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Social protection and climate change

Climate change has already resulted in climate-related extreme events of greater frequency and/or intensity. This, along with long-term changes in average conditions (whether in temperature or…

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Social protection at the crossroads: Shaping the future of social protection

New ways of protecting people are needed. Together, we can shape the future of social protection in ways that ensure broad gains for societies in general, and the poorest in particular. This video…

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Financing social protection

Countries need to pursue a range of financing options to close this financing gap. However, they confront a number of structural challenges, including pervasive economic informality, tax evasion at…

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Social protection and risks during the working life

The rapidly changing nature of work in countries at all income levels requires a dramatically new approach to social protection and labor policy. The challenge is to adapt labour and social…

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Social protection around the world: Who is covered against what, how and where?

Social protection systems help poor and vulnerable people cope with crises and shocks, find jobs, invest in the health and education of their children, and protect the aging population. Social…

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Making work decent

We need to put decent work at the center of actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. We all need to think about the importance of good work…

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Enhancing patient care in Victorian hospitals

Public healthcare systems around the world aim to provide quality healthcare. However, healthcare systems are complex, with many decisions being made under pressure. For example, a commonly reported…

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Markets and supply chains

The chapter focuses on how markets and supply chains connect farmers and consumers around the world and on the implications of global trade of agricultural commodities for the health and wellbeing of…

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The Future of Public Health

In this final lecture from the "Global Public Health" course, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy looks at the future of public health, focusing on potential threats and the tools to address these…

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Health and Sustainable Development

This video addresses sustainable development and its relationship with global public health, focusing on the shortfalls of the MDGs and where the SDGs account for those shortfalls. This video is…

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Health for All

This video deals with universal health coverage as one of the key aspects in providing health for all citizens across the world, working towards implementing UHC through international institutions…

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Disasters and Public Health

Disasters of various kinds, including hurricanes, monsoons, earthquakes, and landslides, poses a public health emergency. In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy addresses how these disasters…

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An Introduction to Health Systems

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 licensed under the CC…

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Cancers

In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy looks at the different types of cancers, and the economic burden, prevention, and treatment of these cancers. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA…

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Injuries

This video covers road traffic accidents and alcohol as drivers of injuries resulting in death or disability. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Control, Elimination, Eradication, Extinction

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 examples including the…

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