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    A new conceptual framework of global health—one that embraces health as a fundamental social goal, and that includes all populations in the world, regardless of nation state, geographical position or stage of development—is essential for change. Such a framework expands the “knowledge terrain” for global health and captures the conceptual interconnectedness between three elements: health conditions (the “problem”), the determinants of health (the “context”), and societal responses (the “solutions”).... Read more about World Health

Health and strong societies.

Health and Strong Societies

Promoting a just, social context for health—one that shapes relationships, ethics, and values within the household, community, environment, and culture—is essential for healthy individuals and a strong society.

Population on the move.

Populations on the Move

People are leading lives on the move—whether they seek urban lifestyles and new opportunities, or are displaced from conflict or natural disaster—resulting in uncharted health and policy complexities for the 21st century.

Youth: investing in the future.

Youth: Investing in the Future

Addressing the health dimensions of the world’s rapidly expanding adolescent population, and its future global impact, will require new thinking in education, the workforce, design and technology, religion and society, and the media.

Vulnerability and environment.

Vulnerability & Environment

Health effects from climate and environmental change pose a critical threat to the global health gains of the past few decades and will have a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable members of society.

 

Challenges beyond borders.

Challenges Beyond Borders

The way a society organizes and collectively manages its affairs shapes health and disease patterns for everyone in the world, creating challenges—and opportunities for responsible health governance beyond traditional borders.