European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary
European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary
1. Europe must make global health a priority Health requires an active process whereby individuals, communities and societies create well-being and the conditions in which it can be attained. It is a co-production of many actors at every level of society. Global health refers to those health issues which transcend national boundaries and governments and call for actions on the global forces that determine the health of people. It requires new forms of governance at national and international level which seek to include a wide range of actors. Health sustainability is defined as meeting current health needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Health is defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. To achieve health, societies, communities and individuals must engage in an active process to create and maintain well-being and the conditions in which it can be attained. Health is a co-production of many actors at every level of society and can only be maintained by continuing action to address the determinants of and threats to health. The processes of globalisation are creating new threats to health and its determinants. Health issues that transcend national boundaries include environmental degradation, inequality and lifestyle changes, access to medicines and health knowledge as well as new and re-emerging diseases. • Addressing diseases such as HIV / AIDS, SARS and Avian Flu, and also determinants of health such as the spread of lifestyles leading to obesity as a global pandemic or addressing the long-term health impact of global warming • Securing vital global health resources, such as antibiotic agents which are becoming expended as resistance develops through their inappropriate use in rich and poor countries • Ensuring the sustainability of health systems in rich and poor countries This calls for a new strategic approach to health governance reflecting the fact that these health issues must be addressed on many different levels by all sectors of society. International action is essential to address these issues not only by governments and international agencies but also by transnational corporations, foundations, non-governmental organisations ( NGOs ), and organisations of health professionals and consumers. Action : As globalisation is central to the purpose of the EU, it is vital that it should give a high priority to its impacts on global health. It should lead action for global health at the regional level : to protect the health of its citizens, to address global health problems and to establish the conditions in which globalisation will contribute to sustainable development and health. It is proposed that a
1. Europe must make global health a priority The action sphere of global health Global Health Development commitments for health Collective security, rule of law, global public goods Human rights, justice, collective rights, global welfare Governing interdependence Global Citizenship © Ilona Kickbusch 2006 Global Health Policy Glossary 11
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1. Europe must make <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> a priority<br />
The acti<strong>on</strong> sphere of <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong><br />
Global Health<br />
Development<br />
commitments for <strong>health</strong><br />
Collective security, rule of law,<br />
<strong>global</strong> public goods<br />
Human rights, justice,<br />
collective rights,<br />
<strong>global</strong> welfare<br />
Governing<br />
interdependence<br />
Global Citizenship<br />
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