title: The Global in Global Health is Not a Given.
abstract: AbstractThe process of globalization is commonly espoused as a means for promoting global health. Efforts to "go global" can, however, easily go awry as a result of lack of attention to local social, economic, and political contexts and/or as a result of commercial and political imperatives that allow local populations to be exploited. Critical analysis of the processes of globalization is necessary to better understand the local particularities of global projects and confront challenges more transparently. We illustrate the potential adverse impacts of globalization in the global health setting, through examination of international tuberculosis control, global mental health, and the establishment of transnational biobank networks.
authors.affiliation: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia.|Department of Anthropology, Monash University, Australia.|Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.affiliation: Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kerridge
authors.affiliation: Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lipworth
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors