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Global Health Governance and Policy outlines the fundamentals of global health, a key element of sustainable development. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it explores the relationship between the globalization process and global health's social, political, economic and environmental determinants. It points the attention to the actors and forces that shape global policies and actions with an impact on peoples' health in an increasingly complex global governance context. Topics discussed include:
The relationship between globalization and the determinants of health
The essentials of
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Produktbeschreibung
Global Health Governance and Policy outlines the fundamentals of global health, a key element of sustainable development. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it explores the relationship between the globalization process and global health's social, political, economic and environmental determinants. It points the attention to the actors and forces that shape global policies and actions with an impact on peoples' health in an increasingly complex global governance context. Topics discussed include:

The relationship between globalization and the determinants of health

The essentials of global health measurements

The evolution of public health strategies in the context of the global development agenda

The actors and influencers of global health governance

The role of health systems

The dynamics and mechanisms of global health financing and Development Assistance for Health

Career opportunities in global health governance, management and policy

Looking in depth at some of the more significant links between neoliberal globalization, global policies and health, Global Health Governance and Policy: An Introduction discusses some specific health issues of global relevance such as changes in the ecosystem, epidemics and the spread of infectious diseases, the global transformation of the food system, the tobacco epidemic, human migration, macroeconomic processes and global financial crisis, trade and access to health services, drugs and vaccines, and eHealth and the global "health 4.0" challenge.

Written by a team of experienced practitioners, scientists and teachers, this textbook is ideal for students of all levels and professionals in a variety of disciplines with an interest in global health.
Autorenporträt
Eduardo Missoni è un medico con una vasta esperienza nella cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo e in salute globale. È docente presso la SDA Bocconi School of Management e Visiting Professor in diverse università in Italia e all'estero, nonché ex Segretario generale dell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Movimento Scout. Dominique Bénard è presidente dell'associazione Approches Coopératives. Psicologo ed ex consulente di orientamento scolastico e professionale, con una vasta esperienza nella gestione di associazioni, è stato Direttore dei metodi educativi e Vice Segretario generale dell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Movimento Scout.