Almanah 2014.: globalno zdravlje i kardiovaskularne bolesti Almanac 2014: Global Health and Cardiovascular Disease

SAŽETAK: Moderna defi nicija pojma globalnoga zdravlja obuhvaca vise od brige o zanemarenim bole- stima i nerazvijenim zemljama. Postojece inicijative usredotocuju se na poboljsanje zdravlja, smanje- nje nerazmjera te zastitu od globalnih prijetnji, pokusavajuci utjecati na zdravstvenu praksu, politiku i sustave. Zanimanje za istraživanje globalnoga zdravlja raste, s obzirom na epidemiolosku tranziciju koja se trenutacno zbiva u zemljama s malim i srednjim BDP-om te rastuci epidemioloski znacaj kardi- ovaskularnih i drugih nezaraznih bolesti naustrb zaraznih bolesti i prehrambenih defi cijencija. Razni vidovi tih bolesti - dosad zanemareni, kao sto su epidemiologija, prevencija, dijagnostika i lijecenje, predmet su rasprave u publikacijama o globalnom zdravlju, sto vodi do boljeg razumijevanja zdravlja kao javnoga dobra neovisnoga o državnim granicama. Znanstveni dokazi podupiru sire inicijative u kojima vlade, udruge i civilno drustvo moraju dijeliti odgovornosti i fi nancijsko breme kako bi postigli zdravstvenu ravnopravnost - glavni cilj globalnoga zdravlja. SUMMARY: The modern definition of Global Health has expanded its scope beyond neglected dis- eases and low-income and underdeveloped countries. The current initiatives focus on improvement of health, reduction of disparities and protection against global threats, seeking for interaction with health practices, policies and systems. There has been a growing interest on Global Health research, given the epidemiological transition currently underway in low and mid-income countries and the increasing epidemiological importance of cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases, to the detriment of infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies. Various aspects - formerly neglected - of these diseases, such as epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy, have been addressed in Global Health publications, leading to a better understanding of the importance of health as a public good, beyond borders. Scientific evidence supports broader initiatives in which governments, founda- tions and the civil society must share responsibilities and funding to achieve health equity, the main goal of Global Health.