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Global Health is an interdisciplinary field of study that revolves around improving health outcomes by setting policies and regulations that help prevent diseases. It is a field that involves numerous people from different professions and backgrounds working together to improve the community as a whole. To exemplify, associations such as WHO, World Health Organization, make policies that are based on health data that help recognize possible threats to our society. It focuses on social, economic, and environmental factors, delving into how sanitization, education, and gender all could contribute to leading causes of diseases. However, public health is not just a field that researches disease prevention and responses to them but also focuses on equal opportunities and resources for everyone for their optimal health. It promotes how health equity is crucial as it is everyone’s right to have the access to the same services, procedures, and medicine that are available, ensuring that underprivileged communities have the same opportunities. My interest in global health grew during my vacation to Switzerland, where my family and I got off at the wrong stop due to miscommunication with the train conductor. As we tried to navigate our way, we met an elderly woman at the station. While we were talking, she explained how she was a retired nurse who spent half of her summer in Africa helping underprivileged families with vital healthcare and effective medical protection. The harsh truth that people worldwide fail to have the access to quality healthcare highlights health inequity that underdeveloped countries face. Her impact inspired me to make a difference in the lives of others and sparked my interest into pursuing a career in this field. By writing this I hope it encourages you to take a better grasp into this field and help your community as well.
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