Global health is defined as improving health and achieving equity for all people worldwide. It involves issues that transcend national borders and have global political and economic impacts. A global health approach focuses on primary healthcare, prevention, chronic disease management, opportunities and equality as a standard baseline with flexibility. Involving various stakeholders like GPs, nurses, teachers, media, families, insurers and communities. Measuring global health progress requires metrics like number of healthcare providers per population, mortality and morbidity rates, life expectancy and quality-adjusted life years. Individuals can contribute by educating patients, increasing knowledge, collaborating through networks, conducting public health research and locally assessing disease burden. The take home message is to think globally but act locally

1. Global Health Wonca 2011 Warsaw

2. Introduction MikkoPurhonen (Finland) MuratAltuntas(Turkey) Belisa Tarazona (Spain) MatthiasKlauser (Italy) NelaSramkova (CzechRepublic) Marie Barth (Luxemburg) JannekePelser (TheNetherlands) Facilitators : Anna Duda – Gurda (Poland) SandeepGeeranavar (UK)

3. DefinitionWikipedia Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations.[1] Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact, are often emphasized.[2] It has been defined as 'the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide'.[3] Thus, global health is about worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders.[4

4. Whatmeans global healthforus? Wellbeing in physical, psychological and social aspectsforeveryhumanbeing in theworld (notonlynow)

5. OUR approachto global health Primaryhealthcare Prevention and vaccination Chronicdiseasemanagement Opportunities/equality Standard basic line/foundation Flexibility Description/confrontation (politics)

6. Whoisinvolved GP Teachers Nurses, nurse practioners, physicianassistents Media Families Insurancecompanies Communitysupport Workingassociations

7. How do youmeasure global health? Difficultbutnecessary: Number of GP´s per population and area Mortality(global and childmortality), morbidity, lifeexpectancy, QALY Screeningprogramme

8. What can I do? Patienteducation (responsibility of patients) Increaseknowledge Network building Peer review/workingtogether Assessment of diseases Research in publichealth

9. Take home message Think global health, act local health