Global health and the future role of the United States

"While much progress has been made on achieving the Millennium Development Goals over the last decade, the number and complexity of global health challenges has persisted. Growing forces for globalization have increased the interconnectedness of the world and our interdependency on other countr...

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Corporate Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Committee on Global Health and the Future of the United States
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC the National Academies Press 2017, [2017]
Series:Consensus study report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"While much progress has been made on achieving the Millennium Development Goals over the last decade, the number and complexity of global health challenges has persisted. Growing forces for globalization have increased the interconnectedness of the world and our interdependency on other countries, economies, and cultures. Monumental growth in international travel and trade have brought improved access to goods and services for many, but also carry ongoing and ever-present threats of zoonotic spillover and infectious disease outbreaks that threaten all. Global Health and the Future Role of the United States identifies global health priorities in light of current and emerging world threats. This report assesses the current global health landscape and how challenges, actions, and players have evolved over the last decade across a wide range of issues, and provides recommendations on how to increase responsiveness, coordination, and efficiency - both within the U.S. government and across the global health field."--Publisher's description
Physical Description:xxiv, 360 pages illustrations (some color) 23 cm
ISBN:9780309457637
0309457637