Future Issues in Global Health: Challenges and Conundrums

Manoj Sharma, Md Sohail Akhter (), Sharmistha Roy and Refat Srejon
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Manoj Sharma: Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA
Md Sohail Akhter: Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA
Sharmistha Roy: Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA
Refat Srejon: Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA

IJERPH, 2025, vol. 22, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: This perspective lays out the challenges and conundrums facing global health and discusses possible solutions applicable in the future. The world is facing numerous challenges that include those associated with globalization, climate change, emerging diseases, continuation of non-communicable diseases, reemerging communicable diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), wars, terrorism, and humanitarian crises, among others. The recent challenges exaggerated by the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed vulnerabilities within healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The solutions must be interprofessional and multifarious with collaborative efforts and partnerships. One world order seems to be a far-fetched ideal utopian goal, but it can be a remedy for ensuring health for all. In the meantime, strengthening the World Health Organization’s role in coordinating global health efforts and improving its capacity to respond to future health crises will be critical in ensuring that the vision of a unified, healthier world becomes a reality.

Keywords: global health; health inequities; non-communicable diseases (NCDs); infectious diseases; climate change and health; sustainable development goals (SDGs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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