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INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL
HEALTH
Dr G.Kacholi & Ms. Naanjela
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STARTER
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What is the World’s Population?
8 Billion
What is the country with the Highest Population in The world
• India 1.42 Billion
• China 1.4 Billion
• USA 340 Million
In Africa
• Nigeria 230 Million
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A country with The lowest population
• Vatican City-880 people
Tanzania??
Project the world’s population by 2050!!!
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A country with the highest life expectancy
• Japan-28%
Why?
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TOPIC ONE:
HISTORY AND SCOPE OF
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Definition and concept of International health
Scope of IH
Rationale of studying IH
Alma Ata Declaration
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What is International Health?
• Is a field of health care, usually with a public health
emphasis, dealing with health across regional or national
boundaries.
• International health focuses on health activities between
governments or people from two or more nations that
address health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend
national boundaries, which may be influenced by
circumstances or experiences in other countries, and which
are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
What is:
 Global Health
 Public Health
 International Health
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The Scope of International Health
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Non-Communicable
Disease
Nutrition and Food
Systems
Disability
Mental Health
Environmental Health
National Disasters, War,
and Complex Emergencies
Global Population
Dynamics
Maternal and Child Health
Unintentional Injuries and
Violence
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Rationale for studying International
Health?
Diseases do not respect boundaries.
There are ethical dimensions to the health and well-being
of other people.
Health is closely linked with economic and social
development in interdependent world.
Health has implications on freedom and security of the
people
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ALMA ATA DECLARATION
• What is Alma Ata
Declaration?
• What is the Rationale of
Alma Ata on International
Health?
• What is the Implication of
Alma Ata Declaration on
International Health?
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