Understanding the Political Dimension of Health: A Global Perspective |Biomedgrid

Apart from the three important dimensions of health, there are various other dimensions which need to be deftly understood. The political dimension of health has been vastly ignored and needs much attention. This dimension has various facets which have been described in this paper for better comprehension. The facets include resources, health education, health economy and healthcare. Politics and health don't go hand in hand and hence there has always been a mutual disagreement between the two. Since both these entities have shared interests, a common ground needs to be achieved where both can mutually benefit from one another. By learning the art of compromise, issues of public interests can be looked after in a more efficient and productive way and major health gaps can be addressed. Finally, we must understand that health is very much a political entity and there's an absolute need to develop a much better understanding of how this aspect affects health for the untrammeled progress of global healthcare.