Towards a common definition of global health Koplan, Jeffrey P, Prof; Bond, T Christopher, PhD; Merson, Michael H, Prof ...
Lancet,
06/2009, Letnik:
373, Številka:
9679
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A steady evolution of philosophy, attitude, and practice has led to the increased use of the term global health. ... on the basis of this analysis, we offer the following definition: global health is ...an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide.
The history and challenge of HIV prevention Merson, Michael H, Prof; O'Malley, Jeffrey, MA; Serwadda, David, MBChB ...
The Lancet (British edition),
2008-Aug-09, Letnik:
372, Številka:
9637
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Summary The HIV/AIDS pandemic has become part of the contemporary global landscape. Few predicted its effect on mortality and morbidity or its devastating social and economic consequences, ...particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Successful responses have addressed sensitive social factors surrounding HIV prevention, such as sexual behaviour, drug use, and gender equalities, countered stigma and discrimination, and mobilised affected communities; but such responses have been few and far between. Only in recent years has the international response to HIV prevention gathered momentum, mainly due to the availability of treatment with antiretroviral drugs, the recognition that the pandemic has both development and security implications, and a substantial increase in financial resources brought about by new funders and funding mechanisms. We now require an urgent and revitalised global movement for HIV prevention that supports a combination of behavioural, structural, and biomedical approaches and is based on scientifically derived evidence and the wisdom and ownership of communities.
Reform of national health-care systems to overcome these barriers is beyond the purview of AHSSs alone, but AHSSs are the only organisations that interact with all points along the continuum. ... we ...believe they can become models of horizontal integration of discovery and care delivery through reorganisation of their key structures and encouragement of cultural change that emphasises effective interfaces among academic departments, research organisations, and delivery systems, and by extending these interfaces to participate in more effective public-private partnerships.
