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An interdisciplinary textbook that examines the relationship between globalization and social, political, economic, and environmental health determinants. The new edition of Global Health Governance and Policy: An Introduction provides a unique insight into the global systems and processes that ultimately affect peoples' health.
Comprehensive and far-reaching, the book offers a concise overview of the structure, functioning and the role of the main governmental, intergovernmental, hybrid and non-state transnational actors, analysing how they shape health policy and governance across the globe. Updated to reflect important changes since the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2nd edition expands the analysis of specific health issues of global relevance, such as ecosystemic challenges; the global transformation of the food-system; the spread of infectious diseases; the tobacco and substance abuse epidemic; human migration; the increasing levels of social and economic inequality; the global financial crisis; trade and access to drugs. It looks in further depth into digital health and the rise of artificial intelligence, the geopolitical impact of regional conflicts, and the challenge of infodemics.
An overview of health systems in the global landscape, global health financing, and career opportunities in global health, complete this fascinating textbook that consolidates as an essential reading for students of all levels and professionals of in a variety of disciplines with and interest in global health.
Contents
1. Introduction SECTION 1: Globalization, Development, Health and its Determinants 2. Development, Globalization and Health 3. Global Estimates of Health Indicators 4. The Right to Health and the Evolution of Public Health Strategies in the Context of the Global Development Policies SECTION 2: Global Governance and Health 5. Global Governance in Health 6. International Institutions: The United Nations System 7. Governments and Their Groupings 8. Non-State Actors 9. Global Action Networks, Transnational Hybrid Organizations, Multistakeholder Initiatives and Partnerships 10. Future Challenges toward Global Governance for Health SECTION 3: Global Policies and Issues 11. Neoliberal Globalization, Global Policies and Health 12. Health Systems in the Global Health Landscape 13. Global Health Financing and Development Assistance for Health 14. Career Opportunities in Global Health
