IDSB04H3 Study Guide - Bioterrorism, Global Health
18 Jan 2012
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International health continued: international health is characterized by activities that are carried out by international, bilateral, multilateral, regional, and transnational health organizations [and individuals at lower levels like local primary health care workers]. Ih address potential and actual pandemics including diseases like avian flu, Hiv/aids, malaria and cancer as well as work related deaths or diabetes related to food production and marketing (9) Health an indicator of the efficiency of id, political science ir, economics and social work hence ih is important to these fields. Ih organizes response to humanitarian disasters and emergencies: 2 geopolitical aspects of ih: ih has become involved in foreign policy agenda because of concerns induced by health crises (e. g. bioterrorism). The social justice perspective of ih on the contrary centers on the involvement of people in the region needing improvement through its own representative organizations, movements and elected officials (10)
