Key Issues In Global Public Health

Key Issues in Global Public Health
Health & Disease had been one of the big issues for mankind since its evolution. In earlier time it was a matter of concern for individuals but latter expanding to Families, Communities & Nations. Now with fast industrial & commercial development & rapid modes of transport resulting in continental migration it has become a Global Issue. Pandemics of HIV AIDS, H1N1 Infection, Zika & Ebola Virus coupled with Non-communicable Diseases like Obesity, Diabetes & Mental ailments are the present day examples. This making Health a Global Health Issue,
What is Global Health:
Global health is the health of populations of entire world as one Community. It is defined as "the area of study, research and practice that

Thus, global health worldwide improvement of health (including mental health), reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders
Key Issues:
Poverty
There are about 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day—65 % of them in Asia and 25 % in Africa, where most live on less than 60 cents a day. Worldwide, close to 3 billion people—half the world’s population—live on less than $2 a day. Everywhere, the worst affected are children, women, and old people.
Poverty means more than lack of income: it includes hunger, illiteracy, isolation & powerlessness, insecurity, lack of Medical Services, and lack of control over one’s future. It means spending hours every day gathering water and fuel wood, suffering from indoor pollution, facing domestic violence, being mistreated by police and government officials, and feeling constantly exposed to catastrophic risks—such as just one family member becoming ill.5
Where will poverty be tomorrow?. The population will be, > 8 billion by 2020–2025, with more than 95 percent of the increase coming in the developing countries, may well under current trends increase the world poverty numbers.

Changing Demographic Profile
According to the Population Reference Bureau's 2017 World Population Data Sheet, Earth will be home to 9.8 billion people by 2050. This represents an increase of 31 percent in just 33 years, and it raises existing concerns about the threat of overpopulation. The under developed & developing countries will contribute the major chunk.
This coupled with the low mortality due to Communicable Diseases & increased longevity of life will lead to massive increase in Non-communicable & Chronic Diseases. Thus will result in huge pressure & financial burden on governments for providing adequate Health Services. Because of rising cost of modern medical care it will be beyond the reach of common man causing increased pain suffering and helplessness among masses .
HIV - Remain watchful-
There was a time when AIDS was a spreading, terrifying mystery ailment that no one knew how to stop. We’ve come so far since then. AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 48% since the peak in 2005, according to UNAIDS. We’ve even gotten pretty comfortable with the idea that we’re heading toward an HIV-free