Essentials of Global Health offers medical students and doctors an insight into the Global Health world. Ahead of its time when first published, Essentials of Global Health anticipated a shift that has now become mainstream. The first edition was originally authored by medical students and junior doctors. It is now updated by leading experts in the field. With global health embedded in medical school curricula worldwide, this new edition offers a timely, accessible introduction to a field that is as wide‑ranging as it is essential.
This unique text covers the core concepts of global health— from epidemiology, disease burden, and global surgery to social determinants, health systems, and policy—breaking them into succinct, easy-to-understand chapters. This helps you build a clear framework for analysing health inequities, evaluating interventions, and translating evidence into compassionate care. Each chapter ends with references which elaborate further on the topic, making this title a great first introduction to Global Health.
1. Essentials of Global Health - p. c 2. Cover image - p. c 3. Title page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contents - p. v 6. Foreword by Professor Dame Sally C. Davies - p. viii 7. Foreword by Professor Sir Michael Marmot - p. ix 8. Preface - p. x 9. Acknowledgements - p. xi 10. About the Editors - p. xv 11. List Of Abbreviations - p. xvi 12. Section 1 What is Global Health? - p. 1 13. Chapter 1.1 A History of Global Health - p. 3 14. Chapter 1.2 Key Concepts in Global Health - p. 8 15. Chapter 1.3 The Global Burden of Disease - p. 14 16. Chapter 1.4 Determinants of Health - p. 21 17. Chapter 1.5 Evaluation of Health Care - p. 25 18. Section 2 Health Care Provision - p. 31 19. Chapter 2.1 Health Systems - p. 33 20. Chapter 2.2 Health Sectors - p. 37 21. Chapter 2.3 Universal Health Coverage - p. 41 22. Chapter 2.4 Access to Medicines - p. 48 23. Chapter 2.5 The Health Workforce - p. 54 24. Section 3 Global Health Actors - p. 59 25. Chapter 3.1 The United Nations and the World Health Organization - p. 61 26. Chapter 3.2 International Organisations - p. 67 27. Chapter 3.3 National Governments - p. 70 28. Chapter 3.4 Nongovernmental Organisations and Social Movements - p. 75 29. Chapter 3.5 Building Equitable Partnerships - p. 79 30. Section 4 Politics, Economics and Education - p. 85 31. Chapter 4.1 Poverty, Social Inequality and Health - p. 87 32. Chapter 4.2 Trade and Health - p. 92 33. Chapter 4.3 Health and Industry - p. 98 34. Chapter 4.4 The Pharmaceutical Industry - p. 102 35. Chapter 4.5 Health Policy and Research - p. 106 36. Chapter 4.6 Education and Health - p. 112 37. Section 5 Law, Ethics and Human Rights - p. 121 38. Chapter 5.1 Human Rights and Health - p. 123 39. Chapter 5.2 Law and Health - p. 129 40. Chapter 5.3 Access to Health Care for Vulnerable Groups - p. 135 41. Chapter 5.4 Ethics and Health - p. 139 42. Chapter 5.5 Social Theories and Health - p. 146 43. Chapter 5.6 Culture, Religion, Ethnicity and Health - p. 150 44. Chapter 5.7 Artificial Intelligence and Global Health - p. 153 45. Section 6 Specific Global Health Challenges - p. 159 46. Chapter 6.1 Communicable Diseases - p. 161 47. Chapter 6.2 Neglected Tropical Diseases - p. 168 48. Chapter 6.3 Noncommunicable Diseases - p. 173 49. Chapter 6.4 Ageing and Dying - p. 177 50. Chapter 6.5 Mental Health - p. 183 51. Chapter 6.6 Global Surgery - p. 188 52. Chapter 6.7 Maternal Health - p. 204 53. Chapter 6.8 Child Health - p. 211 54. Chapter 6.9 Violence and Injury - p. 218 55. Chapter 6.10 Conflict and Health - p. 224 56. Section 7 Planetary Health - p. 231 57. Chapter 7.1 Climate Change and Health - p. 233 58. Chapter 7.2 Disaster Response - p. 241 59. Chapter 7.3 Food Systems and Planetary Health Crisis - p. 248 60. Chapter 7.4 Built Environment - p. 254 61. Chapter 7.5 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - p. 259 62. Chapter 7.6 Air Pollution and Global Health - p. 266 63. Chapter 7.7 Pandemics - p. 270 64. Index - p. 275
Essentials of Global Health offers medical students and doctors an insight into the Global Health world. Ahead of its time when first published, Essentials of Global Health anticipated a shift that has now become mainstream. The first edition was originally authored by medical students and junior doctors. It is now updated by leading experts in the field. With global health embedded in medical school curricula worldwide, this new edition offers a timely, accessible introduction to a field that is as wide‑ranging as it is essential.
This unique text covers the core concepts of global health— from epidemiology, disease burden, and global surgery to social determinants, health systems, and policy—breaking them into succinct, easy-to-understand chapters. This helps you build a clear framework for analysing health inequities, evaluating interventions, and translating evidence into compassionate care. Each chapter ends with references which elaborate further on the topic, making this title a great first introduction to Global Health.
1. Essentials of Global Health - p. c 2. Cover image - p. c 3. Title page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contents - p. v 6. Foreword by Professor Dame Sally C. Davies - p. viii 7. Foreword by Professor Sir Michael Marmot - p. ix 8. Preface - p. x 9. Acknowledgements - p. xi 10. About the Editors - p. xv 11. List Of Abbreviations - p. xvi 12. Section 1 What is Global Health? - p. 1 13. Chapter 1.1 A History of Global Health - p. 3 14. Chapter 1.2 Key Concepts in Global Health - p. 8 15. Chapter 1.3 The Global Burden of Disease - p. 14 16. Chapter 1.4 Determinants of Health - p. 21 17. Chapter 1.5 Evaluation of Health Care - p. 25 18. Section 2 Health Care Provision - p. 31 19. Chapter 2.1 Health Systems - p. 33 20. Chapter 2.2 Health Sectors - p. 37 21. Chapter 2.3 Universal Health Coverage - p. 41 22. Chapter 2.4 Access to Medicines - p. 48 23. Chapter 2.5 The Health Workforce - p. 54 24. Section 3 Global Health Actors - p. 59 25. Chapter 3.1 The United Nations and the World Health Organization - p. 61 26. Chapter 3.2 International Organisations - p. 67 27. Chapter 3.3 National Governments - p. 70 28. Chapter 3.4 Nongovernmental Organisations and Social Movements - p. 75 29. Chapter 3.5 Building Equitable Partnerships - p. 79 30. Section 4 Politics, Economics and Education - p. 85 31. Chapter 4.1 Poverty, Social Inequality and Health - p. 87 32. Chapter 4.2 Trade and Health - p. 92 33. Chapter 4.3 Health and Industry - p. 98 34. Chapter 4.4 The Pharmaceutical Industry - p. 102 35. Chapter 4.5 Health Policy and Research - p. 106 36. Chapter 4.6 Education and Health - p. 112 37. Section 5 Law, Ethics and Human Rights - p. 121 38. Chapter 5.1 Human Rights and Health - p. 123 39. Chapter 5.2 Law and Health - p. 129 40. Chapter 5.3 Access to Health Care for Vulnerable Groups - p. 135 41. Chapter 5.4 Ethics and Health - p. 139 42. Chapter 5.5 Social Theories and Health - p. 146 43. Chapter 5.6 Culture, Religion, Ethnicity and Health - p. 150 44. Chapter 5.7 Artificial Intelligence and Global Health - p. 153 45. Section 6 Specific Global Health Challenges - p. 159 46. Chapter 6.1 Communicable Diseases - p. 161 47. Chapter 6.2 Neglected Tropical Diseases - p. 168 48. Chapter 6.3 Noncommunicable Diseases - p. 173 49. Chapter 6.4 Ageing and Dying - p. 177 50. Chapter 6.5 Mental Health - p. 183 51. Chapter 6.6 Global Surgery - p. 188 52. Chapter 6.7 Maternal Health - p. 204 53. Chapter 6.8 Child Health - p. 211 54. Chapter 6.9 Violence and Injury - p. 218 55. Chapter 6.10 Conflict and Health - p. 224 56. Section 7 Planetary Health - p. 231 57. Chapter 7.1 Climate Change and Health - p. 233 58. Chapter 7.2 Disaster Response - p. 241 59. Chapter 7.3 Food Systems and Planetary Health Crisis - p. 248 60. Chapter 7.4 Built Environment - p. 254 61. Chapter 7.5 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - p. 259 62. Chapter 7.6 Air Pollution and Global Health - p. 266 63. Chapter 7.7 Pandemics - p. 270 64. Index - p. 275
