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Global Health
exam 2
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Medical
Graduate
09/16/2011

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Term

Universal declaration of human right: right to adequate health, food , clothing and housing.

Definition
Term
1-2-3
Definition

1 mil died of malaria annually

2 mil died of Tb

3 mil died of HIV/AIDS

Term

cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer and diabetes kill more people tan AIDs, malaria and Tb combined.

Factor responsible for the leading causes of death in the United States are the “terrible triad” poor diet, too little exercise, tobacco use.

Definition
Term

Non communicable disease (NCD): heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease, are a global crisis>>>obesity, increased blood pressure and increase glucose and cholesterol.

Definition
Term

Child Mortality

90% deaths due to

Definition

1. pneumonia.

2. diarrhea

3.malaria

4.measles

5. Neonatal cause

6. Malnutrition

Term

UN millennium development goals achieved by 2015

 

Goals:

1.   increase maternal survival

2.   increase overall life expectancy

Definition
Term

Global Climate Change:

1.   Green house gas raised global temperature.

2.   Increase atmospheric CO2 lead to increase ocean acidity

3.   Spread of tropic disease like malaria

Definition
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the millennium development goals
Definition
developed in 2000 by the UN focus on what to accomplish by 2015: eradicate hunger, achieve univ primary edu, protimote gender equality, reduce child mortality, reduce maternal mortality, combat AIDS, ensure environmental sustainability and global partnership
Term
Maternal health
Definition

women have more children due to high child mortality.

Maternal mortality rate are at least 40x higher than in developed country

Term
Children
Definition

1/3 live in mud house

1/3 no toilet

1/4 not vaccinated

1/5 no safe water

1/6 super hungry

1/7 no health care

 

Term
children mortality
Definition

measle=big problem

pneumonia

measle cause blindness

 

treatment: vitamin A

Term
The 90-10 problem
Definition

Developing countries

Developed countries

90% of morbidity

10% of health care expenditure

10% research expenditure

5% of drug market

1% new drugs

10% of the morbidity

90% of the health care expenditure

90% of research expenditure

95% of drug market

99% of new drug

Term
That stupid Guinea pig ingenious testing
Definition

TB is an airborne disease. experiment was carried out as follow in each room. Air from each room channel to guinea pig. G. Pig got sick

1. wear maks

2. isolate the sick in a room

3. UV destroy TB in air

4. open window to allow air circulation

Term
government mistrust
Definition
rumor that vaccine in N. Nigeria is causing infertility
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