Redefining Global Health in the 21st Century
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2026
- Editors: Michael John Alistair Reid, Eric Paul Goosby
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 6 1 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 6 1 8 - 1
Global health is at a critical juncture. Redefining Global Health in the 21st Century addresses the most important issues in global health that we must address as we approach… Read more
Global health is at a critical juncture. Redefining Global Health in the 21st Century addresses the most important issues in global health that we must address as we approach the end of the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) era. It provides an overview of the progress made in global health during the SDG era and the challenges that lie ahead, especially related to shifts in diseases, demographic, development assistant for health, domestic health financing, but also the increasing importance of decolonization, sustainable and inclusive models for development.
This book helps students of global health, policymakers and stakeholders understand the critical issues that need to be addressed to continue making progress in global health, guiding future research and development efforts to tackle the most pressing health challenges. Moreover, it will play a crucial role in ensuring global health remains a priority in the post-SDG era, and resources are effectively directed towards the most critical health issues.
- Presents comprehensive understanding of the successes and failures of the global response to collective threats in the post-SDG era and explores the limitations and opportunities resulting from these global failures and successes
- Provides strategies for promoting health equity and social justice in the post-global health era, including a decolonized and equitable global health agenda that prioritizes human-centered design
- Explores sustainable health financing strategies necessary to address donor dependency and explore the role of non-state actors in advancing global health through new models of global health partnership and accountability
Researchers, scholars and students of global health, public health, and international development, Policymakers and practitioners working in the field of global health, as well as civil society organizations and advocacy groups
1. Defining the Net Era in Global Health
2. Epistemology and Global Health: A Critical Appraisal
3. Decolonizing Global Health Research: Reflections and Recommendations
4. Promoting Health Equity and Social Justice in the Post-global Health Era
5. Closing the Know-do Gap, Patient-centered Program and Human-centered Design in Global Health
6. Reimagining Global Health Governance in the Post-SDG Era
7. The Role of Non-state Actors in Advancing Global Health
8. Health Systems Strengthening in the Era of Decolonization
9. Financing Global Health: Moving Beyond Donor Dependency
10. Leaving No-one Behind: Sustainable Health Economics for the Post-SDG Era
11. Global Health Diplomacy – New Models for Partnership and Accountability
12. Addressing Climate Change and its Impact on Global Health
13. Innovations in Global Health: Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-global Health Era
14. Conclusion: Towards a Decolonized and Equitable Global Health Agenda
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Michael John Alistair Reid
Dr. Reid currently serves as the Director of the Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, as well as Associate Director of the Center for Global Health Diplomacy, Delivery and Economics, and Chief Medical Officer for UCSF’s Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action (UPIEA). He oversees research and capacity building initiatives in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa related to enhancing HIV service delivery and strengthening global health security. He is an HIV clinician and sees patients at San Francisco General Hospital's Ward 86. He is also co-chair of UCSF'S Decolonizing Global Health working group.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USAEG
Eric Paul Goosby
Dr. Goosby’s an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases, with a specialty in HIV/AIDS clinical care, research, and policy. During the Clinton Administration, Dr. Goosby was the founding director of the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federally funded HIV/AIDS program in the U.S. In the Obama Administration, Dr. Goosby was appointed Ambassador-at-Large and implemented the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which significantly expanded under his tenure life-saving HIV treatment to millions in Sub Saharan Africa, SE Asia, and Eastern Europe. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine and leading the Center for Global Health Delivery, Diplomacy and Economics, Institute for Global Health Sciences. Additionally, he is a member of the Biden Covid-19 Advisory Board, a member of the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, and serves on the San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, Policy Group for the COVID-19 Response.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA