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16 - International Development and Public Health

from Part 2 - Contexts for Public Health Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2023

By
Gillian Turner  and
Jenny Amery
Edited by
Kirsteen Watson ,
Jan Yates  and
Stephen Gillam
Kirsteen Watson
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Jan Yates
Affiliation:
NHS England and NHS Improvement
Stephen Gillam
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

This chapter extends the consideration of the changing global burden of diseases and discusses what is required to mount an effective response to public health challenges, particularly in countries where people are living in extreme poverty. It considers the role of international development assistance and the responsibilities of the international community in improving the health of poor people.

Keywords

Internationaldevelopmentpovertyuniversal health coverageglobalinequalitieslow incomelow-middle incomemortalitynutritioninfectionmigrationcommunicablepreventionreproductiveHIVAIDspandemicsystemsresourcessustainable
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Essential Public Health
Theory and Practice
 , pp. 303 - 322
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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