Thinking global health from the perspective of anthropology.
Glob Health Res Policy
; 6(1): 47, 2021 Dec 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1546805
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 has brought about political, economic, cultural, and interspecies problems far from medical areas, which challenges academia to rethink global health. For holism principle, anthropology offers valuable insights into these health issues, including the political economy of inequality, cultural diversity, and cultural adaptations, as well as the study of multispecies ethnography. These perspectives indicate that unequal political and economic systems contribute to health problems when people acknowledge disease and illness mechanisms. Moreover, cultural diversity and cultural adaptation are essential for providing appropriate medical solutions. Lastly, as a research method of studying interspecies relationships, multispecies ethnography promotes one health and planetary health from the ultimate perspective of holism. In conclusion, global health is not only a bio-medical concept but also involves political economy, culture, and multispecies factors, for which anthropology proffers inspiring theories and methods.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Global Health
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Glob Health Res Policy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41256-021-00233-z
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