HLTC05H3 Chapter Notes -Avian Influenza, Clinton Foundation, Global Health
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Week # 2 readings what can critical medical anthropology contribute to global health? . Over the last decade, there has been an increased flow of funding from wealthy countries to poorer countries especially focused on global health priorities. Emergent health problems include hiv/aids, tb, malaria, sars, avian flu, antibiotic resistance, tobacco use, etc. Funders: gates foundation, pepfar, clinton foundation, global fund, duke foundation, etc. Global health has been put on the global agenda by appealing to social justice and enlightened self-interest. Issues associated with global health iniatives: goverance, oversight, impact of public health efforts on state health care systems (end. Threats to progress and leading to growing anarchy: wasteful spending, poor planning, uncoordinated project management. Anarchy fueled by influx of high level of resources to a resource poor country with weak infrastructure and workplace shortage. Such problems due to macroeconomic reforms spearheaded by imf and world bank: saps , prsps >
