- global health home
- conditions and diseases
- detection and diagnosis
- treatments
- health education
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Global Health Home
- global health care education is perhaps the biggest priority facing the world today.
- global health literacy is the education of the people of the world to take care of themselves and each other.
- conditions and diseases afflicting the world's population affect us all.
- detection and diagnosis
- treatments
What is Global Health?
Global health is concerned with the well-being of the world's population. It encompasses everyone, with a view to equality.
What are the biggest threats facing the planet and its people? The answers are what global health care addresses.
It is also people working together. Many countries do not have the infrastructure or resources to support a well-functioning health care system. Countries such as Canada, blessed with abundance, have an opportunity, and perhaps an obligation, to enable and equip health care workers around the world to support their communities and societies.
Nutrition
http://www.nutriset.fr/
http://www.plumpynutinthefield.com/eng/index-eng.php
Global Health Organizations
- Canadian Society for International Health
- Atlantic Council for International Cooperation
- Partners in Health
- Dr Paul Farmer is one of my heroes. PIH's modelof care is partnering with communities to combat disease and poverty. Their five fundamental principles are:
- Access to primary care
- Free health care and education for the poor
- Community parnerships
- Addressign basic social and economic needs
- Serving the poor through the public sector
- Dr Paul Farmer is one of my heroes. PIH's modelof care is partnering with communities to combat disease and poverty. Their five fundamental principles are:
The Canadian Pediatric Society is working in Rigatzi, near Mbarara, to equip health care workers to go into communities and ensure standards for health and hygeine. Health care workers receive a two week course.
House which meet expectations are recognized with a gold star, which makes them quite proud!
Resources and References
Coming soon!
Traveling throughout Africa during the summer of 2006 taught me a bit about what I hope to do in the future.