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Pillar I - Institutional Framework and Public Policy

The first pillar of the Islamic development framework is building an objective-focused institutional framework that creates an enabling atmosphere for public policy design. It is critical as the…

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Global economic recovery from the pandemic:

This is the tenth lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. The course offers a…

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Public Health Centers and Immunization Programs in Korea

Information on Public Health Centers. The Public Health Center Act was implemented in 1956 to establish municipal and provincial health centers. It was revised in 1962 to establish health centers in…

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The epidemiology of Covid-19: basic reproduction number, incubation period, infection fatality rate, etc

This is the fourth lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. The course offers a…

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The virology of Covid-19: zoonotic disease, pathophysiology, relation to SARS, Ebola, MERs, and other coronaviruses

This is the third lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. The course offers a…

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Designing and Financing a Primary Health System

The heavy disease burden as a product of poverty requires financing primary health systems in low-income areas. This is the topic of this lecture, as Professor Jeffrey Sachs explores public health…

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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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Climate Change and Health

This video addresses the impact of climate change on global public health. It looks at the direct effect climate change has on the spread of diseases, the impact of temperature rise on conflict and…

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The Challenge of Ageing Populations

This video addresses the concerns of health of the aging populations as an important part of global public health and sustainable development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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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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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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Mental Health as a Public Health Topic

In this video, Professor Richard Cash interviews Professor Vikram Patel on the topic of mental health issues on a global spectrum. 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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Impact of Tobacco Abuse

The number one mass killer in the world is tobacco. In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy addresses the risk of inaction, the diseases linked to tobacco use, and different prevention techniques,…

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Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes Mellitus

This video looks at the threat of obesity to public health, sustainable development, and the economy. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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