Howcansystems-thinkingcontributetosolvingkeychallengesinGlobalHealth?GlobalHealthisanevolvingfieldoperatingwithinacomplexinteractionofpolitical,environmental,economic,andsocio-culturalfactors.Anyworkonthesubjectneedstoreflectcurrentdevelopmentsandbesupportedbyacollaborative,interdisciplinaryapproachthatretainsafocusontheunderpinningdeterminantsofhealth.Thisbookreflectstheimportanceofapplyingasystems-thinkingapproachtoGlobalHealthchallenges:onethatexaminesboththeindividualelementswithinthesystemaswellastheinterrelationshipsbetweenthemandwidercontextualpatterns.Bringingtogetheraglobalandmultidisciplinaryteamofexperts,thisvolumeoutlinesthecoreconceptsofasystems-thinkingapproachandhowtheycanbeappliedtocurrentGlobalHealthproblems.Itprovidesacomprehensiverangeofcasestudies,reflections,conceptualpieces,andmethodologicalapproaches.Readersareinvitedtoengagewithargumentsandassumptionsacrossglobalhealthinterventionsandtoconnectsystems-thinkingtheorywithlivedexperiences.Well-establishedtopicssuchasinfectiousandnon-communicablediseases,aswellaslesser-discussedareassuchasstillbirth,mentalhealth,andwarandconflictareunitedunderasharedsystems-thinkingframework.Offeringinnovativeperspectivesoncurrenthealthchallenges,students,academics,practitioners,andpolicymakerswillfindthisasignificantresourcetoenhancetheirunderstandingandapplicationofsystems-thinkinginGlobalHealth.
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