#12: Global Health Quiz & Introduction to Global Health Fundamentals

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This week's episode delves into the fundamentals of global health. A beginners guide to the most basic concepts.

The first part focussed on this overview: 04:00

The second part is a fun Global Health Quiz: 18:35

Each of the 8 questions is designed to illustrate an important concept in global health. The questions are below. And so are the answers.

Global Health General Knowledge Quiz Questions

 1.  What percentage of the world lives in extreme poverty today? 
2. Average Life Expectancy at birth globally is 73 (2020). Which country has a lower life expectancy than the global average?
3. How many babies are born per woman in Sri Lanka (fertility rate)? 
4. What is the global average adult literacy rate (female)? 
5. What is the immunisation coverage for measles and DPT in Zimbabwe? 
6. Maternal mortality (per 100 000 live births) ranges from 2 – 1150 globally. What is the global average?   
7. What percentage of the world’s population live in cities? 
8.The world average for out-of-pocket expenditure is 18% of total health expenditure. Which country has the highest OOP %? 

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 Mentioned in the episode:

1. The End of An Era: 2015 Millennium Development goals round-up (2016)

2. The Lancet Global Health (2023): A call to action: the global failure to effectively tackle maternal mortality rates

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Quiz Answers: 

1. D 
2. C  
3. A 
4. B 
5. D 
6.  B
7. D 
8. A