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