Lecture 8 - Huu

Question 1

What is global health?

Answer 1

Health problems, issues and concerns that:

-transcend national boundaries
-may be influenced by circumstances in other countries
-are best addressed by co-operative actions and solutions

Question 2

What is the focus. Of global health?

Answer 2

Improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide

Targets transnational health issues determinatns and solutions

Question 3

What are some common. Global health issues?

Answer 3

Climate change
Urbanisation
Malnutrition

Question 4

What is considered a maternal death?

Answer 4

Death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its managemtn but not from accidental or indicental causes

Question 5

What are the major complications that account for most maternal deaths?

Answer 5

Severe bleeding
Infections
High BP during pregnancy
Complications from delivery
Unsafe abortion

Question 6

What is meant by universal health coverage?

Answer 6

All people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship

Question 7

What are the social determinants of health?

Answer 7

Income and social protection
Education
Unemployment and job insercuirty
Working life conditions
Food insecurity
Housing
Early childhood development
Structural confluct
Access to affordable health service of decent quality

Question 8

What are some big influential organisations in global health?

Answer 8

United Natioons
World Health Organisation
World bank
UN children’s fund
Charities and foundations
Public private partnerships

Question 9

What was the covid pandemics affect on sustainable developmetn goals?

Answer 9

Dec global life expectantly
Reduced immunisation coverage
Inc anxiety and depression
Inc TB and malaria
Disrupted progress on universal health coverage

Question 10

What are some steps you go through to try and convince parents to vaccinate kids?

Answer 10

Inc awareness and understand of disease
Awareness adn understanding of vaccination campaign
Understand public perception of. Vaccine
Understand communities perception of health workers

Question 11

How do we tackle global health issues?

Answer 11

Develop political will and funding
Improve global early response capacity
Improve global surveillance