The master’s in public health offered by Texila is very comprehensive and ideally suited for students who aim for a bright career in public health with a mission towards the greater good for humanity.
The Center of Expertise on Migration and Health (COEMH) aims to improve health and eliminate disparities for migrants worldwide through research, education, and policy work. It is governed by a steering committee and working groups across 10 UC campuses. Research focuses on how migration impacts health outcomes. A signature project examines family dynamics and access to care for immigrant families. COEMH also contributes to education programs, holds training workshops, and seeks to translate research into policy briefings to influence decision-makers. International partnerships in Mexico, Central/South America, Europe, and Asia further global work on migration and health issues.
King Holmes, MD, PhD. University Consortium for Global Health. Sept. 15, 2009.UWGlobalHealth
The document discusses the state of global health in 2009 and opportunities for universities to help address global health challenges through collaboration. It outlines five major global health agendas, including communicable diseases, maternal and child health, injuries and violence, chronic diseases, and environmental health issues related to climate change. There are many workforce and infrastructure needs in developing countries that universities could help meet by training skilled professionals. New opportunities exist through partnerships, technologies, and increased resources and interest from different sectors. The Consortium of Universities for Global Health aims to leverage these opportunities by promoting effective interdisciplinary collaboration between universities and other institutions.
Migration of health workers has significant impacts on both source and destination countries. India experiences high rates of migration of doctors and nurses abroad, with over 100,000 Indian-origin doctors practicing in the US and UK alone. Key push factors driving migration include lack of career growth and low salaries in India, while pull factors are better wages, training opportunities, and working conditions abroad. Common destinations are the US, UK, and Australia. This brain drain negatively impacts India's struggling public health system.
Presentation delivered by Prof. Dr. István Szilárd, University of Pécs Medical School, Chair of Migration Health, at the 65th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (Vilnius, Lithuania, 14–17 September 2015)
Miguel Sanjoaquin is a health economist and epidemiologist with over 10 years of experience managing public health projects in Africa and Asia. He has a PhD in Epidemiology from Oxford University and currently works as a health economist at the World Bank in Cambodia. Some of his responsibilities include managing analytical projects, supervising consultants and data collection, conducting impact evaluations, and advising government policy. He has broad experience designing studies, analyzing data, and using results to inform health programs and policy.
The document discusses the importance of addressing gender equality in Global Fund proposals and responses to HIV, TB, and malaria. It notes that women often have less access to health services and information than men due to social and economic inequalities. It provides examples of how diseases like HIV, malaria, and TB disproportionately impact women. The document advises applicants to involve gender experts and conduct a gender analysis to ensure their proposals address the specific needs of women, men, girls and boys. It also recommends integrating gender-sensitive and transformative interventions that promote human rights and reduce health inequalities.
In the works, an Epidemic Intelligence Service by Dr.Mahboob ali khan Phd Healthcare consultant
The professional activities of EIS graduates demonstrate the significant contributions they make to the practice of public health. Approximately one hundred of them have been or are state epidemiologists, sixteen have been state health commissioners, and twelve have been deans of schools of public health. Others have had important positions at universities and colleges, such as chancellors, deans, and department chairs.
The Center of Expertise on Migration and Health (COEMH) aims to improve health and eliminate disparities for migrants worldwide through research, education, and policy work. It is governed by a steering committee and working groups across 10 UC campuses. Research focuses on how migration impacts health outcomes. A signature project examines family dynamics and access to care for immigrant families. COEMH also contributes to education programs, holds training workshops, and seeks to translate research into policy briefings to influence decision-makers. International partnerships in Mexico, Central/South America, Europe, and Asia further global work on migration and health issues.
King Holmes, MD, PhD. University Consortium for Global Health. Sept. 15, 2009.UWGlobalHealth
The document discusses the state of global health in 2009 and opportunities for universities to help address global health challenges through collaboration. It outlines five major global health agendas, including communicable diseases, maternal and child health, injuries and violence, chronic diseases, and environmental health issues related to climate change. There are many workforce and infrastructure needs in developing countries that universities could help meet by training skilled professionals. New opportunities exist through partnerships, technologies, and increased resources and interest from different sectors. The Consortium of Universities for Global Health aims to leverage these opportunities by promoting effective interdisciplinary collaboration between universities and other institutions.
Migration of health workers has significant impacts on both source and destination countries. India experiences high rates of migration of doctors and nurses abroad, with over 100,000 Indian-origin doctors practicing in the US and UK alone. Key push factors driving migration include lack of career growth and low salaries in India, while pull factors are better wages, training opportunities, and working conditions abroad. Common destinations are the US, UK, and Australia. This brain drain negatively impacts India's struggling public health system.
Presentation delivered by Prof. Dr. István Szilárd, University of Pécs Medical School, Chair of Migration Health, at the 65th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (Vilnius, Lithuania, 14–17 September 2015)
Miguel Sanjoaquin is a health economist and epidemiologist with over 10 years of experience managing public health projects in Africa and Asia. He has a PhD in Epidemiology from Oxford University and currently works as a health economist at the World Bank in Cambodia. Some of his responsibilities include managing analytical projects, supervising consultants and data collection, conducting impact evaluations, and advising government policy. He has broad experience designing studies, analyzing data, and using results to inform health programs and policy.
The document discusses the importance of addressing gender equality in Global Fund proposals and responses to HIV, TB, and malaria. It notes that women often have less access to health services and information than men due to social and economic inequalities. It provides examples of how diseases like HIV, malaria, and TB disproportionately impact women. The document advises applicants to involve gender experts and conduct a gender analysis to ensure their proposals address the specific needs of women, men, girls and boys. It also recommends integrating gender-sensitive and transformative interventions that promote human rights and reduce health inequalities.
In the works, an Epidemic Intelligence Service by Dr.Mahboob ali khan Phd Healthcare consultant
The professional activities of EIS graduates demonstrate the significant contributions they make to the practice of public health. Approximately one hundred of them have been or are state epidemiologists, sixteen have been state health commissioners, and twelve have been deans of schools of public health. Others have had important positions at universities and colleges, such as chancellors, deans, and department chairs.
The document outlines the vision, mission, goals and planned activities of the Women's Health and Empowerment Center of Expertise. The vision is for all women and girls to be empowered and healthy globally. The mission is to promote justice, equity and scientific advances to reduce gender and health disparities. Key goals include advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, reducing violence against women and family planning. Planned activities involve research, education, knowledge dissemination and partnerships to study and improve women's empowerment and health.
The health system in Egypt faces challenges as a developing country with a large population of over 83 million people. The medical education system includes 6 years of study plus an internship year to become a doctor. Hospitals are divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, with university hospitals providing free tertiary care. However, the system is strained, with long wait times, fewer hospital beds than other countries, and heavy patient loads. Continuing medical education allows doctors to specialize in areas like internal medicine and plastic surgery.
Global nursing aims to promote sustainable planetary health and equity for all people through an evidence-based nursing process. It considers social determinants of health and includes individual, population-level care, research, education, leadership, advocacy and policy initiatives. Global nurses engage ethically and respect human dignity, rights and diversity, partnering with communities and other providers.
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.
Prof. Rifat Atun from Harvard University gave a presentation on how a good health system should be structured. He discussed 1) health achievements in South America, 2) evolving challenges from epidemiological transitions, productivity issues, and austerity, and 3) moving toward a new health system model. Key points included the need for universal health coverage, addressing social determinants of health, transitioning to a primary care model focused on comprehensive and integrated person-centered care, and optimizing resources through risk stratification. The goal is to build health systems that foster health as an intrinsic value of citizenship.
This document provides an overview of health evaluation methods and indicators. It discusses how health is defined and why health evaluation is important. It then outlines several common types of health indicators used in evaluation, including mortality indicators like infant mortality rate, mobility indicators like prevalence of diseases, health service coverage indicators like immunization rates, and demographic indicators like adult literacy rate. The document serves to introduce the topic of health evaluation and the key metrics and techniques commonly used.
The document discusses healthcare challenges in Ghana and Africa and proposes how citizen health can help address these issues. Specifically:
- Traditional healthcare systems in Ghana were replaced during colonization by orthodox medical practices introduced by missionaries. Today, Ghana's healthcare system has different levels of providers but faces common challenges with other African nations.
- Major infectious disease burdens in Ghana and Africa include malaria, cholera, HIV, hepatitis, and recently Lassa fever. Gaps in healthcare systems have contributed to high disease loads.
- The author argues that democratizing health research through a "citizen research" approach can help solve Africa's infection problems. This involves empowering individuals to understand health as a basic right and
The document summarizes the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3) project. It is producing 9 volumes that systematically review the cost-effectiveness of health interventions for low and middle income countries. The volumes cover a range of health topics, from essential surgery to child development. The goal is to influence priority setting and resource allocation for health programs globally and within countries. The first volumes will be published electronically and in print in 2015-2016. DCP3 builds on two previous editions to provide updated evidence on intervention efficacy, effectiveness, and comprehensive economic evaluations.
Role of nurse in disaster preparedness Prof. Dr. Maheswari Ganesanmaheswarirajamanicka
1) Nurses play an important role in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery by managing health issues. They are involved in all phases from pre-disaster planning to post-disaster rehabilitation.
2) It is important for nurses to be professionally prepared for disasters through training. They should understand their roles and responsibilities in assessment, triage, providing aid and emotional support.
3) Nurses help coordinate response efforts and lead volunteers to provide first aid, medical care, immunizations and health services to affected communities.
The importance of family medicine in Eastern Mediterranean countries is discussed. Family medicine is highlighted as the first level of contact with the health system, providing comprehensive and continuing care through principles of primary health care including continuity, accessibility, and community participation. There is a need to strengthen family medicine in the region given the small number of family physicians currently, which is insufficient to meet population needs. Barriers to developing family medicine include the presence of narrow specialists at primary care centers.
The document discusses vital statistics, which are numerical records of life events like births, deaths, marriages, and divorces that can be used to study public health trends. Vital statistics are collected through civil registration systems and sample surveys. They provide data to evaluate health programs, plan for disease control, inform legislation and policymaking, and allow comparisons between populations. Important vital statistics include crude death rate, age-specific death rate, infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, post-neonatal mortality rate, and maternal mortality rate.
This document discusses gender mainstreaming in India's national health programs from a historical perspective. It outlines how early women's health programs from the 1950s focused narrowly on women's reproductive roles and population control rather than women's overall health and rights. While the National Rural Health Mission and other current programs now acknowledge gender, implementation has been lacking. The document calls for strengthened implementation of gender-sensitive approaches across health programs to address issues like maternal health, malaria in pregnancy, and tuberculosis from a gender perspective. It emphasizes the important role that district collectors can play in convergence between departments, ensuring reporting and reviews of maternal deaths, community monitoring, and functioning of district health structures.
Global health trends and lessons learned towards better advocacy and develo...Farooq Khan
Written from the perspective of a Canadian Emergency Medicine Resident in July 2013 as a presentation to peers and colleagues for academic purposes only.
Part 1: Advocacy in Emergency Medicine
- Patients, communities and the world at large
Part 2: Global Health trends
- Political, social, economic and environmental determinants
- Emergency Medicine as a global priority
Part 3: Examples of Emergency Medicine development and activism
- Global Emergency Care Collaborative - Uganda
- International Emergency Medicine research at WHO
- Getting involved without leaving the country
Course introduction fundamentals of global health 2014mnoortje
This document provides an introduction to a course on fundamentals of global health. It outlines the course aims, format, faculty, and program. The course aims to cover principles of global health including governance, development strategies, health indicators, social determinants of health, epidemiological transition, ethics, and research methods. The course will include lectures, assignments, group work and is worth 1.5 ECTS credits. It will be taught over 13 learning units spread across 3 weeks.
Roger Glass discusses the mission and activities of the Fogarty International Center at NIH. The Center advances global health research by supporting international collaborations, building research capacity abroad, and training scientists. It works across NIH institutes and has over 400 grants supporting areas like chronic diseases, implementation research, and capacity building in low and middle income countries. The Center aims to address global health challenges through strategic partnerships and a focus on research and training.
Epidemiology is the study of disease patterns in human populations and the factors that influence health. It involves measuring disease frequency, investigating causes, and controlling health problems. The goals of epidemiology are to understand and reduce the burden of disease in society. Key aspects include describing disease distribution, identifying risk factors, and evaluating interventions. The history of epidemiology began with early physicians like Hippocrates and made advances through pioneers such as John Graunt, William Farr, and John Snow, who conducted seminal studies linking disease to environmental factors. Epidemiology now covers a wide range of fields and plays an important role in public health.
Public health issues in Pakistan include challenges with quality medical education, human resource development, management and leadership in the health sector, emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental threats, regulatory frameworks, and the country's overwhelming population burden. Key issues involve a lack of training opportunities, poor management, rising infectious and chronic diseases, environmental pollution, weak regulations, and high population growth straining social and economic development. Improving medical education, public health leadership, family planning programs, and women's education and empowerment could help address some of Pakistan's major public health concerns.
A survey of medical students at Sidney Kimmel Medical College found strong interest in global health education but a lack of opportunities in the curriculum. Most students felt global health was important for their careers. In response, the college developed a new refugee health elective allowing students to work in clinics serving refugee communities and address their unique health challenges. This elective aims to provide global health exposure locally and improve medical education and care for immigrant populations.
The life, medical, and health sciences represent a broad array of disciplines that generally involve the biology and health of people, plants, and animals. These fields, especially when the provision of medical care is included, make up an important and growing part of Michigan’s economy. Approximately 533,000 Michiganders were employed in one of these sectors in 2015, representing approximately one in eight jobs. Between 2011 and 2015, the sector added 21,000 jobs, with growth of 4.2 percent. While this growth is slower than the overall economy during this period, this slower growth is misleading. Michigan’s economy is still recovering from the sharp employment declines that occurred in the 2000s, a decline that the life, medical, and health sciences did not experience. Compared to its 2000 level, employment in the life, medical and health sciences is up 18.9 percent, while overall Michigan employment is still down 9.3 percent.1 The ability of the sector to grow while the rest of Michigan’s economy was contracting represents an important stabilizing force for the economy.
Balancing demand, quality and efficiency in nigerian health care delivery systemAlexander Decker
The document discusses several challenges facing Nigeria's health care system that reduce progress and universal access to health care. Some key issues include inadequate health facilities and infrastructure, poor human resources and management, low government spending on health, and high out-of-pocket costs for citizens. Nigeria's health indicators, such as maternal mortality and child mortality, are among the worst in the world. Many factors contribute to these problems, including a lack of integrated disease prevention and treatment systems, shortages of essential drugs and supplies, and inadequate supervision of health care providers. Overall, the health system in Nigeria faces significant issues that must be addressed to improve quality, access, and efficiency of care.
The document outlines the vision, mission, goals and planned activities of the Women's Health and Empowerment Center of Expertise. The vision is for all women and girls to be empowered and healthy globally. The mission is to promote justice, equity and scientific advances to reduce gender and health disparities. Key goals include advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, reducing violence against women and family planning. Planned activities involve research, education, knowledge dissemination and partnerships to study and improve women's empowerment and health.
The health system in Egypt faces challenges as a developing country with a large population of over 83 million people. The medical education system includes 6 years of study plus an internship year to become a doctor. Hospitals are divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, with university hospitals providing free tertiary care. However, the system is strained, with long wait times, fewer hospital beds than other countries, and heavy patient loads. Continuing medical education allows doctors to specialize in areas like internal medicine and plastic surgery.
Global nursing aims to promote sustainable planetary health and equity for all people through an evidence-based nursing process. It considers social determinants of health and includes individual, population-level care, research, education, leadership, advocacy and policy initiatives. Global nurses engage ethically and respect human dignity, rights and diversity, partnering with communities and other providers.
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.
Prof. Rifat Atun from Harvard University gave a presentation on how a good health system should be structured. He discussed 1) health achievements in South America, 2) evolving challenges from epidemiological transitions, productivity issues, and austerity, and 3) moving toward a new health system model. Key points included the need for universal health coverage, addressing social determinants of health, transitioning to a primary care model focused on comprehensive and integrated person-centered care, and optimizing resources through risk stratification. The goal is to build health systems that foster health as an intrinsic value of citizenship.
This document provides an overview of health evaluation methods and indicators. It discusses how health is defined and why health evaluation is important. It then outlines several common types of health indicators used in evaluation, including mortality indicators like infant mortality rate, mobility indicators like prevalence of diseases, health service coverage indicators like immunization rates, and demographic indicators like adult literacy rate. The document serves to introduce the topic of health evaluation and the key metrics and techniques commonly used.
The document discusses healthcare challenges in Ghana and Africa and proposes how citizen health can help address these issues. Specifically:
- Traditional healthcare systems in Ghana were replaced during colonization by orthodox medical practices introduced by missionaries. Today, Ghana's healthcare system has different levels of providers but faces common challenges with other African nations.
- Major infectious disease burdens in Ghana and Africa include malaria, cholera, HIV, hepatitis, and recently Lassa fever. Gaps in healthcare systems have contributed to high disease loads.
- The author argues that democratizing health research through a "citizen research" approach can help solve Africa's infection problems. This involves empowering individuals to understand health as a basic right and
The document summarizes the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3) project. It is producing 9 volumes that systematically review the cost-effectiveness of health interventions for low and middle income countries. The volumes cover a range of health topics, from essential surgery to child development. The goal is to influence priority setting and resource allocation for health programs globally and within countries. The first volumes will be published electronically and in print in 2015-2016. DCP3 builds on two previous editions to provide updated evidence on intervention efficacy, effectiveness, and comprehensive economic evaluations.
Role of nurse in disaster preparedness Prof. Dr. Maheswari Ganesanmaheswarirajamanicka
1) Nurses play an important role in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery by managing health issues. They are involved in all phases from pre-disaster planning to post-disaster rehabilitation.
2) It is important for nurses to be professionally prepared for disasters through training. They should understand their roles and responsibilities in assessment, triage, providing aid and emotional support.
3) Nurses help coordinate response efforts and lead volunteers to provide first aid, medical care, immunizations and health services to affected communities.
The importance of family medicine in Eastern Mediterranean countries is discussed. Family medicine is highlighted as the first level of contact with the health system, providing comprehensive and continuing care through principles of primary health care including continuity, accessibility, and community participation. There is a need to strengthen family medicine in the region given the small number of family physicians currently, which is insufficient to meet population needs. Barriers to developing family medicine include the presence of narrow specialists at primary care centers.
The document discusses vital statistics, which are numerical records of life events like births, deaths, marriages, and divorces that can be used to study public health trends. Vital statistics are collected through civil registration systems and sample surveys. They provide data to evaluate health programs, plan for disease control, inform legislation and policymaking, and allow comparisons between populations. Important vital statistics include crude death rate, age-specific death rate, infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, post-neonatal mortality rate, and maternal mortality rate.
This document discusses gender mainstreaming in India's national health programs from a historical perspective. It outlines how early women's health programs from the 1950s focused narrowly on women's reproductive roles and population control rather than women's overall health and rights. While the National Rural Health Mission and other current programs now acknowledge gender, implementation has been lacking. The document calls for strengthened implementation of gender-sensitive approaches across health programs to address issues like maternal health, malaria in pregnancy, and tuberculosis from a gender perspective. It emphasizes the important role that district collectors can play in convergence between departments, ensuring reporting and reviews of maternal deaths, community monitoring, and functioning of district health structures.
Global health trends and lessons learned towards better advocacy and develo...Farooq Khan
Written from the perspective of a Canadian Emergency Medicine Resident in July 2013 as a presentation to peers and colleagues for academic purposes only.
Part 1: Advocacy in Emergency Medicine
- Patients, communities and the world at large
Part 2: Global Health trends
- Political, social, economic and environmental determinants
- Emergency Medicine as a global priority
Part 3: Examples of Emergency Medicine development and activism
- Global Emergency Care Collaborative - Uganda
- International Emergency Medicine research at WHO
- Getting involved without leaving the country
Course introduction fundamentals of global health 2014mnoortje
This document provides an introduction to a course on fundamentals of global health. It outlines the course aims, format, faculty, and program. The course aims to cover principles of global health including governance, development strategies, health indicators, social determinants of health, epidemiological transition, ethics, and research methods. The course will include lectures, assignments, group work and is worth 1.5 ECTS credits. It will be taught over 13 learning units spread across 3 weeks.
Roger Glass discusses the mission and activities of the Fogarty International Center at NIH. The Center advances global health research by supporting international collaborations, building research capacity abroad, and training scientists. It works across NIH institutes and has over 400 grants supporting areas like chronic diseases, implementation research, and capacity building in low and middle income countries. The Center aims to address global health challenges through strategic partnerships and a focus on research and training.
Epidemiology is the study of disease patterns in human populations and the factors that influence health. It involves measuring disease frequency, investigating causes, and controlling health problems. The goals of epidemiology are to understand and reduce the burden of disease in society. Key aspects include describing disease distribution, identifying risk factors, and evaluating interventions. The history of epidemiology began with early physicians like Hippocrates and made advances through pioneers such as John Graunt, William Farr, and John Snow, who conducted seminal studies linking disease to environmental factors. Epidemiology now covers a wide range of fields and plays an important role in public health.
Public health issues in Pakistan include challenges with quality medical education, human resource development, management and leadership in the health sector, emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental threats, regulatory frameworks, and the country's overwhelming population burden. Key issues involve a lack of training opportunities, poor management, rising infectious and chronic diseases, environmental pollution, weak regulations, and high population growth straining social and economic development. Improving medical education, public health leadership, family planning programs, and women's education and empowerment could help address some of Pakistan's major public health concerns.
A survey of medical students at Sidney Kimmel Medical College found strong interest in global health education but a lack of opportunities in the curriculum. Most students felt global health was important for their careers. In response, the college developed a new refugee health elective allowing students to work in clinics serving refugee communities and address their unique health challenges. This elective aims to provide global health exposure locally and improve medical education and care for immigrant populations.
The life, medical, and health sciences represent a broad array of disciplines that generally involve the biology and health of people, plants, and animals. These fields, especially when the provision of medical care is included, make up an important and growing part of Michigan’s economy. Approximately 533,000 Michiganders were employed in one of these sectors in 2015, representing approximately one in eight jobs. Between 2011 and 2015, the sector added 21,000 jobs, with growth of 4.2 percent. While this growth is slower than the overall economy during this period, this slower growth is misleading. Michigan’s economy is still recovering from the sharp employment declines that occurred in the 2000s, a decline that the life, medical, and health sciences did not experience. Compared to its 2000 level, employment in the life, medical and health sciences is up 18.9 percent, while overall Michigan employment is still down 9.3 percent.1 The ability of the sector to grow while the rest of Michigan’s economy was contracting represents an important stabilizing force for the economy.
Balancing demand, quality and efficiency in nigerian health care delivery systemAlexander Decker
The document discusses several challenges facing Nigeria's health care system that reduce progress and universal access to health care. Some key issues include inadequate health facilities and infrastructure, poor human resources and management, low government spending on health, and high out-of-pocket costs for citizens. Nigeria's health indicators, such as maternal mortality and child mortality, are among the worst in the world. Many factors contribute to these problems, including a lack of integrated disease prevention and treatment systems, shortages of essential drugs and supplies, and inadequate supervision of health care providers. Overall, the health system in Nigeria faces significant issues that must be addressed to improve quality, access, and efficiency of care.
This document discusses brain drain in the health sector in Africa, using the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria as a case study. It outlines how economic crises led to underfunding of the health sector, causing professionals to emigrate for better opportunities abroad. This led to staffing shortages at the hospital, with some departments losing over 40% of senior doctors between the early 1980s and 1987. The document examines measures to curb brain drain, such as increasing salaries, as well as strategies for universities and governments to leverage the skills of health professionals in diaspora to support development.
The document discusses primary healthcare (PHC) in Asia based on the principles of the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration. It outlines the paradoxes in Asia regarding health and development. While Asia faces issues like poverty, inequality, and inefficient health systems, it is also home to cutting-edge medicine and a large workforce. The document advocates for strengthening PHC in Asia to achieve "health for all" and addresses recommendations from young people and medical students to successfully implement PHC through community participation, meaningful youth involvement, integrated approaches, and a focus on marginalized groups.
This document summarizes a presentation on improving maternal mortality through policy perspectives. It discusses the high maternal mortality ratio in countries like Sierra Leone compared to low ratios in countries like Grenada. The root causes of maternal mortality are identified as inequality, low socioeconomic status, lack of healthcare access, and cultural practices. Effective policies to reduce mortality ratios include increasing access to skilled healthcare workers, emergency services, transportation, and community health programs.
Dr. Muhammad Arif discusses health systems and analyzes Pakistan's health system. He defines a health system as consisting of all organizations, institutions, and resources aimed at improving health. Pakistan's health system faces challenges including underfunding, a shortage of health workers, and inequitable access to care. Weaknesses include low public health spending, a large unregulated private sector, and imbalances in the distribution of facilities and workers between urban and rural areas. Improving Pakistan's health system will require addressing social determinants of health and implementing policies to achieve universal health coverage.
The document discusses strategies that will reshape the healthcare industry landscape in the future. It predicts that healthcare delivery will transform due to epidemiological, demographic, technological and quality pressures as well as emerging infections and consumerism. Specifically, it anticipates a growth in ambulatory and day care due to lower costs, more emphasis on outsourcing services by hospitals, and a focus on technology, efficiency and value-based care. Universal health coverage is also discussed as a goal to ensure all people can access needed health services without financial hardship.
This document summarizes healthcare challenges in South Africa. It notes that while South Africa has made efforts to provide universal healthcare since 1994, key health indicators have stagnated or declined. South Africa faces a major challenge from HIV/AIDS, with the highest prevalence in the world. Nearly half of TB cases are co-infected with HIV. Other issues include high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates. The document calls for integrated primary healthcare services that address the needs of vulnerable populations and achieving health-related UN Millennium Development Goals.
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.
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
Human wellbeing can be measured through quantitative and qualitative indicators. Quantitative indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and literacy rates provide objective data on factors like health and education. Qualitative indicators rely on subjective surveys to measure happiness, job satisfaction, and social relationships. Together these indicators give an overall view of a population's wellbeing. Wellbeing varies globally and is determined by access to necessities as well as wealth, which influences factors like healthcare, sanitation, and education. Measuring these indicators on local, national, and global scales can help governments and organizations assess and improve populations' quality of life.
Responding to Health System Failure on Tuberculosis in Southern AfricaHFG Project
This document discusses health system failures in combating tuberculosis (TB) in Southern Africa, focusing on miners. It applies the Flagship Framework's "control knobs" (financing, payment, organization, regulation, behavior) to analyze TB control programs. Miners in Southern Africa have the highest TB rates in the world due to occupational and socioeconomic risks. While treatment is effective, health systems struggle with social determinants like poverty, multi-sectoral issues, and long treatment times. The analysis recommends a patient-centered approach involving whole-of-government and multi-sectoral cooperation to better address the underlying drivers fueling the TB epidemic.
Responding to Health System Failure on Tuberculosis in Southern AfricaHFG Project
This document discusses health system failures in combating tuberculosis (TB) in Southern Africa, particularly among miners. It applies the Flagship Framework's "control knobs" of financing, payment, organization, regulation, and behavior to literature on TB control programs. Treatment for TB requires lengthy multi-drug regimens but miners face barriers like inability to take time off work for treatment. This can lead to drug-resistant TB strains and overwhelm health budgets. The document recommends broadening engagement beyond medical interventions to address social determinants through a whole-of-government, patient-centered approach.
Infectious minds canadian institutes of health research, international infect...Gordon Otieno Odundo
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, International Infectious Disease and Global Health Training Programme (CIHR, IID & GHTP).This is a scholarship program run across four countries: Canada, Colombia, Kenya and India where advanced level students (PhD, Post Doctoral and Clinical fellows) undertake additional training on Infectious Diseases all geared towards being experts in matters pertaining to Global Health. Every month an 'Infectious Minds' sessionis held for two hours via a videoconference link across the four sites. On 15th May 2014 Gordon Otieno Odundo was the Guest Speaker presenting on infectious diseases in children the venue was at the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, College of Health Sciences, Kenyatta National Hospital. The audience was primarily Doctoral (PhD) and Post-Doctoral students across the four sites; from Basic Science and Social Science disciplines.
website: http://www.iidandghtp.com/
Introduction to Global Health as an overviewSafira Sahida
This document provides an introduction to global health, including definitions of key terms, comparisons of health inequalities worldwide, and the historical development of global health as a field. It discusses how global health issues transcend national boundaries and require international cooperation. Determinants of health, measurement of health status, culture and health, the global disease burden, and the organization of health systems are identified as important concepts in global health. Information sharing is recognized as important for addressing global health challenges.
cheerdance grade 10 pe presentation cheerndance basic mortion , basic stance, cheerleadinng and cheerdancing. Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to entertain the audience, or for competition
INTRODUCTIONA pandemic is a global disease outbreak.EXAMPLES 1.pdfgalagirishp
INTRODUCTION:
A pandemic is a global disease outbreak.
EXAMPLES: 1) HIV/AIDS is an example of one of the most destructive global pandemics in
history.
2) Spanish influenza killed 40-50 million people in 1918.
3) In 2003, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic took the lives of nearly 800
people worldwide.
OBJECTIVES OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
ROLE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
The federal government has the central role in shaping all aspects of the health care sector.
Strong federal leadership, a clear direction in pursuit of common aims, and consistent policies
and practices across all government health care functions and programs are needed to raise the
level of quality for the programs’ beneficiaries and to drive improvement in the health care
sector overall.
The federal government plays a number of different roles in the health care arena, including
regulator; purchaser of care; provider of health care services; and sponsor of applied research,
demonstrations, and education and training programs for health care professionals. Each of these
roles can support the accomplishment of somewhat different objectives along the spectrum from
quality assurance to quality improvement to quality innovation.
PROVISION OF NECESSITIES:
If people are instructed to avoid public places, such as markets, stores, and pharmacies, or if
those places are required to close, there will be a need for people to procure food, medicine, and
other necessities in some other way. Similarly, shutting down mass transit may prevent people
from being able to get to those facilities that do remain open, and it could prevent some people
from being able to seek medical care. Such a situation also raises distributive-justice concerns
since those people with the least resources will be least likely to be able to procure additional
resources before closings occur.
Ideally governments would set up networks for the distribution of necessary provisions to
citizens’ homes, with a particular focus on those most in need. Such distribution should be
consistent and reliable, and it should provide necessities such as food and medicine for the
duration of social-distancing measures. It should also be conducted in such a manner as to
minimize interaction with potentially infectious people, and those people responsible for
distributing provisions should use infection-control precautions to decrease the likelihood that
they will spread disease. Transportation for medical care should be provided as needed by
personnel who are apprised of the risks involved in transporting potentially infectious people;
these personnel should be provided with protective equipment that will allow them to guard
themselves from the disease and to avoid spreading it to others. Similarly, a program should be
put in place for the removal of bodies from homes in a safe and efficient manner.
Resource constraints and logistical difficulties are likely to impede such a program in many
areas. Many gov.
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2. Public Health Sector – An Overview
The key is to avoid as many people as possible from falling into the vicious disease
cycle, which means loss of health, out-of-pocket expenditure, financial stress and
potential impact on a country’s GDP in the long run, if not addressed. It includes many
more things like educating people, creating awareness, undertaking groundbreaking
research initiatives, reducing vulnerabilities of women, children and the elderly.
It addresses the nutritional requirements of the working population, disability issues,
and other general issues, including mental health. This offers a wide range of
opportunities for a career in public health that includes physicians, nurses,
epidemiologists, social workers, health educators, nutritionists, safety professionals,
policymakers’ researchers and scientists. It is multidisciplinary and highly diverse,
with the convergence of many specialized fields.
3. Current Public Health Scenario in Africa
• Africa has long remained one of the most neglected places on earth and is home
to a number of life-threatening epidemics, diseases, and pestilences. It has for
centuries suffered the worst outbreak of deadly diseases accentuated by a
crippling economy and devastating inter-regional disputes and ethnic conflicts.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has done a remarkable job in drawing the
attention of the world to the state of Public Health in Africa. There are several key
points that are absolutely essential when discussing the health situation on the
African continent. By 2050, nearly 60% of the population of the continent is
expected to be living in urban areas and 35– 40% of children and adolescents
globally are projected to be living in Africa. With nearly 1.22 billion inhabitants,
almost 60% of the population is struggling with HIV/AIDS. One of the leading
causes of death, the tide has been stemmed thanks to anti-retroviral medication.
90% of all worldwide reported malaria deaths occur in Africa, while records of
leprosy incidences have shown a remarkable decline.
4. .
Highest Paying Public Health Jobs
These are the fields in public health that bring lucrative career and
growth opportunities and are ranked as high paying jobs. According to
the Bureau of Labour Statistics, or BLS (US), the median salary for
medical and health services managers is $96,540 while same for Health
and Safety Engineers is around $86,720.
A well-qualified biostatistician can command a median salary of
$81,950. This again varies with expertise and experience. Contrast this
with the salary of a biostatistician in Africa (South Africa) which is
approximately R359,000 per year and for an epidemiologist anywhere
between R160,423 and R694,210 per year depending on their
experience levels.
5. .
Functions of Public Health
There are 3 clearly defined functions of public health called, core
functions.
• Assessment: Identifying, monitoring and quantifying key environmental
parameters in public health to unambiguously arrive at issues to tackle.
• Policy Development: Once areas to work on have been identified,
policies have to be put in place that aims at disease prevention and
mitigation.
• Assurance: By sound regulatory measures, safety parameters, linking all
stakeholders, periodic assessment of deliverable, tracking developments,
we assure the public at large that things are being taken care of.
6. Texila’s School of Public Health – A Sterling Example
• Texila school of Public health, under the aegis of Texila American University, has
been playing a key role in disseminating education in the domain of public health
and shaping careers. It perfectly fits into the modern-day requirement of
imparting quality education and advanced training in a range of disciplines
including healthcare, medicine, management, & research amongst others. With
its flexible curriculum and robust course design, enrolled students are mentored
in affiliated teaching hospitals, including training in clinical course work, tests and
research, under the watchful eyes of distinguished international faculties. School
of public health offers a fellowship program – Fellowship with Master of
Medicine/Master of Surgery. Other specialties include MRCP (Member of Royal
College of Physicians), MRCS (Member of Royal College of Surgeons), MRCOG
(Member of Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology), FRCR (Fellowship of
Royal College of Radiologists), MRCPCh (Member of Royal College of Paediatrics
and Child Health), MCEM (Membership of College of Emergency Medicine), all
under one roof. Many such courses offer the ease of studying public health online
to geographically scattered students.
7. Enroll with Texila American University and be on your way towards a
bight and highly prospective career in global healthcare.
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