University:
Western Sydney University
Course:
MEDI 2003 | Clinical Sciences 2
Academic year:

2024
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486

Pages:

3
Author:

Mariam A. A.

Current Challenges in Global Health Learning Objectives • • • • Understand the current priorities in global health. Identify key challenges in the prevention and control of non-communicable and infectious disease. Examine the context and research challenges of various emerging issues. Describe the benefits and issues created by health technologies and policies. Global Health • • It is an area for study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences and is a synthesis of population-based prevention with individual-level clinical relevance Comparison of global, international and public health Importance of Global Health • • • • Focuses on issues that affect health and wellbeing without borders. Development and implementation of solutions often require global corporations. All people and health domains (population health and clinical care) Australia is a multi-cultural society. - Especially since western Sydney is very multicultural so we say global health. Key challenges in the prevention and control of non-communicable and infectious diseases. NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES • • • • • • • • Lack of finance Defects in health information in management Use of private sector capacity Lack of effective inter-sectoral collaboration Identifying people with more susceptibility. Such as people not following screenings etc. especially if they are not funded by the government or they cannot afford it. Willingness of people to modify their lifestyle, especially if poor lifestyle habits have been well established. Lack of equitable access to healthcare of the same quality Not well managing these is associated with disability, lost productivity, large costs to the healthcare system, depression and premature mortality. INFECTIOUS DISEASES • • • Finances: unable to provide free vaccines, or people unable to afford them. People not following restrictions, as these may provide difficulties, such as loss jobs and productiveness of society. Identifying people with more susceptibility. COVID 19 Benefits and issues created by health technologies and policies. BENEFITS OF HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGIES • A number of technologies have had positive effect on global health issues: - Sewage and potable water - Supply systems - Vaccines - Iodine supplements/oral re-hydration therapy - Antibiotics - Vitamin A supplements in reducing the severity of childhood measles. - Reduction in coronary heart disease mortality - Reduction in stroke deaths. CHANLLENGES FOR HEALTHY TECHNOLOGIES • • • Increasing cost and health expenditure Universal uptake and access Pressure to increase spending on new technologies (as distinct from existing solutions)