European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary
European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary
This policy glossary was produced with the support of : Interdisciplinary experts from Africa, the Americas and Europe Sonja Bartsch, German Overseas Institute Nick Drager, World Health Organization Geneva David Fidler, Indiana University Wolfgang Hein, German Overseas Institute Lars Kohlmorgen, German Overseas Institute Seggane Musisi, Makerere Medical School Diarmund O’Donovan, Irish Forum for Global Health Magda Robalo Correia e Silva, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa Constantino Sakellarides, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública David Sanders, University of Western Cape - Peoples Health Movement Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, Swedish National Institute of Public Health Sarah Wamala, Swedish National Institute of Public Health Foundations Editorial assistance : Anne Roca
Contents Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction : Global health touches the life of every
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C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
Introducti<strong>on</strong> : Global <strong>health</strong> touches the life of every <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> foundati<strong>on</strong>s call for a <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> Strategy for Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
This <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> <strong>policy</strong> <strong>glossary</strong> is a starting point for dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Five <strong>policy</strong> imperatives for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
1. Europe must make <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> a priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>health</strong> values are central to acti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Globalisati<strong>on</strong> has a profound impact up<strong>on</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Global patterns of <strong>health</strong> and disease are shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g>s must establish strategic priorities for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
2. Europe must include <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> in all fields of <strong>policy</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> foreign <strong>policy</strong> and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
Human security and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
War and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> agricultural policies and <strong>health</strong> impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
Trade <strong>policy</strong> and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />
Health, the envir<strong>on</strong>ment and sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />
3. Europe must assert its role in <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />
Key actors in <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37<br />
Financing for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> approaches to internati<strong>on</strong>al laws for <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44<br />
Politics of <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47<br />
4. Europe must establish a societal dialogue for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49<br />
Corporate resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49<br />
Civil society acti<strong>on</strong> for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51<br />
C<strong>on</strong>sumer protecti<strong>on</strong> and <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54<br />
Public-private partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56<br />
Global <strong>policy</strong> networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59<br />
5. Europe must act now for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> : Four select <strong>policy</strong> areas to shape the <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> agenda 60<br />
Europe should support the improvement of <strong>health</strong> systems worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60<br />
Europe should lead research and knowledge management for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62<br />
Europe must support <strong>global</strong> policies for human resources for <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64<br />
Europe should lead a gender-sensitive approach to <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong> : A <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> Strategy for Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69<br />
About the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70<br />
Global Health Policy Glossary<br />
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