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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.
The predominant agency associated with global health (and international health) is the World Health Organization (WHO). Other important agencies impacting global health include UNICEF, World Food Programme, and the World Bank. The United Nations has also played a part with declaration of the Millennium Development Goals.
CAB Direct is a source of references for the applied life sciences It incorporates two bibliographic databases: CAB Abstracts and Global Health. CAB Direct is an access point for multiple bibliographic databases produced by CABI. This database contains 8.8 million bibliographic records, which includes 85,000 full text articles. It also includes noteworthy literature reviews. News articles and reports are also part of this combined database.
In the U.K., in 1947, the Imperial Agricultural Bureaux became the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux or CAB. In 1986 the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux became CAB International or CABI
CAB Abstracts is an applied life sciences bibliographic database emphasising agricultural literature, which is international in scope. It contains 6 million records, with coverage from 1973 to present day, adding 300,000 abstracts per year. Subject coverage includes agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science and nutrition. Database covers international issues in agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines in the life sciences. Indexed publications are from 150 countries in 50 languages, including English abstracts for most articles. Literature coverage includes journals, proceedings, books, and a large collection of agricultural serials. Other non-journal formats are also indexed.
Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to:
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living organism. In humans it is the ability of individuals or communities to adapt and self-manage when facing physical, mental or social challenges. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health in its broader sense in its 1948 constitution as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." This definition has been subject to controversy, in particular as lacking operational value and because of the problem created by use of the word "complete" Other definitions have been proposed, among which a recent definition that correlates health and personal satisfaction. Classification systems such as the WHO Family of International Classifications, including the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), are commonly used to define and measure the components of health. Health is that balanced condition of the living organism in which the integral, harmonious performance of the vital functions tends to the preservation of the organism and the normal development of the individual.
Watch this 3 minute explainer video for a short introduction of what Global Health is all about. Our world is shrinking. With rapidly increasing movements of information, goods, services and people, the developments in one region of the world can have great consequences on the lives and health of people on the other side of the globe. Therefore, our health must be seen now in a global context and the issues of globalization, whether an opportunity or a threat to our health, are only accelerating. In Global Health we learn to think differently about problems and solutions as to be better equipped to bridge the gap between healthy and unhealthy, rich and poor, and other social inequities. We are all in this together and working to solve global health problems will help ensure that our wor...
How can training new doctors and nurses in resource-limited countries cure more than people? With all the investments made in global health over the last decade, why are we still struggling to deliver care? Do we in fact have the model right? Beyond infrastructure and medicines, we need people to build sustainable robust country-led health systems. We can change the status quo by creating a pipeline of highly trained health professionals who will train generations to come. Seed Global Health partners with the Peace Corps to pair US clinicians with public sector teaching institutions in resource poor countries to help nurture the future caregivers and educators in these countries of great need. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organ...
In this video, Dr Greg Martin talk about career opportunities in Global Health, including what organisations you can work for and what skills sets you'll need. Finding a job in Global Health isn't always easy but hopefully this video will give you a few useful pointers. Global health (and public health) is truly multidisciplinary and leans on epidemiology, health economics, health policy, statistics, ethics, demography.... the list goes on and on. This YouTube channel is here to provide you with some teaching and information on these topics. I've also posted some videos on how to find work in the global health space and how to raise money or get a grant for your projects. Please feel free to leave comments and questions - I'll respond to all of them (we'll, I'll try to at least). Feel f...
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The Department of Global Health at University of Washington celebrated our 10th anniversary on Feb. 8, 2017. Together with eight other Washington-based global health organizations, we hosted a day-long symposium featuring leaders in global health research, education, policy, practice and training.
Each new decade brings about great advances in modern medicine. But they also bring unique problems that cannot be solved in the lab. Public health scientist Michael Osterholm compares it to a swimmer trying to travel upstream. Growing world populations, unstable governments, and a new low in vaccine usage due to a growing anti-science sentiment are all issues that need to be addressed, lest progress be taken away by the current. Watch the Full Program Here: https://youtu.be/kXPvzjgcXXo Original Program Date: June 2, 2012 The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wond...
Dr. Waruingi lectures on the importance of achieving global health. Using his organization UBRICA, Dr. Waruingi conceptualizes sustainable one health communities as a means to achieve global health. Macharia Waruingi is a physician and healthcare executive holding various positions in healthcare business, academia and research. He founded and serves as president and CEO at Ustawi Biomedical Research Innovation and Industrial Centers of Africa, Inc. (UBRICA), a company focused on developing life science and health products in Africa. UBRICA sponsors investments in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, clinics and hospitals in the frontier market. In addition, the company sponsors investments in specialized real estate for life science and health care and invests in building “Sustainable On...
A special bonus video in which John Green and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talk about how Ethiopia has reduced its infant mortality dramatically in the past twenty years. ---- Join the community at http://nerdfighteria.com & http://effyeahnerdfighters.com John's twitter - http://twitter.com/johngreen John's tumblr - http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com Hank's twitter - http://twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's tumblr - http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com
Article published on Dec 3 2013 Read the full Article here: http://bit.ly/ItyO8i A new Lancet Commission shows that if the right health investments are made today, by 2035 developing countries will see dramatic health and economic improvements. Copyright: The Lancet
Take this course for free on edX: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-global-health-kix-kiglobalhx ↓ More info below. ↓ Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/edx Follow on Twitter: www.twitter.com/edxonline Follow on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/edxonline About this course: Global Health is a new field within public health sciences that integrates the knowledge from fields such as epidemiology, medicine, economy and the behavioral sciences. The main aim of the course, An Introduction to Global Health, is to describe and analyze variation in health between and within countries. This will provide an understanding of causes of the variation. The course will include measurements and determinants of health. Further, the course offers a public health perspective of the global burden of d...
Watch this 3 minute explainer video for a short introduction of what Global Health is all about. Our world is shrinking. With rapidly increasing movements of information, goods, services and people, the developments in one region of the world can have great consequences on the lives and health of people on the other side of the globe. Therefore, our health must be seen now in a global context and the issues of globalization, whether an opportunity or a threat to our health, are only accelerating. In Global Health we learn to think differently about problems and solutions as to be better equipped to bridge the gap between healthy and unhealthy, rich and poor, and other social inequities. We are all in this together and working to solve global health problems will help ensure that our wor...
How can training new doctors and nurses in resource-limited countries cure more than people? With all the investments made in global health over the last decade, why are we still struggling to deliver care? Do we in fact have the model right? Beyond infrastructure and medicines, we need people to build sustainable robust country-led health systems. We can change the status quo by creating a pipeline of highly trained health professionals who will train generations to come. Seed Global Health partners with the Peace Corps to pair US clinicians with public sector teaching institutions in resource poor countries to help nurture the future caregivers and educators in these countries of great need. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organ...
In this video, Dr Greg Martin talk about career opportunities in Global Health, including what organisations you can work for and what skills sets you'll need. Finding a job in Global Health isn't always easy but hopefully this video will give you a few useful pointers. Global health (and public health) is truly multidisciplinary and leans on epidemiology, health economics, health policy, statistics, ethics, demography.... the list goes on and on. This YouTube channel is here to provide you with some teaching and information on these topics. I've also posted some videos on how to find work in the global health space and how to raise money or get a grant for your projects. Please feel free to leave comments and questions - I'll respond to all of them (we'll, I'll try to at least). Feel f...
Become a sponsor of Crowdsource the Truth and support the effort http://paypal.me/crowdsourcethetruth https://patreon.com/user?u=4903359&ut;... or email truth@crowdsourcethetruth.org for a secure Bitcoin sponsorship link **Legal Disclaimer: Sponsorship of Crowdsource the Truth is made at the sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsorship funds are not tax-deductible, are non-refundable, and do not represent any ownership, equity interest or decision-making authority in the organization.
The Department of Global Health at University of Washington celebrated our 10th anniversary on Feb. 8, 2017. Together with eight other Washington-based global health organizations, we hosted a day-long symposium featuring leaders in global health research, education, policy, practice and training.
Each new decade brings about great advances in modern medicine. But they also bring unique problems that cannot be solved in the lab. Public health scientist Michael Osterholm compares it to a swimmer trying to travel upstream. Growing world populations, unstable governments, and a new low in vaccine usage due to a growing anti-science sentiment are all issues that need to be addressed, lest progress be taken away by the current. Watch the Full Program Here: https://youtu.be/kXPvzjgcXXo Original Program Date: June 2, 2012 The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wond...
Dr. Waruingi lectures on the importance of achieving global health. Using his organization UBRICA, Dr. Waruingi conceptualizes sustainable one health communities as a means to achieve global health. Macharia Waruingi is a physician and healthcare executive holding various positions in healthcare business, academia and research. He founded and serves as president and CEO at Ustawi Biomedical Research Innovation and Industrial Centers of Africa, Inc. (UBRICA), a company focused on developing life science and health products in Africa. UBRICA sponsors investments in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, clinics and hospitals in the frontier market. In addition, the company sponsors investments in specialized real estate for life science and health care and invests in building “Sustainable On...
A special bonus video in which John Green and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talk about how Ethiopia has reduced its infant mortality dramatically in the past twenty years. ---- Join the community at http://nerdfighteria.com & http://effyeahnerdfighters.com John's twitter - http://twitter.com/johngreen John's tumblr - http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com Hank's twitter - http://twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's tumblr - http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com
Article published on Dec 3 2013 Read the full Article here: http://bit.ly/ItyO8i A new Lancet Commission shows that if the right health investments are made today, by 2035 developing countries will see dramatic health and economic improvements. Copyright: The Lancet
Take this course for free on edX: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-global-health-kix-kiglobalhx ↓ More info below. ↓ Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/edx Follow on Twitter: www.twitter.com/edxonline Follow on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/edxonline About this course: Global Health is a new field within public health sciences that integrates the knowledge from fields such as epidemiology, medicine, economy and the behavioral sciences. The main aim of the course, An Introduction to Global Health, is to describe and analyze variation in health between and within countries. This will provide an understanding of causes of the variation. The course will include measurements and determinants of health. Further, the course offers a public health perspective of the global burden of d...
The Department of Global Health at University of Washington celebrated our 10th anniversary on Feb. 8, 2017. Together with eight other Washington-based global health organizations, we hosted a day-long symposium featuring leaders in global health research, education, policy, practice and training.
Hans Rosling talks about what he think is the biggest threats to improved global health. http://www.sls.se/GlobalHealth/Programmet/
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We're proud to announce that our Global Health News show has finally arrived. Each month we’ll have a new episode where Ty & Charlene Bollinger discussing a variety of health topics. Click here to watch all past episodes: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/global-health-news/ Subscribe to this Playlist to make sure you don't miss new episodes.
Speakers: Professor Lawrence Gostin, Professor Richard Ashcroft Chair: Professor Emily Jackson Recorded on 8 May 2014 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building. Lawrence Gostin will discuss his new book, Global Health Law, examining critical health threats such as obesity, HIV/AIDS and climate change, and will offer creative ideas for achieving global health with justice. Richard Ashcroft is a professor of bioethics at Queen Mary, University of London. Lawrence Gostin is O'Neill Chair in Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
Living and Learning: From Personal Experience to Global Health Featuring: Arthur Kleinman Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University Professor of Medical Anthropology in Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School on Taking Care: Lives, Cares, Caregiving Additional participants Homi Bhabha Director, Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard Felicia Knaul Director, Harvard Global Equity Initiative Secretariat, Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control Cosponsored with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Global Equity Initiative, and Harvard Medical School.
This episode of TWiGH will focus on Health Systems. To subscribe to our news-letter and get the "show notes" from each show, click here http://www.twigh.org/news-letter/ What are "Health Systems": - Leadership and governance - Financing - Information technologies - Healthcare products - Human resources for health - Service delivery Medical products and technologies represent the second (after salaries) largest component of health expenditure in low and middle income countries. Components of a functioning system include: - A regulatory system that ensures high quality and safe products are available - A national list of essential medical products per level of care, treatment protocols and procurement guides - A supply and distribution system to ensure universal access - A nati...
Human rights include the right to health as well as other rights that relate to conditions necessary for health. Drs. Madhavi Dandu and Sheri Weiser explore how to decrease the health inequities and disparities in populations throughout the world. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [4/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17636]
Welcome to Episode 5 of Global Health News with Ty & Charlene Bollinger from The Truth About Cancer. Today they are reporting from the Total Health event in Canada where pharmacist Ben Fuchs explains good-vs-bad Pharma and a school teacher speaks out about vaccine injuries. Each month we’ll have a new episode where Ty & Charlene discuss a variety of health topics. Click here to watch all past episodes: http://bit.ly/global-health-news-yt And make sure to subscribe to this playlist so you won't miss any new episodes.
(December 1, 2009) Sherry Wren, course co-director and Professor of Surgery at Stanford, and Michele Barry, Professor of Medicine at Stanford, discuss challenges in global health. Dr. Wren recounts her personal experience working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Dr. Barry highlights neglected policy issues on the international global health agenda. Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford's School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program. Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu Stanford University School of Medicine http://med.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford