Chapter 21 Review Questions

Development and Health
  1. Explain the concept of the “double burden of disease.”
  2. Discuss the social or socio-economic gradient.
  3. Discuss some of the connections between intellectual property rights and healthcare provision.
  4. Describe the role of the Global Fund in health issues.
  5. What motivates donors to allocate resources to improving health outside their borders?
  6. What characteristics of the disparities in health care around different countries can you mention?
  7. Illustrate the importance of social determinants of health. Give examples.
  8. What is the difference in perspective between optimists and pessimists in relation to the great divides?
  9. Explain the differences in visions for global health issues illustrated by articles in The Lancet.
  10. What lessons were learned from the Ebola outbreaks?
  11. How is the COVID-pandemic not an egalitarian plague?
  12. How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact development?
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