Globalisation Is a Multifaceted Phenomenon That Can Affect Health in Myriad Ways. Discuss.
Introduction
Principle one of the Rio Declaration on Environment and development postulates that Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development and that they are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. As a result good health for all populations has become an accepted international goal and we can attest that there have been gains in life expectancy over the past century especially in the developing world.
The prospects for future health depend increasingly on the relatively new process of globalisation which in past times has often been seen as a more or less economic process. However it is increasingly being perceived as a more comprehensive phenomenon, which is shaped by a multitude of factors and events that are reshaping our society rapidly.
Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. This phenomenon has resulted in the increased production of goods and services and continues to impact many social aspects including health both directly and indirectly. Woodward (et al, 2001) posits that these direct health consequences can be 'at the level of whole populations, individuals and healthcare delivery systems ', while the indirect health consequences are concerned with 'the economy and other factors, such as education, sanitation and water supply '. Due to these far-reaching implications, it is widely accepted that globalization is a big opportunity for boosting the economy. However, it is also the factor that promotes unfriendly social force that affects those in the periphery of societies. The two sides endorse negative aspects but it also support for positive effects.
Globalisation is a multifaceted phenomenon that can affect health in myriad ways. Discuss.
Globalisation put forward by Rennen and Martens is an intensification of
Principle one of the Rio Declaration on Environment and development postulates that Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development and that they are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. As a result good health for all populations has become an accepted international goal and we can attest that there have been gains in life expectancy over the past century especially in the developing world.
The prospects for future health depend increasingly on the relatively new process of globalisation which in past times has often been seen as a more or less economic process. However it is increasingly being perceived as a more comprehensive phenomenon, which is shaped by a multitude of factors and events that are reshaping our society rapidly.
Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. This phenomenon has resulted in the increased production of goods and services and continues to impact many social aspects including health both directly and indirectly. Woodward (et al, 2001) posits that these direct health consequences can be 'at the level of whole populations, individuals and healthcare delivery systems ', while the indirect health consequences are concerned with 'the economy and other factors, such as education, sanitation and water supply '. Due to these far-reaching implications, it is widely accepted that globalization is a big opportunity for boosting the economy. However, it is also the factor that promotes unfriendly social force that affects those in the periphery of societies. The two sides endorse negative aspects but it also support for positive effects.
Globalisation is a multifaceted phenomenon that can affect health in myriad ways. Discuss.
Globalisation put forward by Rennen and Martens is an intensification of
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