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World Health OrganizationCollaborating Centre, University of Pittsburgh

2015 the year of Global Health

Health and Global Health, Health and Global Health, WHOWHO

““Health is not only the absence Health is not only the absence of infirmity and disease but of infirmity and disease but also a state of physical, also a state of physical, mental and social well-being.mental and social well-being.””

With various public health challenges, global With various public health challenges, global health is especially important concept to health is especially important concept to investigate within African continentinvestigate within African continent

Global health is an Global health is an important new concept. important new concept. The Institute of Medicine The Institute of Medicine refers to global health as refers to global health as

"health problems, issues "health problems, issues and concerns that and concerns that transcend national transcend national boundaries, may be boundaries, may be influenced by influenced by circumstances or circumstances or experiences in other experiences in other countries, and are best countries, and are best addressed by cooperative addressed by cooperative

actions and solutions."actions and solutions."

The Supercourse:The Supercourse:

THE SUPERCOURSETHE SUPERCOURSE is a is a global library of lectures on global library of lectures on

prevention and public health, prevention and public health, shared for free by the best shared for free by the best

faculty in the worldfaculty in the world. Thousands . Thousands of faculty members in the of faculty members in the Supercourse database are Supercourse database are

from Africafrom Africa

www.pitt.edu/~super1

Importance of global health Importance of global health for Africafor Africa Bolster research capacity through Bolster research capacity through

international and national collaborationinternational and national collaboration Fostering multi-disciplinary research teams Fostering multi-disciplinary research teams

and partnerships to tackle key health and partnerships to tackle key health problemsproblems

Generation of knowledge that leads to Generation of knowledge that leads to action, in particular research outcomes that action, in particular research outcomes that will guide policy and program developmentwill guide policy and program development

Mobilization of resources to support Mobilization of resources to support interventions for improved health outcomesinterventions for improved health outcomes

Ali Ardalan IranSunita Dodani US/PakistanMusa Kana NigeriaRonald LaPorte USFaina Linkov US/UkraineMita Lovalekar US/IndiaEric Marler US Nicholas Padilla MexicoFrancois Sauer USKawkab Shishani JordanEugene Shubnikov Russia

Ali SoniFaina Mita

Francois Eugene

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