摘要：The collection of articles in this special issue provides a broad overview on various facets of global health, and it attempts to establish the link between globalisation and its manifestation and impact on the regional and local levels. The idea for this collection was first conceived during the 13th World Congress on Public Health, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23–27 April 2012, and evolved out of deliberations regarding the lack of comprehensive, dedicated and affordable textbooks for teaching global health. In the aftermath of the World Congress, a group was established to develop a first collection of articles for such textbooks. This special issue is the result of a collaboration that brought together representatives from the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), the African Federation of Public Health Associations (AFPHA) and the Department of International Health at Maastricht University. Because global health is an emerging multisectoral field linking (among others) health, trade, governance and foreign policies, development and humanitarian aid, the topics that can be covered in one special issue are necessarily limited. This collection of articles focuses therefore on aspects of governance, international relations and global health policies and on the role of health systems and health systems design including health system reform, primary care and the globalized health workforce. Further facets that are discussed include global health ethics and education. Other important aspects such as global health and global environmental change or global health and urbanisation have not been covered in this special issue but all articles intend to provide an up-to-date overview of the rapidly growing global health literature.(Published: 13 February 2014)Citation: Glob Health Action 2014, 7: 23696 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.23696This paper is part of the Special Issue Facets of Global Health: Globalisation, Equity, Impact, and Action. More papers from this issue can be found here.
