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By the end of this lesson you should be able to:
1.Understand the concept of Global Health & Human Development.
2.Understand the terms used to describe and measure Global Health and Human Development
3.Understand the health characteristics of developing or developed countries.
4.Understand how wellbeing is impacted by a country's health status.
Across the world there is regional variability in the health and wellbeing of countries due to the complex combination of historical, geographical and cultural factors in each country. In other words - some countries are healthier than others due a number of different factors.
Much of this is linked to the economic status of a country. Developing countries tend to have poorer health than developed countries.
Figure 1. Map showing economic development of countries around the world.
Countries can be placed on a continuum of development, which implies that development is a linear growth process.
Developing countries are working towards better wellbeing for their people and economic strength, which implies that the country could one day become 'developed'
In the map below showing Human Development Index rankings, more developed countries are coloured in darker blue, while less developed countries are coloured lighter blue.
Figure 2. Map of the world showing countries' Human Development Index ranking.
Task - Watch the clickview video attached and pause at the relevant places so that you can answer these questions in your books. Your work should be handwritten and in full sentences. Tackle each question one at a time. Upload to the Google Classsroom when complete.
Why is health no longer considered as ‘merely the absence of illness’?
Basic health needs include:
What are the key indicators of a country’s health status?
List the five significant features of Human development.
Give an example of a sustainable health practice
Health determinants include:
Who experiences social injustices?
How can society be ‘socially just’?
What improvements have been installed since the acknowledgement that health ‘transcends the borders?
The United Nation’s Development Goals for 2015 include:
Why have there been criticisms against these goals?
How do fossil fuels impact on health of an individual?
Countries with large gaps between rich and poor found that environmental sustainability affects human health through…
How has prolonged drought in Kenya impacted on individual’s health?
Finish this sentence: The goal of global health includes how we ensure environmental sustainability and acknowledge that the planets resources must be ________________.
Extension Task: The Impact of Covid 19 on Global Health Goals.
COVID-19 responsible for at least 3 million excess deaths in 2020
COVID-19 responsible for at least 3 million excess deaths in 2020
As of 31 December 2020, COVID-19 had infected over 82 million people and killed more than 1.8 million worldwide. But preliminary estimates suggest the total number of global “excess deaths” directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19 in 2020 amount to at least 3 million, 1.2 million higher than the official figures reported by countries to WHO.
With the latest COVID-19 deaths reported to WHO now exceeding 3.3 million, based on the estimates produced for 2020, we are likely facing a significant undercount of total deaths directly and indirectly attributed to COVID-19.
Extension Task - Use the short video and your own knowledge to answer the question: How has Covid19 impacted upon the 2015 World Health Goals?
Extension Task - Use the short video and your own knowledge to answer the question: How has Covid19 impacted upon the 2015 World Health Goals?
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