Global Health

Wikipedia's information about global health.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. HHS provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Global health plays a critical role in the national security of the U.S. population and in the security of populations worldwide. Get information here.

GHC created the infographic Mapping the Road to Better Health to illustrate the relationship between the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to demonstrate the breadth of the SDGs in promoting good health. If you chose to print the graphic, we recommend using 11 inch by 17 inch paper. We hope you find it useful!

GlobalHealth is an Oklahoma based Health Insurance HMO Health Plan providing affordable health plans for families.

CDC's Center for Global Health works 24/7 to save lives, reduce disease, and improve health around the world.

Now, with your help, Musembi can go to school. This past March Musembi Katumbi underwent life changing surgery through the generosity of Global Health Partnerships. Because of developmental deformities of his legs, Musembi could not walk or stand on his own very well.

While the death of a mother is a tragedy in itself, it has devastating effects for the survival of her children, the economic stability of the family, and the productivity of the community. Children who are healthy avoid permanent disability and spend more time in school. Healthy children grow into healthy adults, who miss fewer days of work, earn more wages, and contribute to strong economies.

Polluting biomass stoves, used by one-third of the global population, take a terrible toll. But efforts to clean them up are failing.

Global Health Initiative: Learn more about what the U.S. givernment is doing in global health.

The Center pulls together Hopkins' extensive knowledge base to develop sustainable solutions that transcend the borders preventing good health throughout the world - borders between disciplines, languages, countries, governments, funding streams, drug availability, education, health care, and more. Hence, the Center's motto: Transcending borders for world health.