Potential of global health education in low-income settings.

Global Health (GH) as a discipline emerged mainly in the last decade and is still a developing subject. Koplan et al. defined GH as ‘an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people world-wide.’1 Kickbushtermed it as ‘those health issues that transcend national boundaries and governments and call for actions on the global forces that determine the health of people’.2 Beaglehole et al. suggested that GH is collaborative trans-national research and action for promoting health for all.3 There is yet to be a consensus on GH definition and many in fact argue that there is no major difference between GH and public health.4 However, the rise of institutions teaching GH as a formal academic degree is a testimony to the fact that although debated, the concept of GH is rapidly gaining a strong ground worldwide. International peer-reviewed journals dedicated specifically for GH have emerged in the past few years, giving further momentum to this field.