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This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great… -
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Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet-wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But… -
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The sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries… -
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This case study on the Indus River basin discusses water-security issues in this transboundary basin, and particularly the importance of collaboration to address the… -
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Disasters of various kinds, including hurricanes, monsoons, earthquakes, and landslides, poses a public health emergency. In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy… -
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How does global public health change throughout time? In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy addresses this question, looking at how we predict the changes in public… -
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In this chapter, Professor Sachs joins the ancient world of the Roman Empire with the world of globalization that commences with Columbus and Vasco da Game in the last… -
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How to we measure health status? This video addresses the different ways to address measuring health from the lenses of physical, mental, and social well-being. This… -
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Economics relates to health in that it relates to development. In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy addresses the economics of global public health and economic… -
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What are the prime drivers of globalization? Where do they come from and how do they diffuse? And what are the fundamental patterns of global scale change that affect… -
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This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Professor Sachs talks about the need for a shared global vision on ethical values. Part… -
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In this video, Professor Richard Cash looks at the control, elimination, eradication, and extinction of infectious diseases. He defines these terms and looks at specific… -
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This video looks at the determinants of health, including the ecological, economic, and political determinants, analyzing the interaction of all determinants and their… -
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This video serves as an introduction to the "Global Public Health" course and addresses the questions of 'what is global public health' and 'how… -
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This video addresses the role of health systems in delivering universal health coverage, looking at defining health systems and their goals and functions. This video is… -
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In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about needing new forms of governance and global cooperation. In a world of environmental threats and widening inequalities,…