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Health Without Borders - Epidemics in the Era of Globalization (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)
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Health Without Borders - Epidemics in the Era of Globalization (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)
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This book discusses globalization and its impact on human health.
The population of the world grew from 1 billion in 1800 to 7
billion in 2012, and over the past 50 years the mean temperature
has risen faster than ever before. Both factors continue to rise,
as well as health inequalities. Our environment is changing
rapidly, with tremendous consequences for our health. These changes
produce complex and constantly varying interactions between the
biosphere, economy, climate and human health, forcing us to
approach future global health trends from a new perspective.
Preventive actions to improve health, especially in low-income
countries, are essential if our future is going to be a sustainable
one. After a period of undeniable improvement in the health of the
world's population, this improvement is likely to slow down and we
will experience- at least locally - crises of the same magnitude as
have been observed in financial markets since 2009. There is
instability in health systems, which will worsen if preventive and
buffering mechanisms do not take on a central role. We cannot
exclude the possibility that the allied forces of poverty, social
inequalities, climate change, industrial food and lack of
governance will lead to a deterioration in the health of large
sectors of the population. In low-income countries, while many of
the traditional causes of death (infectious diseases) are still
highly prevalent, other threats typical of affluent societies
(obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases) are increasing. Africa
is not only affected by malaria, TB and HIV, but also by
skyrocketing rates of cancer. The book argues that the current
situation requires effective and coordinated multinational
interventions guided by the principle of health as a common good.
An entirely competition-driven economy cannot - by its very nature
- address global challenges that require full international
cooperation. A communal global leadership is called for. Paolo
Vineis is Chair of Environmental Epidemiology at Imperial College.
His current research activities focus on examining biomarkers of
disease risk as well as studying the effects of climate change on
non-communicable diseases. "From morality to molecules, environment
to equity, climate change to cancer, and politics to pathology,
this is a wonderful tour of global health - consistently presented
in a clear, readable format. Really, an important contribution."
Professor Sir Michael Marmot Director, Institute of Health Equity
University College London Author of "The Health Gap" "This book is
a salutary and soundly argued reminder that the 'common good' is
not simply what remains after individuals and groups have
appropriated the majority of societal resources: it is in fact the
foundation on which any society rests and without which it
collapses." Rodolfo Saracci, International Agency for Research on
Cancer, Lyon, France
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