.
A lecture on global health delivered during the Think Global Asia-Pacific Workshop on Global Health in Medical Education, December 19, 2011, University of the Philippines Manila
Social Determinants of Health: Why Should We Bother?Renzo Guinto
Presentation delivered during the 2nd Social Oncology Forum with the theme "Social Determinants of Health in Agricultural Communities." November 10, 2013, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet.
A presentation by Karen Nelson, MBA, MSW, RSW, of the Ottawa Hospital, made to social workers at their 2013 Annual Meeting. A very thorough overview with significant research supporting the link between Social Determinants of Health and healthcare outcomes.
Global Health Equity and the Social Determinants of HealthRenzo Guinto
From the workshop "Closing the Gap in OUR Generation: Reducing health inequities through action on the global and local determinants of health" held last March 5-9, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the 62nd General Assembly March Meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA). Brought to you by the IFMSA Global Health Equity Initiative (http://www.ifmsa.org/Activities/Initiatives/The-IFMSA-Global-Health-Equity-Initiative).
For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.scribd.com/doc/131377723/Closing-the-Gap-in-OUR-Generation-PreGA-Final
Global health is the health of populations in the global context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide".Problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact are often emphasized.Thus, global health is about worldwide health improvement (including mental health), reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders.Global health is not to be confused with international health, which is defined as the branch of public health focusing on developing nations and foreign aid efforts by industrialized countries.Global health can be measured as a function of various global diseases and their prevalence in the world and threat to decrease life in the present day.
Global health care challenges and trends_ bestyBesty Varghese
GLOBAL HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES AND TRENDS: Analyses the global healthcare trends and challenges.
Healthcare providers have a unique window of opportunity to embrace efficient new technologies that directly support better healthcare and patient experiences at a lower cost.
New healthcare systems will be:
Evidence- and prevention-based
Interdisciplinary and coordinated
Transparent, accessible, accurate, and understandable
Focused on improving patient outcomes and experience
Based on partnerships among stakeholders
Visionary in their long-term thinking
And in total International health + Global public health + Collective health + Global health diplomacy = LIFE’S RIGHT
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF INDIANSShalvi Shankar
Public Health helps achieve the discovery, test and dissemination of health threat and problems. India is a nation that comprises many languages, religions, life styles and food habits which accounts one sixth of the world’s population occupying less than 3% of the world’s area
Overview
This global status report on prevention and control of NCDs (2014), is framed around the nine voluntary global targets. The report provides data on the current situation, identifying bottlenecks as well as opportunities and priority actions for attaining the targets. The 2010 baseline estimates on NCD mortality and risk factors are provided so that countries can report on progress, starting in 2015. In addition, the report also provides the latest available estimates on NCD mortality (2012) and risk factors, 2010-2012.
All ministries of health need to set national NCD targets and lead the development and implementation of policies and interventions to attain them. There is no single pathway to attain NCD targets that fits all countries, as they are at different points in their progress in the prevention and control of NCDs and at different levels of socioeconomic development. However all countries can benefit from the comprehensive response to attaining the voluntary global targets presented in this report.http://www.who.int/nmh/publications/ncd-status-report-2014/en/
Prof. Vibhuti Patel How inclusive is the eleventh five year plan a sectoral r...VIBHUTI PATEL
Measures to Improve the Condition of Women
Vibhuti Patel
1. Current Macro Economic Scenario
The current macroeconomic scenario has intensified feminization of poverty. A mid-term evaluation of the
Eleventh Five Year Plan from a gender perspective therefore is the need of the hour. Real wages of a large number
of women have declined. Women’s work burden in unpaid care economy (cooking, cleaning, nursing, collecting
fuel, fodder, water, etc) has increased many-fold due to withdrawal of state from social sector (Chakraborty,
2008). Privatisation of education, health and insurance has increased unpaid work of women in the working
class and lower middle class households (Hirway, 2009)—not accounted in the system of national accounting.
Gender friendly implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in terms of skill
building, resource generation, work conditions and remuneration reaching actual women beneficiaries is still a
distant dream. While large majority of women are drowning in the ocean of market fundamentalism, they are
given small sticks in the form of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and micro finance to save themselves.
Inflation in agricultural commodities, sky rocketing prices of essential food items such as grain, vegetables
and seasonal fruits has imposed massive hardship for women. The Arjun Sengupta Committee’s Report on
Unorganized Sector Labour (2007, GoI) notes that over 394.9 million workers (more than 85 per cent of the
working population and more than 78 per cent of the workers in unorganised sector) live with an income of less
than Rs. 20 a day. 80% of the Scheduled Tribes and the Scheduled Castes, 80% of the Other Backward Classes
and 85% of Muslims belong to the categories of “poor and vulnerable,” who earn less than Rs. 20 a day. 21%
to 46% of men and 57% to 83% of women in non-agricultural sectors are employed as casual workers, who
get less than minimum wages. The unorganised work-force contributes around 60% to the national economic
output of the country.
The neoliberal economic policies of financial sector reforms; attacks on the livelihood base of the farmers,
forest people and slum dwellers; land grab in the name of creation of Special Economic Zones, massive
displacement and relocation of the masses to suit the interests of construction industry violate ‘rights’ or
‘entitlements’ of the urban and rural poor, especially women from the marginalized sections.
Inclusive health and fitness education for sustainable developmentoircjournals
Health and fitness is viewed as both an enabler and an
End for sustainable development.Health and fitness
is a rapidly growing area of focus for people across the
world. The popularity of health services on media news
and talk shows,high tech health and fitness tracking
devices and stress management workshops are
just but a few of the indicators of a growing interest in whole
person well-being. For individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities, the benefits of quality health
and fitness areas great as those experienced by the rest of the
human population. However,the opportunities to access
quality health and fitness information and resources are not necessarily
as available. There are many options for engaging in health and
fitness activities in communities, and disability should not exclude a person from
participation. However, in reality there are too few fitness
opportunities that are of high quality and truly inclusive.
This paper therefore aims to help readers advocate for inclusive
Health and fitness opportunities in their communities by providing a list of key characteristics of quality, inclusive programs, as well as a set of tips for
individuals with disabilities.The paper has reviewed well researched sources
in Kenya and the world over highlighting how and why health must be more present, more integral, and more influential.Despite a broad agenda and steep competition for attention health and fitness remains a prominent and vital component of the development agenda and this can only be possible through inclusive quality
health and fitness education.The results will be focus on health and fitness
for individuals with physical, social, vocational, spiritual, emotional, and psychological disabilities. It offers ways in which disability service providers, health and fitness professionals, community fitness and recreation programs and employers among others can help ensure what opportunities to choose and engage in health and fitness activities through inclusive education is achieved.
Health Spectrum is a Monthly Health Magazine published by Medi Media to create health awareness in our society and to bring doctors/health professionals and patients together. This magazine is being published from New Delhi, National Capital of India. Health Spectrum covers all aspects of Health and Medicine. We are also covering various activities and achievements of different organizations, Institutes, centres, Govt. departments, hospitals & Research Institutes. This Periodical are being circulated among the various central ministers, members of parliaments, Medical professionals, entrepreneurs, doctors, health workers, researchers, health activists, journalists and writers, students, academicians, libraries and general people,
Overview of strategies of public health services in a typical.pptxAshok Pandey
3.1 Advocacy of public health perspective in the urban and rural municipalities for establishment of public- health focused section/unit and program plan
3.2 Incorporation of public health core actions (promotive, preventive, protective, control and encouragement for early detection and treatment of diseases) and intervention, such as educational policy-regulatory, infrastructural, community organizational and managerial interventions in municipal health plans supported by human resources for implementation
3.3 Mobilization of local clubs and organizations
3.4 Inter-organizational coordination, cooperation and resource mobilization
3.5 Excessive use of local (specifically in rural setting) and mass media (specifically in urban setting)
3.6 Establishment of public health service centers at wards
3.7 Special roles and functions of public health practitioners at the local health and medical service centers in the rural and urban settings
Unit 4: International public health 18 hours
4.1 Need for developing specific public health perspective to international health: global aspirations regarding health and disease
a. Global aspiration on health: healthy world population;
healthy planet; health as fundamental human rights
b. Universal coverage of health services
c. Concept of global philosophy on Sarbajanahitaya
(Universal good for world people; SarbajanaSukhhaya
(Universal happiness)
4.2 Definition of international health, ,international public health
and synonymous term global health
4.3 Characteristics of international health
4.4 Historical background of international public health movement
4.5 Significant forces affecting to international health
4.6 Current international health issues demanding global public
health action
A review of GLOBALIZATION, A Very Short Introduction by Manfred B. StegerAshok Pandey
Manfred B. Steger is a political scientist and author known for his work on globalization. "GLOBALIZATION: A Very Short Introduction" is one of the books in the "Very Short Introductions" series published by Oxford University Press. These books provide concise and accessible introductions to a wide range of topics. In "GLOBALIZATION: A Very Short Introduction," Manfred B. Steger explores the concept of globalization and its impact on the world. He discusses the economic, political, cultural, and social dimensions of globalization and provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the subject. The book delves into the historical roots of globalization, its contemporary manifestations, and the debates surrounding its effects on various aspects of society.
Critics
Globalization refers to the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries and economies through the exchange of goods, services, information, and ideas. While globalization has brought about significant economic growth and technological advancement, Marxists often critique it from several angles:
a. Exploitation: Marxists argue that globalization can exacerbate global economic inequalities, as multinational corporations exploit cheap labor in developing countries to maximize profits.
b. Imperialism: Some Marxists see globalization as a form of imperialism, where powerful nations and multinational corporations dominate and exploit weaker nations and their resources.
c. Cultural Homogenization: Critics within the Marxist tradition contend that globalization can lead to cultural homogenization, as Western values and consumer culture become dominant worldwide, erasing local traditions and identities.
d. Capital Mobility: Globalization has facilitated the movement of capital across borders, allowing multinational corporations to evade taxes and regulations, which can undermine the power of nation-states.
In summary, Marxism provides a critical framework for analyzing the impact of globalization on societies and economies, emphasizing issues of class struggle, exploitation, and inequality. While Marxism has influenced various social and political movements, its application to contemporary globalization debates remains a complex and evolving topic.
- The meaning and definition of the Hypothesis.
- The Nature of Hypothesis.
- The Importance and Use of Hypothesis in Research Methodology.
- The Sources of Hypothesis.
- The Relationship Between Variables and Hypothesis.
- The Types of Hypothesis.
- Formulating a Good Hypothesis.
- Characteristics of a Good Hypothesis.
- Hypothesis Testing.
- Errors in Hypothesis Testing
National Conference on Comprehensive Sexuality Education 24 – 25 May 2023, Ka...Ashok Pandey
National Conference on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
24 – 25 May 2023, Kathmandu
Intervention on Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review
Finalizing and Reviewing the Health Research Proposal_Ashok.pptxAshok Pandey
To acquaint the participants with health research process, and
To enhance knowledge and skill of the participants for the development of health research proposal.
Desired subject areas for tourism and development of Arghakhanchi districts: Agriculture, Tourism, Education, Technical education, Health, Hydropower related, Industries, Physical Infrastructures, Startup sectors and viability. Home Stay viability wit the area selection.
https://www.ratopati.com/story/350218/sushila
Upon the successful completion of the course the students will be
able to:
1. Describe the meaning of rural health.
2. Identify rural health issues and service needs by
appraising the health and medical condition and their
determining factors.
Project Management equips the business professional with leading methodologies and practices in the health project management field. Public health professional need to manage different health related programme intervention, development and evaluation. Professionals need to accompany the knowledge about the project management and this chapter describes all the matters of project management. Project management is a requirement for professionals in many fields, with many employers now identifying project management skills as vital for corporate success.
Public Opinion and Compliance Survey on Tobacco Control and Legislations in N...Ashok Pandey
Nepal passed a comprehensive tobacco control law in April 2011
From May 15, 2015, picture and text warnings must be placed on 90 percent
Nepal received the Bloomberg award for advancing ahead with the biggest-ever pictorial graphic health warnings
NHEICC, being a focal point for tobacco control, is conducting various programs for the effective implementation of the enforced law.
SPSS is short for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, and it's used by various kinds of researchers for complex statistical data analysis. The SPSS software package was created for the management and statistical analysis of social science data.
This course has been designed to equip the student with the basic research design including research methods in health sciences. The course aims to impart basic knowledge on different types of study design
India Clinical Trials Market: Industry Size and Growth Trends [2030] Analyzed...Kumar Satyam
According to TechSci Research report, "India Clinical Trials Market- By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2030F," the India Clinical Trials Market was valued at USD 2.05 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.64% through 2030. The market is driven by a variety of factors, making India an attractive destination for pharmaceutical companies and researchers. India's vast and diverse patient population, cost-effective operational environment, and a large pool of skilled medical professionals contribute significantly to the market's growth. Additionally, increasing government support in streamlining regulations and the growing prevalence of lifestyle diseases further propel the clinical trials market.
Growing Prevalence of Lifestyle Diseases
The rising incidence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer is a major trend driving the clinical trials market in India. These conditions necessitate the development and testing of new treatment methods, creating a robust demand for clinical trials. The increasing burden of these diseases highlights the need for innovative therapies and underscores the importance of India as a key player in global clinical research.
CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene-editing tool, holds immense potential to reshape medicine, agriculture, and our understanding of life. But like any powerful tool, it comes with ethical considerations.
Unveiling CRISPR: This naturally occurring bacterial defense system (crRNA & Cas9 protein) fights viruses. Scientists repurposed it for precise gene editing (correction, deletion, insertion) by targeting specific DNA sequences.
The Promise: CRISPR offers exciting possibilities:
Gene Therapy: Correcting genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis.
Agriculture: Engineering crops resistant to pests and harsh environments.
Research: Studying gene function to unlock new knowledge.
The Peril: Ethical concerns demand attention:
Off-target Effects: Unintended DNA edits can have unforeseen consequences.
Eugenics: Misusing CRISPR for designer babies raises social and ethical questions.
Equity: High costs could limit access to this potentially life-saving technology.
The Path Forward: Responsible development is crucial:
International Collaboration: Clear guidelines are needed for research and human trials.
Public Education: Open discussions ensure informed decisions about CRISPR.
Prioritize Safety and Ethics: Safety and ethical principles must be paramount.
CRISPR offers a powerful tool for a better future, but responsible development and addressing ethical concerns are essential. By prioritizing safety, fostering open dialogue, and ensuring equitable access, we can harness CRISPR's power for the benefit of all. (2998 characters)
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V - ROLE OF PEADIATRIC NURSE.pdfSachin Sharma
Pediatric nurses play a vital role in the health and well-being of children. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging, and their objectives can be categorized into several key areas:
1. Direct Patient Care:
Objective: Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents in various healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, etc.).
This includes tasks like:
Monitoring vital signs and physical condition.
Administering medications and treatments.
Performing procedures as directed by doctors.
Assisting with daily living activities (bathing, feeding).
Providing emotional support and pain management.
2. Health Promotion and Education:
Objective: Promote healthy behaviors and educate children, families, and communities about preventive healthcare.
This includes tasks like:
Administering vaccinations.
Providing education on nutrition, hygiene, and development.
Offering breastfeeding and childbirth support.
Counseling families on safety and injury prevention.
3. Collaboration and Advocacy:
Objective: Collaborate effectively with doctors, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care for children.
Objective: Advocate for the rights and best interests of their patients, especially when children cannot speak for themselves.
This includes tasks like:
Communicating effectively with healthcare teams.
Identifying and addressing potential risks to child welfare.
Educating families about their child's condition and treatment options.
4. Professional Development and Research:
Objective: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in pediatric healthcare through continuing education and research.
Objective: Contribute to improving the quality of care for children by participating in research initiatives.
This includes tasks like:
Attending workshops and conferences on pediatric nursing.
Participating in clinical trials related to child health.
Implementing evidence-based practices into their daily routines.
By fulfilling these objectives, pediatric nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health and well-being of children throughout all stages of their development.
Medical Technology Tackles New Health Care Demand - Research Report - March 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) predicts that with, against, despite, and even without the global pandemic, the medical technology (MedTech) industry shows signs of continuous healthy growth, driven by smaller, faster, and cheaper devices, growing demand for home-based applications, technological innovation, strategic acquisitions, investments, and SPAC listings. MCG predicts that this should reflects itself in annual growth of over 6%, well beyond 2028.
According to Chris Mouchabhani, Managing Partner at M Capital Group, “Despite all economic scenarios that one may consider, beyond overall economic shocks, medical technology should remain one of the most promising and robust sectors over the short to medium term and well beyond 2028.”
There is a movement towards home-based care for the elderly, next generation scanning and MRI devices, wearable technology, artificial intelligence incorporation, and online connectivity. Experts also see a focus on predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory, and precision medicine, with rising levels of integration of home care and technological innovation.
The average cost of treatment has been rising across the board, creating additional financial burdens to governments, healthcare providers and insurance companies. According to MCG, cost-per-inpatient-stay in the United States alone rose on average annually by over 13% between 2014 to 2021, leading MedTech to focus research efforts on optimized medical equipment at lower price points, whilst emphasizing portability and ease of use. Namely, 46% of the 1,008 medical technology companies in the 2021 MedTech Innovator (“MTI”) database are focusing on prevention, wellness, detection, or diagnosis, signaling a clear push for preventive care to also tackle costs.
In addition, there has also been a lasting impact on consumer and medical demand for home care, supported by the pandemic. Lockdowns, closure of care facilities, and healthcare systems subjected to capacity pressure, accelerated demand away from traditional inpatient care. Now, outpatient care solutions are driving industry production, with nearly 70% of recent diagnostics start-up companies producing products in areas such as ambulatory clinics, at-home care, and self-administered diagnostics.
Telehealth Psychology Building Trust with Clients.pptxThe Harvest Clinic
Telehealth psychology is a digital approach that offers psychological services and mental health care to clients remotely, using technologies like video conferencing, phone calls, text messaging, and mobile apps for communication.
QA Paediatric dentistry department, Hospital Melaka 2020Azreen Aj
QA study - To improve the 6th monthly recall rate post-comprehensive dental treatment under general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry department, Hospital Melaka
Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
Global launch of the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index 2nd wave – alongside...ILC- UK
The Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index is an online tool created by ILC that ranks countries on six metrics including, life span, health span, work span, income, environmental performance, and happiness. The Index helps us understand how well countries have adapted to longevity and inform decision makers on what must be done to maximise the economic benefits that comes with living well for longer.
Alongside the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 28 May 2024, we launched the second version of our Index, allowing us to track progress and give new insights into what needs to be done to keep populations healthier for longer.
The speakers included:
Professor Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health, Italy
Dr Hans Groth, Chairman of the Board, World Demographic & Ageing Forum
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and co-chair, World Health Summit Council
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Country Health Policies and Systems Division, World Health Organisation EURO
Dr Marta Lomazzi, Executive Manager, World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
Leading the Way in Nephrology: Dr. David Greene's Work with Stem Cells for Ki...Dr. David Greene Arizona
As we watch Dr. Greene's continued efforts and research in Arizona, it's clear that stem cell therapy holds a promising key to unlocking new doors in the treatment of kidney disease. With each study and trial, we step closer to a world where kidney disease is no longer a life sentence but a treatable condition, thanks to pioneers like Dr. David Greene.
2. Content on Global health
Health Indicators of selected countries (2 with HDI high and 2 with HDI
low and 2 from South East Asian region (One high HDI and one low HDI)
and their critical analysis.
Definition of Health indicators
Human Development Index
Categories very high human development Index countries
Categories very low human development Index countries
Categories South East Asian region countries according to the human
development Index
Socio-demographic situation
Overview of Health System
Organization and Governance
Types of Health Care Services
Facts of country
Health Indicators
Critical analysis of Health Indicators
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3. Comparison of major health
indicators
Mortality Measures (Neonatal mortality, Infant mortality,
childhood mortality and maternal mortality and life
expectancies)
Disability
Disease burden
Top 10 diseases
Non communicable disease
and other Global Disease burden and risk factor
o International Health Regulation (IHR) policy
Background
The purpose and scope of IHR
Importance IHR
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4. Cross border disease like HIV AIDS, Malaria, polio, TB,
Swine flu, Bird flu etc and their impact in health system
Global risks for health
Public health crisis in developing countries
Emerging infections
Cross-Border Health Risks
Cross border delivery of services
Positive impacts of Cross border disease in health system
Negative impacts of Cross border disease in health system
Global Health Issues; Bioterrorism, World Bank, IMF, Trade
Related Intellectual Property Rights and Health
Definition of Global Health Issues
History of Global Health Issues
Trends of Global Health Issues
Recent global health issues
Advantages of Global Health
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5. First, Second & Third Worlds
Industrialized countries where businesses operate independently of
governments North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia
Communist countries, where governments plan the economies.
Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland), China
Poor, less developed countries, where businesses operate
independently of governments. capitalist (e.g., Venezuela) and
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6. Developed and Developing
Countries like Canada, the USA, Britain and Japan
are regarded as developed because of their
industrialized and diverse economies.
Countries like Indonesia and Egypt are regarded as
developing or less developed (LDC’s).
The world’s least developed countries, which often
lack resources – like Chad or Laos – are often
described as least less developed (LLDC’s).
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7. Health Gap (2010)
Indicator Least dev.
countries
Developing
countries
Developed
countries
Life expectancy at birth 59 68 80
IMR 71 44 5
U5MR 110 63 6
MMR 410 53 14
Dr. pop ratio(10,000) 4 24 28
Nurse pop ratio (10,000) 10 40 81
Access to safe water %
population
65 93 100
Access to adequate
sanitation % population
37 73 100
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10. Human Development Index
recognizes a country’s development
level as a function of
economics (GDP per capita),
social (literacy rate & level of education),
and
demographic factors (life expectancy)
Highest possible rank is 1.0
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11. Very high human development
Rank Country HDI
1 Norway 0.955
2 Australia 0.938
3 United States 0.937
4 Netherlands 0.921
5 Germany 0.920
157 Nepal 0.463
UN, Human Development Report14 March 2013
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12. Low human development
Rank Country HDI
183 Burkina Faso 0.343
184 Chad 0.340
185 Mozambique 0.327
186 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.304
187 Niger 0.304
UN, Human Development Report14 March 2013
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13. The WHO South East Asia Region has 11 Member States
Rank Country HDI
12 South Korea 0.909
92 Sri Lanka 0.715
103 Thailand 0.690
104 Maldives 0.688
121 Indonesia 0.629
134 Timor Leste 0.576
136 India 0.554
140 Bhutan 0.538
146 Bangladesh 0.515
149 Burma 0.498
157 Nepal 0.463
UN, Human Development Report14 March 2013
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20. Crude Birth rate
Rate at which children are being born into the
population
LDCs face a rate around 24 per 1000 while
MDCs are around 11 per 1,000
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23. Indicators (Contd…)
2. Demography and Fertility Indicator
a.CDR
b.CBR
c.School participation (primary
education)
d.Median age at first marriage
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24. Indicators (Contd…)
3. MCH Indicators
a.IMR
b.MMR
c.U5MR
d.NNMR
e.PNMR
f.Still birth rate
g.3 visit in antenatal care
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25. 3. MCH Indicators (Contd…)
I. Institutional delivery
j. Exclusive breast feedings
k. LBW
l. Anemia
M. AIDS awareness
N. Domestic violence ever experienced
by women
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26. 4. Disease
a. H5N1
b. SARS
c. Malaria
d. Leprosy
e. TB
f. HIV/AIDS
g. Poliomyelitis
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27. Global public health
Global health is the health of populations in a global
context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research
and practice that places a priority on improving health and
achieving equity in health for all people worldwide".
Problems that transcend national borders or have a global
political and economic impact are often emphasized. Thus,
global health is about worldwide health improvement,
reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats
that disregard national borders.
Global health is not to be confused with international
health, which is defined as the branch of public
health focusing on developing nations and foreign aid efforts
by industrialized countries.
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28. Global Health refers to
those health issues which
transcend national
boundaries and
governments and call for
actions on the global
forces and global flows
that determine the health
of people. (Kickbusch 2006)
Global health and public
health are
indistinguishable.
(Frenk 2011)
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29. 29
World Poverty Today
Among 7+ billion human beings, about
868 million are chronically undernourished (FAO 2012),
2000 million lack access to essential medicines
(www.fic.nih.gov/about/plan/exec_summary.htm),
783 million lack safe drinking water (MDG Report 2012, p. 52),
1600 million lack adequate shelter (UN Special Rapporteur 2005),
1600 million lack electricity (UN Habitat, “Urban Energy”),
2500 million lack adequate sanitation (MDG Report 2012, p. 5),
796 million adults are illiterate (www.uis.unesco.org),
218 million children (aged 5 to 17) do wage work outside their household — often
under slavery-like and hazardous conditions: as soldiers, prostitutes or domestic
servants, or in agriculture, construction, textile or carpet production.
ILO: The End of Child Labour, Within Reach, 2006, pp. 9, 11, 17-18.
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30. 30
At Least a Third of Human Deaths
— some 18 (out of 57) million per year or 50,000 daily — are due
to poverty-related causes, in thousands:
diarrhea (2163) and malnutrition (487),
perinatal (3180) and maternal conditions (527),
childhood diseases (847 — half measles),
tuberculosis (1464), meningitis (340), hepatitis (159),
malaria (889) and other tropical diseases (152),
respiratory infections (4259 — mainly pneumonia),
HIV/AIDS (2040), sexually transmitted diseases (128).
WHO: World Health Organization, Global Burden of Disease: 2004 Update, Geneva
2008, Table A1, pp. 54-59.
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31. Activities within the health sector that address
normative health issues, global disease outbreaks
and pandemics as well as international agreements
and cooperation regarding non-communicable
diseases;
Commitment to health in the context of
development assistance and poverty reduction;
Policy initiatives in other sectors – such as foreign
policy and trade
Global public health contd…
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32. Key action areas for a global
public health
Health as a global public good
Health as a key component of global
security
Strengthen global health governance for
interdependence
Health as a key factor of sound business
Practice and social responsibility
Ethical principle of health as global
citizenship.
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33. 1st World success of public
health
Changes of developed societies: health
societies
a high life expectancy and ageing populations,
an expansive health and medical care system,
a rapidly growing private health market,
health as a dominant theme in social and
political discourse and
health as a major personal goal in life.
Post-modern health societies of the developed
world stand in stark contrast to the situation in
the poorest countries.
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34. Situation in the poor
countries
A falling life expectancy in many African countries;
A lack of access to even the most basic services;
An excess of personal expenditures for health of the
poorest;
Health as a neglected arena of national and development
politics;
Health as a matter of survival.
Predominant pattern is still infectious diseases
engendered by the natural environment (malaria,
tuberculosis and infant diarrhoea), as well as AIDS and
high rates of maternal deaths.
Non communicable diseases are also beginning to plague
these regions
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35. Some of the most important
problems in global health today
There are three broad cause groups of
health problems that, collectively,
constitute the world's total disease
burden.
Group 1: communicable, maternal,
perinatal and nutritional conditions;
Group 2: non communicable diseases;
Group 3: injuries.
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37. Other problems
Non communicable diseases are the most
widespread diseases.
We need to work together to share our
knowledge about these conditions for
prevention and cure.
Although many international programs and
initiatives target problems like AIDS, Malaria,
TB, etc, chronic disease becomes a major
threat to human health as the countries move
through the epidemiologic transition.
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38. High HDI countries
Canada
Canada is the second largest country in the
world. It takes almost seven hours of flying
time to cross the 7,000 kilometers from one
side of the country to the other. Canada has
different types of geography, weather,
and people.
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40. Overview of Canadian Health
System
Canada’s health care system is government sponsored, with
its services provided by private entities. In each province,
each doctor handles the insurance claim against the
provincial insurer.
An individual who accesses health care does not need to be
involved in billing and reimbursements. Government
regulations do not allow insured patients to be charged for
insured services.
In Canada, private clinics are available, but subject to the
approval of the province and are not allowed to bill an
insured person for more than the pre-determined fee.
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41. General facts:
Population: 34,300,083 (2012)
Capital: Ottawa
largest city: Toronto
Area: 9,984,670 sq. km
Main language: English
Life expectancy: 78.89 years (male), 84.21 years (female) ( 2012)
10 Provinces : Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova
Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
3 territories : Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon
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42. Facts of Canada/Nepal
S.
N
Indicators Canada
Number/Percent
Nepal
Number/Percent
1 Total population 34,017,000 26,494,504
2 Life expectancy at birth m/f (years) 80/84 67/69(2012)
3 Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live
births)
6 42 (2012)
4 Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years
m/f (per 1 000 population)
84/53
197/164(2012)
5 Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $,
2011)
4,520
80(2012)
6 Total expenditure on health as % of Gross
domestic product
GDP (2011)
11.2 5.5 (2012)
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43. Health indicators
Indicators Date/date range Data type Data
Infant mortality rate 2012 Rate per 1000 4.85
Maternal mortality rate 2010 Rate per 100,000 12
Total fertility rate 2012 Rate per 1000 1.59
Under five mortality rate 2011 Rate per 1000 6
Adult HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 2011 % 0.3%
TB prevalence rate 2011 Rate /100,000 6
DPT immunization coverage rate 2011 % 95%
MCV immunization coverage rate 2011 % 98
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47. Healthcare system overview
The system of health care provision in Norway is based on a
decentralized model.
The state is responsible for policy design, overall capacity and
quality of health care through budgeting and legislation. The state is
also responsible for hospital services through state ownership of
regional health authorities.
Within the regional health authorities, somatic and psychiatric
hospitals and some hospital pharmacies, are organized as health
trusts. Within the limits of legislation and available economic
resources, regional health authorities and the municipalities are
formally free to plan and run public health services and social
services as they like. However, in practice, their freedom to act
independently is limited by the available resources.
The municipalities have the responsibility for primary health care.
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48. Key Economic Indicators Norway
Indicators
Total Population (2009) (Source: World Bank) 4,827,038
Real GDP growth rate - percentage change on previous year (2010) (Source: Eurostat) 0.3%
GDP per Capita US$ (2009) (Source: World Bank) 79,089
Health Care Expenditure as % of GDP (2009) (Source: World Bank) 9.7%
Health expenditure per capita (2009) (current US$) (Source: World Bank) 7,662
Life expectancy at birth (years) (Source: WHO) 79
Infant mortality - dying under five (per 1000 live births) (Source: WHO) 4
Unemployment Rate (as % of the labor force - 2010) (Source: Eurostat) 3.5%
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49. Indicators
MMR (2013) (Source: World Bank) 4
TFR 1.78
Under-5 mortality rank 185
Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR), 1990 9
Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR), 2012 3
U5MR by sex 2012, male 3
U5MR by sex 2012, female 3
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 2012 2
Total adult literacy rate (%) 2008-2012* –
Primary school net enrolment ratio (%) 2008-2011* 99.1
http://www.who.int/gho/countries/nor/en/
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50. Use of improved drinking water sources (%) 2011,
total
100
Use of improved sanitation facilities (%) 2011, total 100
Routine EPI vaccines financed by government (%) 2012 100
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, DPT1 99
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, DPT3 95
Immunization coverage (%) 2012, polio3 95
People of all ages living with HIV (thousands) 2012 3.6
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53. 1. INTRODUCTION of GERMANY
The Federal Republic of Germany covers an area of about 356 978 km2.
The longest distance from north to south is 876 km, from west to east 640
km. The total population is 82 million (40 million males and 42 million
females).
The largest city is Berlin with 3.5 million inhabitants. Other densely
populated areas are the Rhine-Ruhr region with about 11 million people
and theRhine-Main areasurrounding Frankfurt.
Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 states (known in Germany
asLänder).
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54. 2. FACTS OF GERMANY
Grossnational incomeper capita($) 40,230
Lifeexpectancy at birth m/f (2011) 78/83
Infant mortality rate(per 1000 live
births)(2011)
3.51
Under fivemortality rate(per 1000
livebirths)(2011)
4
Maternal mortality ratio(2011) 7
Total expenditureon health per
capita($ 2011)
4,371
Total expenditureon health as% of
GDP(2011)
11.1
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55. 3. HEALTHCARESYSTEMOFGERMANY
3.1 Introduction
Earliest German health care system, referred as the Bismarck system, dates
back to 1883, when theBismarck parliament mandated nationwidestatutory
health plans.
About two decadeslater, theprivatehealth careplansstarted to emerge.
The system then underwent some developments and stopped growing
during theSecond World War.
After the War in 1945, due to the economic booming in Germany the
system experienced an enormous expansion: the number of the health plan
providers rose substantially; the specialization of care increased
significantly.
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56. Low HDI country
The country Niger
Things about Niger country
population of people is 17,157
The capital Niamey
Area:1,266,700 square miles
Niger is one of the hottest countries in the
world
In the year 1922 Niger became a French colony
Islam-80 %
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58. landlocked country
Islam-80 %
Niger faces serious challenges to development
due to its landlocked position, desert terrain,
poor education and poverty of its people, lack
of infrastructure, poor health care, and
environmental degradation.
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59. Total population (2012) 17,157,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2012) 760
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2012) 59/59
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2012) 114
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000
population, 2012)
257/246
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2012) 44
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2012) 7.2
Latest data available from the Global Health Observatory
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60. The Democratic
Republic of the Congo
(
Even though the name says that it’sEven though the name says that it’s
democratic, Congo is actually ademocratic, Congo is actually a
republicrepublic
chief of state: President Josephchief of state: President Joseph
KABILAKABILA
Chief of State: Joseph KabilaChief of State: Joseph Kabila
Ambassador Faida MitifuAmbassador Faida Mitifu
61. Located in central Africa, northeast of Angola
Slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Located in the Congo River Basin
Mountainous terrain in the east
Around 905,063 sq. mi
Capital: Kinshasa
There are over two-hundred different African ethnic
groups in the Congo
The official language, like most African countries, is
French
The population: 68,692,542
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62. Structure of Health System
National level: Public Health Minister
Provincial Level: Provincial Health
Inspector
District Level: 3 divisions: General,
Medicine, & Hygiene
Zone Level: Local Directors for
~150,000 people, includes 1 hospital
and 15 health clinics (Barumbu)
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63. Total population (2012) 65,705,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2012) 390
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2012) 50/53
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2012) 146
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000
population, 2012)
382/323
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2012) 24
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2012) 5.6
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64. Major infectious diseases: malaria, plague, and
African trypanosomiasis, bacterial and
protozoan diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid
fever.
Only 1% of government budget is allocated to
public health
IMR: 130/1000
LBW: 15%
68% of Women have antenatal visits
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67. Government and Political
system
Capital: Seoul
Dialing code: 82
President: Lee Myung-bak
Currency: South Korean won ₩
Democratic
Political system: republic form of
government President as chief of the
state and prime minister as the head of
the government,
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68. 1. Nationality: Korean
2. Ethnic group: Homogenous (except
for about 20,000 Chinese)
3. Religion: Christian 26.3%, Buddhist
23.2% (1995 census)
4. Language: Korean, English widely
taught in junior high and high school
5. Literacy: Total Population: 97.9%
Male: 99.2%, Female: 96,6% (2008)
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69. 6. Government Type: Republic
7. Date of independence: August 15,
1945 (From Japan)
8. GDP Per capita: $24,600 (2007 est.)
9. Unemployment rate: 3.2% (2007
est.)
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70. 10. Natural hazards: Occasional
typhoons bring high winds and floods;
low-level seismic activity common in
south west
11. Environment: current issues: Air
pollution in large cities; acid rain; water
pollution from the discharge of sewage
and industrial effluents; drift net fishing
12. Population: 49,232,844 (July 2008
est.)
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71. 13. Age structure:
1-14 yrs: 17.7%
15-64 yrs:72.3%
65 above: 10%
14. Median age:
Total: 34.4 years
Male: 35.3 years
Female: 37.4 years
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72. 15. Population growth rate: 0.371% (2008 est.)
16. Birth rate: 9.83 births/1000 population (2008
est.)
17. Death rate: 6.12 deaths/1000 population (2008
est.)
18. Gender ratio: 1.01 males/females (2008 est.)
19. IMR: 5.94 deaths/1000 live births (2008 est.)
20. Life expectancy at birth: 77.42 years
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73. 21. Total fertility rate: 1.29 children
born/women (2008 est.)
22. HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate:
Less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
23. No. of people living with
HIV/AIDS: 83,00 (2003 est.)
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74. Total population (2012) 49,003,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $,
2012)
30,970
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2012) 78/85
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2012) 4
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1
000 population, 2012)
98/40
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2012) 2,321
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2012) 7.5
http://www.who.int/countries/kor/en/
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75. Model of health care system:
National Health Insurance Model
GDP expenditure on Health: 6%
(2005)
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76. Health care in south Korea
All korean citizens must make contributions to
the following insurance schemes
1.National pension
2.National health insurance
3.Industrial accident compensation insurance
4.Unemployment insurance
Provided by a compulsory National Health
Insurance (NHI). Everyone resident in the
country is eligible regardless of nationality or
profession.
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79. Where is Nepal?
One of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal is
landlocked between India and China
8 out of 10 of the world’s tallest peaks including Mt.
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81. Nepal
In Nepal, most health care is provided by the
government but hospitals and clinics run by
private sectors also play an important role
Health care is variable throughout the country
Purely private enterprises and public
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82. The free health care policy, December 2006, amended January 2008
and New Nepal, Healthy Nepal January 2009 and Urban Health Policy
has made Nepal to provide at least basic health care free of cost to all citizens
and universal free health care to targeted groups like
Poor
Senior citizens (>60 yrs)
Disabled poor
Helpless citizens
FCHV
Cancer patients
Renal and heart patients are also provided with subsidy to total free of cost
treatment which can be considered as a milestone to universal health care
Nepal is such a country where even health workers have to pay for their
own treatment
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84. Health Service Coverage Fact Sheet (Annual report
2069/70 (2012/13)
indicator 2069/70
(2012/13)
% of children under one year immunized with BCG 99
% of children under one year immunized with Polio 3 93
% of children aged 9-11 months immunized with Measles/Rubella 88
Incidence of acute respiratory infection (ARI) per 1,000 children under five
years (new visits)
918
Incidence of diarrhea per 1,000 under five years children (new cases) 578
% of pregnant women who received TT2 41
% of pregnant women attending first ANC among estimated number of
pregnancies
89
% of institutional deliveries among estimated number of live births 45
Contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) (modern method) (unadjusted 45.3
Total number of FCHVs 50,007
TB case finding rate 78
Treatment success rate 90
Estimated HIV cases 48,600
Cumulative HIV reported cases 22,994
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86. Total population (2012) 27,474,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2012) 1,470
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2012) 67/69
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2012) 42
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population,
2012)
197/164
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2012) 80
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2012) 5.5
http://www.who.int/countries/npl/en/
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87. Financing Health Care in Nepal
Government Expenditure as % of total: 23.5 %
(2000)
Foreign Donor Expenditure as % of total: 62 %
Main foreign donors include: WHO, UNICEF,
UNDP, UNFPA, World Bank, GTZ, DFID, USAID,
JICA, SDC.
There is a huge gap between the amount of
funds committed to Nepal healthcare and the
amount of funds that are able to absorbed and
actually end up providing healthcare services.
i.e. U.K. donated 5 million dollars a year for 5 years to
battle HIV/AIDS
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89. In May 2005, The 58th World Health Assembly adopted
the revised International Health Regulations, “IHR”
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Brief History of the
International Health
Regulations (IHR)
1851: first International Sanitary Conference, Paris
1951: first International Sanitary Regulations
(ISR) adopted by WHO member states
1969: ISR replaced and renamed the
International Health Regulations (IHR)
1995: call for Revision of IHR
2005: IHR (2005) adopted by the
World Health Assembly
2006: World Health Assembly vote that IHR
(2005) will enter into force in June 2007
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91. To prevent, protect against control and provide
a public health response to the international
spread of disease in ways that are
commensurate with and restricted to public
health risks, and which avoid unnecessary
interference with international traffic.
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The purpose and scope of IHR
To prevent, protect against,
control and provide a public
health response to the
international spread of disease
To establish a single code of
procedures and practices for
routine public health measures
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93. International Health Regulations IHR (2005)
The International Health Regulations
are a formal code of conduct for
public health emergencies of
international concern.
They're a matter of responsible
citizenship and collective protection.
They involve all 193 World Health
Organization member countries.
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94. International Health Regulations IHR (2005)
They are an international agreement that gives
rise to international obligations. They focus on
serious public health threats with potential to
spread beyond a country's border to other
parts of the world.
Such events are defined as public health
emergencies of international concern, or
PHEIC. The revised International Health
Regulations outline the assessment, the
management and the information sharing for
PHEICs.
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95. International Health Regulations IHR (2005)
IHRs serve a common interest.
First of all, they address serious and unusual
disease events that are inevitable in our world
today.
They serve a common interest by recognizing
that a health threat in one part of the world
can threaten health anywhere, or everywhere.
And they are a formal code of conduct that
helps contain or prevent serious risks to public
health, while discouraging unnecessary or
excessive traffic or trade restrictions for, quote,
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96. Why have IHR?
Serious and unusual
disease
events are inevitable
Globalisation - problem in
one
location is everybody’s
headache
An agreed International
Public Health code of
conduct for a global
approach
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101. 1. Health Measures -
Recommendations
Review travel history and proof of medical examination, lab
analysis, vaccination or other prophylaxis;
require medical examination, vaccination or other
prophylaxis;
Public health observation, quarantine, isolation and contact
tracing
Entry and exit screening
Refuse entry of suspect and affected persons
Refuse entry of unaffected persons to affected area.
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106. What do the IHR call for?
Strengthened national capacity for
surveillance and control, including in travel
and transport
Prevention, alert and response to public
health emergencies of international concern
Rights, obligations and procedures,
and progress monitoring
Global partnership and international
collaboration
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107. ►Requires a commitment of States Parties
Mobilization of national resources: e.g. staff, infrastructure, budget
Development of national action plans, integrated and coordinated with
intermediate and local levels and points of entry (ports, airports, ground
crossings)
► Builds on existing national and regional strategies
► Requires sustained multisectorial approach and international
collaboration
Strengthen national disease
surveillance, prevention, control and
response system
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108. NATIONAL
SURVEILLANCE
AND RESPONSE
WHO GLOBAL
ALERT AND
RESPONSE
SYSTEM
THREAT-
SPECIFIC
CONTROL
PROGRAMMES
INTERNATIONAL
TRAVELS AND
TRANSPORTS
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
International
initiatives and
networking
National
Capacity
Strengthening
IHR Strategic Implementation Plan
LEGAL PROCEDURES
AND MONITORING
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IHR timeframe
May 2005 World Health Assembly adopted the
revised IHR
15 June 2007 IHR entered into force and
are binding on 194 States Parties
2007-2009 Member States assess and
improve their national core capacities for
surveillance and reporting
2012 the core capacities are in
place and functioning
For more information visit:
http://www.who.int/csr/ihr/en/
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Questions?
Comments?
Organization Personnel Equipment
Purchasing
&
Inventory
Process
Control
Information
Management
Documents
&
Records
Occurrence
Management
Assessment
Process
Improvement
Customer
Service
Facilities
&
Safety
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112. Cross border disease like
HIV/AIDS Malaria, Polio, TB,
Swine flue, Bird flu and their
impact on health
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113. Public health & Globalisation
Public health
Definition: the organized local and
global efforts to prevent death,
disease and injury, and promote the
health of populations.
Goals: Improve population health;
Reduce health inequalities.
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114. Globalisation and health
Openness Cross border
flows technology
Regional/global rules
and institutions
National Policies
GCP/HSD
June 2000
Health
risks
Health
systems
Level and
distribution
of
household
income
Education
Water
Energy
Transport
Other sectors
Health
Outcomes
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115. Public health & Globalisation
Global risks for health
Exclusion from global markets
Private ownership of knowledge
Migration of health professionals
Cross border transmission of disease
Environmental degradation
Conflict
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116. Public health & Globalisation
Public health crisis in
developing countries
Poverty (2.5 billion), debt,
inequalities;
Population growth (80 million);
Double burden of disease: HIV/AIDS;
Weak public health infrastructure;
Public sector reform.
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118. Cryptosporidiosis
Lyme Borreliosis
Reston virus
Venezuelan
Equine Encephalitis
Dengue
haemhorrhagic
fever
Cholera
E.coli O157
West Nile
Fever
Typhoid
Diphtheria
E.coli O157
EchinococcosisLassa fever
Yellow fever
Ebola
haemorrhagic
fever
O’nyong-
nyong fever
Human
Monkeypox
Cholera 0139
Dengue
haemhorrhagic
fever
Influenza (H5N1)
Cholera
RVF/VHF
nvCJD
Ross River
virus
Equine
morbillivirus
Hendra virus
BSE
Multidrug resistant
Salmonella
E.coli non-O157
West Nile Virus
Malaria
Nipah Virus
Reston Virus
Legionnaire’s Disease
Buruli ulcer
SARS
W135
SARS
E P I D E M I C A L E R T A N D R E S P O N S E
Emerging/re-emerging infectious diseasesEmerging/re-emerging infectious diseases
1996 to 20031996 to 2003
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119. Microbes are unpredictable!
Some WHO-facilitated epidemicSome WHO-facilitated epidemic
response in the field, 1998–2003response in the field, 1998–2003
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120. World Health Organization
Economic impact, selected infectious diseaseEconomic impact, selected infectious disease
outbreaks, 1990–1999outbreaks, 1990–1999
UK—BSEUK—BSE
US$ > 9 billionUS$ > 9 billion
1990-19981990-1998
UR TANZANIA
Cholera
US$ 36 millionUS$ 36 million
19981998
INDIA—PlagueINDIA—Plague
US$ 1.7 billion,US$ 1.7 billion,
19951995
PERU—CholeraPERU—Cholera
SeafoodSeafood
Export BarriersExport Barriers
19911991
MALAYSIA—NipahMALAYSIA—Nipah
Pig destruction, 1999Pig destruction, 1999
HONG KONG SARHONG KONG SAR
Influenza A (H5N1)Influenza A (H5N1)
Poultry destruction, 1997Poultry destruction, 1997
USA—E. coli 0157USA—E. coli 0157
Food recall/Food recall/
destructiondestruction
PeriodicPeriodic
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122. HISTORY OF EMERGING
INFECTIONS
610 Influenza
644 Leprosy
900 Smallpox
1348 Plague
1495 Syphilis
1510 Scarlet Fever
1546 Typhus
1557 Malaria
1567 Smallpox
YEAR DISEASE
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123. History of Emerging
Infections
1973 Rotavirus
1977 Ebola Virus
1977 Legionnaire’s Disease
1981 Toxic Shock Syndrome
1982 Lyme Disease
1983 HIV-AIDS
1983 Helicobacter Pylori
1991 Multi Drug Resistant
(MDR) TB
1991 Epidemic Cholera
1994 Cryptosporidium
1998 Hong-Kong Bird Flu
1999 West Nile Virus
2001 Anthrax
2003 SARS
2006 Extremely Drug Resistant (XDR) TB)
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124. Cross-Border Health Risks
This term is used to describe risks to human health that
cross national borders. Examples include risks from climate
change and the illegal drugs trade, as well as cross-border
movements of people, which can lead to the spread of
communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB and
influenza.
Since 1990, global trade has grown six-fold and the number
of people travelling by air has increased 17-fold. Today,
more than 2 million people cross borders each day and
travel times are shorter than the incubation periods of many
diseases. Increasingly, a country's foreign policy may be
linked to cross-border health risks.
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125. Cross border delivery ofCross border delivery of
servicesservices
Shipment of laboratory samples, diagnosis
and clinical consultations -mail
Electronic delivery of health services
Telehealth- telediagnostic, surveillance and
consultation services (USA hospitals to CA
and EM)
Telepathology (India to Bangladesh, Nepal)
E-health - products and services available
over internet
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126. AIDS Pandemic
o AIDS undoubtedly was one of
the most devastating diseases
that emerged during the 20th
century.
o From 1981 to the end of 2004, about 25
million people world-wide have succumbed
to HIV infections.
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127. Influenza
An agent of great concern
globally is influenza virus.
Influenza virus is known to cause
epidemics as early as the 1500’s,
and pandemics have been described
as early as 1889.
The most extensive pandemic ever
known is the pandemic of influenza
of 1918-1919, which killed more 20
million people.
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132. TB
TB is an airborne infectious disease
thought to infect almost one-third of the
world's population.
It commonly manifests as an infection
of the lungs, usually with symptoms of
coughing, weight loss and other
constitutional symptoms.
TB spreads easily and quickly and thus
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133. Every year, 2 to 3 million people die of TB and
8 million develop active infections. Some 95%
of cases and 98% of TB deaths occur in poor
countries and numbers are rising owing to the
growing HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Globally, 79% of people with TB do not have
access to directly observed therapy short-
course (DOTS), which is the recommended
treatment. It is estimated that the introduction
of the DOTS strategy could halve a country's
current national economic loss from TB.
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134. Poliomyelitis
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BASIS
Man is the only host
A long term carrier state is not known to occur
Half life of excreted virus in sewage is about 48hours
OPV: it is easy to administer and relatively cheap
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135. Global Status 1988
350 000 cases polio-1988
125 polio-endemic countries
http://www.polioeradication.org/
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136. Global Status 2004
1,263 cases in 2004 (99% reduction in cases)
1000 childhood paralysis prevented per day
6 polio-endemic countries, 5 countries re-established transmission
http://www.polioeradication.org
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137. -ve Impact
These emerging diseases represent a
significant cause of suffering and
death, and impose an enormous
financial burden on society.
resistant to drug
update our health threats
legislation
Public health emergencies
of international concern
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138. +ve impact
to strengthen preparedness planning
to improve risk assessment and management of cross-
border health threats
to establish the necessary arrangements for the
development and implementation of a joint procurement
of medical countermeasures
vaccines and medicines
to enhance the coordination of response at EU level by
providing a solid legal mandate to the Health Security
Committee
Health Security Committee
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140. Global Health Issues
Despite incredible improvements in health since 1950,
there are still a number of challenges, which should have
been easy to solve. Consider the following:
One billion people lack access to health care systems.
36 million deaths each year are caused by
noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular
disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. This
is almost two-thirds of the estimated 56 million deaths
each year worldwide. (A quarter of these take place
before the age of 60.)
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141. Global Health Issues contd…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are
the number one group of conditions
causing death globally. An
estimated 17.5 million people died
from CVDs in 2005, representing
30% of all global deaths. Over 80%
of CVD deaths occur in low- and
middle-income countries.
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142. Global Health Issues contd…
Over 7.5 million children under the age of 5 die from
malnutrition and mostly preventable diseases, each
year.
In 2008, some 6.7 million people died of infectious
diseases alone, far more than the number killed in the
natural or man-made catastrophes that make headlines.
(These are the latest figures presented by the World
Health Organization.)
AIDS/HIV has spread rapidly. UNAIDS estimates for
2008 that there are roughly:
33.4 million living with HIV
2.7 million new infections of HIV
2 million deaths from AIDS
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143. Global Health Issues contd…
Tuberculosis kills 1.7 million people each year,
with 9.4 million new cases a year.
1.6 million people still die from pneumococcal
diseases every year, making it the number one
vaccine-preventable cause of death worldwide.
More than half of the victims are children. (The
pneumococcus is a bacterium that causes
serious infections like meningitis, pneumonia
and sepsis. In developing countries, even half
of those children who receive medical
treatment will die. Every second surviving child
will have some kind of disability.)
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144. Contd…
Malaria causes some 225 million
acute illnesses and over 780,000
deaths, annually.
164,000 people, mostly children
under 5, died from measles in 2008
even though effective immunization
costs less than 1 US dollars and
has been available for more than
40 years.
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146. Definitions
• Biological terrorism (BT) – Use of biological agent on
a population to deter, hinder, or otherwise slow the
productivity of a community.
• Biological warfare (BW) - Use of biological agent to
harm or kill an adversary’s military forces, population,
food, and livestock.
• Select agents (SA): designated subset of biological
agents or toxins identified as having the potential to
be used in weapons of mass destruction (WMD’s)
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148. HISTORY
• Microbial pathogens were used as potential
weapons of war or terrorism from ancient times:
– the poisoning of water supplies in the sixth century
B.C. with the fungus Calviceps purpurea (rye ergot)
by the Assyrians
– the hurling of the dead bodies of plague victims over
the walls of the city of Kaffa by the Tartar army in
1346
– the spreading of smallpox via contaminated blankets
by the British to the native American population loyal
to the French in 1767.
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149. Anthrax as a Bioweapon
• Anthrax may be the prototypic disease of bioterrorism
although rarely spread from person to person
• U.S. and British government scientists studied anthrax
as a biologic weapon beginning approximately at the
time of World War II (WWII).
• Soviet Union in the late 1980s stored hundreds of tons of
anthrax spores for potential use as a bioweapon
• At present there is suspicion that research on anthrax is
ongoing by several nations and extremist groups
• One example of this is the release of anthrax spores by
the Aum Shrinrikyo cult in Tokyo in 1993. Fortunately,
there were no casualties associated with this episode.
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150. Anthrax as a Bioweapon II
• 1979: the accidental release of spores into the atmosphere from a Soviet
Union bioweapons facility in Sverdlosk:
– at least 77 cases of anthrax were diagnosed with certainty, of which 66 were fatal
– victims have been exposed in an area within 4 km downwind of the facility
– deaths due to anthrax were also noted in livestock up to 50 km away from the
facility
– interval between probable exposure and development of clinical illness ranged from
2 to 43 days (the majority of cases were within the first 2 weeks)
– death typically occurred within 1 to 4 days following the onset of symptoms
– the anthrax spores can lie dormant in the respiratory tract for at least 4 to 6 weeks
• September 2001: anthrax spores delivered through the U.S. Postal System.
– CDC identified 22 confirmed or suspected cases of anthrax (11 patients with
inhalational anthrax, of whom 5 died, and 11 patients with cutaneous anthrax - 7
confirmed - all of whom survived)
– cases occurred in individuals who opened contaminated letters as well as in postal
workers involved in the processing of mail
– one letter contained 2 g of material, equivalent to 100 billion to 1 trillion spores
(inoculum with a theoretical potential of infecting up to 50 million individuals)
– The strain used in this attack was the Ames strain - was susceptible to all
antibiotics
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151. Advantages of BTAdvantages of BT
• Killing efficacy
• Cost effectiveness
• Vehicle
• Relative ease of production
• Interval between dissemination to infection
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152. The World Bank
The World Bank is a United
Nations international financial institution that
provides loans
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153. The World Bank was created at the
1944 Bretton Woods Conference,
along with three other institutions,
including the International Monetary
Fund (IMF).
The World Bank and the IMF are
both based in Washington, D.C., and
work closely with each other.
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154. Five purposes:
• Assist development and reconstruction
• To promote long term balanced international trade
• To lend for project development
• To conduct its operations with due regard to
business conditions
• Promote private investment
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155. • To provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and
grants to developing countries for education, health,
infrastructure, communications and many other purposes.
• Efforts are coordinated with wide range of partners,
including government agencies, civil society organization
other aid agencies and the private sector.
• The Bank group’s work focuses on the achievement of the
millennium development goals.
• To address issues related to gender, community
development, indigenous people.
Roles and contributions
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156. International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) is an international
organization that was initiated in 1944
at the Bretton Woods Conference and
formally created in 1945 by 29 member
countries. The IMF's stated goal was to
assist in the reconstruction of the
world's international payment
system post–World War II
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157. The International Monetary Fund
(IMF) is an organization of 188
countries, working to foster global
monetary cooperation, secure
financial stability, facilitate
international trade, promote high
employment and sustainable
economic growth, and reduce poverty
around the world.
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158. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights and health
Intellectual property rights are the rights
given to persons over the creations of their
minds. They usually give the creator an
exclusive right over the use of his/her
creation for a certain period of time
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159. Trade in Health
Goods Medicines; Vaccines and other
health technology
Services Movement of health professionals;
patients; health
related investments and supply of
health care
services across countries
Intellectual
Property
Patents; trade marks; copy rights on
health related
products and services
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160. WHO Work in this area
Commission on Public Health, Innovation
and Intellectual Property
Intergovernmental working group on Public
Health, Innovation and Intellectual
Property
Global Strategy and Plan of Action on
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161. It’s the Real ThingIt’s the Real Thing
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The IHR are innovative because
they move from purely a list of diseases to a dynamic process of risk identification, assessment and management
they move from a concept of static defence at borders, airports and ports to the concept of early detection, reporting and containment at source
they built on the concept that international health security is based on strong national public health infrastructure connected a global alert and response system.
Not intended to "interfere" with purely national events
The traffic and trade objective comes AFTER the health objective
The greatest threat to international health security would be an influenza pandemic. It has not receded, but early warnings allow the world a chance to prepare. Implementation of the IHR is the chance to prepare
Implications of globalisation and remedial measures
eg
increase international aid to cover the rising costs due to costs o internationally mobile medical services- migration
tiered pricing to ensure low cost prices for essential medicines for poor countries
Context for trade and health
our concern remains improving health outcome
illustrates the increased complexity globalization brings- now important to understand and act upon distal determinants - such as new trade rules
interaction between trade rules and heath sovereignty
what do they do to domestic policy and regulatory space to protect and promote public health
Many health efforts, even international health programs, concentrate on health in one or several regions of the world. We would like to change the philosophy of “global health” by emphasizing the importance of health efforts globally. We need to better define the discipline of global health.
The philosophy of the new global health would include the importance of information sharing. The world is huge and health challenges are diverse, depending on the region. Thus, research is important for meeting the health challenges in both the developing and developed world.
Telediagnosis services provided by hospitals in China’s coastal provinces to patients in Macao, Taiwan and some SEA countries
D'abord, 2 diapositives très actuelles sur l'épidémiologie, que j'ai obtenues de mes collègues.
La première diapositive montre les pays touchés par des cas des animaux infectés par le virus H5N1. On y voit que pratiquement toute l'Asie et une grande partie de l'Europe sont concernés. Nous avons eu aussi des cas dans plusieurs pays Africains.
Current H5N1 situation in animals
Recent evidence indicates that at least some species of migratory birds are now directly carrying highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses to new areas located along migratory flyways.
The possibility that the virus will spread to poultry in new areas or be reintroduced to areas where outbreaks have been controlled is now high.
Influenza pandemics 20th century
How many people could die in a pandemic?
We don't know. It is impossible to predict how lethal the pandemic strain might be
So we can only guess how many people might die in the next pandemic.
During past pandemics, the numbers of deaths varied greatly:
In 1918, approximately 40 million people died,
in 1957 and 1968, about 1-4 million people died.