Africa Global Health Short version World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, University of Pittsburgh 2015 the year of Global Health

Health and Global Health, WHO “Health is not only the absence of infirmity and disease but also a state of physical, mental and social well-being.” With various public health challenges, global health is especially important concept to investigate within African continent

Global health is an important new concept. The Institute of Medicine refers to global health as "health problems, issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions."

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Importance of global health for Africa Bolster research capacity through international and national collaboration Bolster research capacity through international and national collaboration Fostering multi-disciplinary research teams and partnerships to tackle key health problems Fostering multi-disciplinary research teams and partnerships to tackle key health problems Generation of knowledge that leads to action, in particular research outcomes that will guide policy and program development Generation of knowledge that leads to action, in particular research outcomes that will guide policy and program development Mobilization of resources to support interventions for improved health outcomes Mobilization of resources to support interventions for improved health outcomes

Ali Ardalan Iran Sunita Dodani US/Pakistan Musa Kana Nigeria Ronald LaPorte US Faina Linkov US/Ukraine Mita Lovalekar US/India Eric Marler US Nicholas Padilla Mexico Francois Sauer US Kawkab Shishani Jordan Eugene Shubnikov Russia Ali Soni FainaMita FrancoisEugene Musa