Global Health Education Consortium

Global Health Threats Affect All of Us

Drug resistant infectious diseases… natural and humanitarian crises… malnutrition and contaminated foods… toxic substances… biological and chemical terrorism… rising social inequalities and highly vulnerable populations… weak, inefficient or dysfunctional health systems… realities like these are affecting the health of people all over the world.

A new study may put hypertension during pregnancy under more scrutiny.

Women who take blood pressure drugs called ACE inhibitors during the first trimester of their pregnancy may be no more likely to have babies with birth defects than women with hypertension who take other types of high blood pressure medication or no blood pressure drugs at all, according to a new study.

For most couples, having a baby is a sensationally exciting experience that they look forward to with great anticipation. However, the excitement and enthusiasm soon turns into worry and anxiety when a couple begins to experience problems in trying to conceive.

If you are one among those couples, you need not panic right away. It is a fact that most couples have some sort of a niggling problem or delay before they actually know how to get pregnant. Your best friend when it comes to figuring out how to have a baby is information.

The fact is, no matter where we live, our well-being depends on how health issues are managed around the world.

Here are just a few reasons why:

• Travel and Migration

• Inadequate Public Health Infrastructure

• Urbanization

• Globalization of Trade

• Aging and Chronic Diseases