Objectives

• Understand the scope of the global burden of infectious and non-infectious diseases

To Do List:

• Watch lecture video

• Answer study questions

Introductory Global Pathology Lecture:

Study Questions:

• List four major things that Pathology and Laboratory Medicine contributes to Global healthcare.

• The United Nations showed slow progress in achieving their Millenium Development Goals in reference to healthcare. What was a main contributing factor?

• List four major barriers that are currently prohibiting low- and middle-income countries from having adequate pathology services in low and middle income countries.