International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Independent Medical Educator and Advisor on Ethics and Health Policy, UK

Publications

• Review Article   
  Joined-Up Thinking in Global Health Education
  Author(s): Roger Worthington*
  
  The scope of global health is necessarily broad and healthcare professionals need special knowledge and skill to help them work effectively in any multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society. Without some form of training over and above traditional areas of core clinical skill, the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations could be left unmet, whether in low-middle income countries where health infrastructure is poorly developed or in high-income countries where ethnic minorities might struggle accessing the care that they need. Recognising that while healthcare provision is always subject to financial constraint, health is not a commodity to be traded, and nursing and healthcare leaders have a role to play in helping create an environment that is conducive towards enabling patients achieve optimum health. Potential barriers to achieving this include creeping commercialisation, weak systems.. Read More»
  

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