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Do the solutions for global health lie in healthcare?

Jocalyn Clark1

  • 1icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada j.clark@utoronto.ca.

BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|September 27, 2014
PubMed

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The medicalization of global health narrows perspectives on health issues, potentially hindering effective solutions. This approach may limit the success of strategies designed to succeed the Millennium Development Goals.

Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • The concept of medicalization is increasingly applied to various aspects of human life.
  • Global health initiatives have historically focused on medical interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine the impact of medicalization on the field of global health.
  • To analyze how a medicalized view influences problem definition and solution development in global health.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of medicalization theory.
  • Literature review of global health strategies and critiques.
  • Argumentative critique of current global health paradigms.

Main Results:

  • Medicalization fosters a reductionist perspective, focusing on biological and clinical factors over social determinants.
  • This narrow view can lead to the development of inadequate or unsustainable solutions.
  • The approach may impede progress towards comprehensive global health equity.

Conclusions:

  • Shifting away from a purely medicalized model is crucial for effective global health.
  • Broader, interdisciplinary approaches are needed to address complex global health challenges.
  • Rethinking the framing of global health problems is essential for successful policy and interventions.

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