Talk:Global health
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I propose major changes in this article. It no longer reads like a concise entry in an encyclopedia whose main goal is to provide basic information about a topic.
The section on bioethics should be incorporated into the bioethics entry. As of my reading on Dec. 4, 2006, the bioethics section overwhelms the article on global health.
The section on brain drain, while pertinent, is overlong and veers into advocacy. CGorman1271 16:23, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Hidden material
In a cleanup edit, I uncovered a very large part of this article that has been hidden. It starts with "Global Health and HIV/AIDS" and goes to the end. It needs a thorough cleanup. JonHarder 04:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Have started cutting down article length
Article needs to be cut in half to get it under the 32 KB Wiki guideline for readable articles. CGorman1271 20:57, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Global Health as a political issue and entity
The article must be edited considerably to meet Wiki standards (length, format, references etc.) but the most serious concern is that the current perspectives here are very much from a traditional medical allied health science perspective. Global health (IOM definition) transcends national boundaries and addresses global social, cultural and physical determinants of population health (NOT disease); it is by implication a political challenge that cannot be taken on by nation-states alone. Thus, this is an issue of concern for global good governance and global civil society.
Evelyne de Leeuw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.132.1.1 (talk) 04:53, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Restructuring the Article
I think the way this discussion is going, this article probably needs to be totally (or nearly so) scrapped and given new structure. Maybe a logical way to go would be to start with a clearer "History" section, maybe beginning with the evolution of tropical medicine as a specialty during the 19th century, and bringing it up to about 2000. Then maybe focus on several broader topics, maybe: -New/Re-emerging infections (so HIV/AIDS, TB, SARS, H5N1, etc.) -Malaria -Non-Communicable Chronic Disease -Nutrition -Sanitation
I don't think any of these sections need to be long, especially as there are already extensive articles on each of these specific topics.
