Towards a common definition of global health

Global health is fashionable. It provokes a great deal of media, student, and faculty interest, has driven the establishment or restructuring of several academic programmes, is supported by governments as a crucial component of foreign policy, 1 Institute of MedicineThe US commitment to global health: recommendations for the new administration. Institute of Medicine, Washington, DCDec 15, 2008http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3783/51303/60714.aspx Google...