Question 1

There is a strong correlation between foreign investment in LMICs and exposure to unhealthy food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Health improvements have been shown to follow rapidly and automatically from economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Concerns about the spread of communicable diseases such as influenza and SARS motivate donors to allocate resources to improving health outside their borders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why are socio-economic gradients important to understanding development and health?

Accepted Answer

Socio-economic gradients show how health

Question 5

The Alma-Ata vision is concerned with promoting comprehensive primary healthcare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the 10/90 gap and what explains it?

Accepted Answer

The 10/90 gap is a reflection of the con

Question 7

What is the double burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries?

Accepted Answer

The double burden of disease refers to t

Question 8

The "double burden of disease" contrasts which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reinforcing mechanism of poverty and institutional power arrangements 
B)  The continued prevalence of diseases of poverty coexists with diseases of affluence 
C)  The contradiction between enough resources to meet human need and the prevalence of poverty 
D)  The impact of communicable disease on communities of great poverty 
E)  The mismatch between prevalence of disease and resources to combat them 
A)  The reinforcing mechanism of poverty and institutional power arrangements 
B)  The continued prevalence of diseases of poverty coexists with diseases of affluence 
C)  The contradiction between enough resources to meet human need and the prevalence of poverty 
D)  The impact of communicable disease on communities of great poverty 
E)  The mismatch between prevalence of disease and resources to combat them

Question 9

There seems to be a shift towards universal health coverage as a priority for development and health policy. Discuss this statement.

Accepted Answer

There is a shift towards universal healt

Question 10

While the WHO was unprepared for the 2014 Ebola crisis, the frontline states were well prepared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How has the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation been criticized?

Accepted Answer

The increased importance of the Bill & M

Question 12

What is the Health 8?

Accepted Answer

The Health 8 is a new kind of coordinati

Question 13

What did the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased the affordability of medicine in developing countries. 
B)  It was vehemently opposed by US pharmaceutical companies. 
C)  It led to the liberalization of patent-protection laws. 
D)  It reduced the 10/90 gap. 
E)  It created barriers to the affordability of medicine in developing countries. 
A)  It increased the affordability of medicine in developing countries. 
B)  It was vehemently opposed by US pharmaceutical companies. 
C)  It led to the liberalization of patent-protection laws. 
D)  It reduced the 10/90 gap. 
E)  It created barriers to the affordability of medicine in developing countries.

Question 14

The 10/90 Gap refers to the 10 per cent of pharmaceutical drugs that make it through to the market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The use of the term "governance" in "global health governance" reflects the lack of supranational authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Contemporary trade and investment agreements limit government's policy space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is a social determinant of health? Provide at least two examples.

Accepted Answer

Social determinants of health are condit

Question 18

Since 2006-7, WHO has operated on an annual budget of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately US$1 billion 
B)  approximately US$5 billion 
C)  approximately US$10 billion 
D)  approximately US$4 billion 
E)  approximately US$50 billion 
A)  approximately US$1 billion 
B)  approximately US$5 billion 
C)  approximately US$10 billion 
D)  approximately US$4 billion 
E)  approximately US$50 billion

Question 19

The World Health Organization operates offices in approximately how many countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  63 
B)  79 
C)  67 
D)  147 
E)  236 
A)  63 
B)  79 
C)  67 
D)  147 
E)  236

Question 20

Middle-income countries like the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are not significant sources of development assistance, though not necessarily for health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Development and Health

There is a strong correlation between foreign investment in LMICs and exposure to unhealthy food.

Health improvements have been shown to follow rapidly and automatically from economic growth.

Concerns about the spread of communicable diseases such as influenza and SARS motivate donors to allocate resources to improving health outside their borders.

Why are socio-economic gradients important to understanding development and health?

The Alma-Ata vision is concerned with promoting comprehensive primary healthcare.

What is the 10/90 gap and what explains it?

What is the double burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries?

The "double burden of disease" contrasts which of the following?

There seems to be a shift towards universal health coverage as a priority for development and health policy. Discuss this statement.

While the WHO was unprepared for the 2014 Ebola crisis, the frontline states were well prepared.

How has the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation been criticized?

What is the Health 8?

What did the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights do?

The 10/90 Gap refers to the 10 per cent of pharmaceutical drugs that make it through to the market.

The use of the term "governance" in "global health governance" reflects the lack of supranational authority.

Contemporary trade and investment agreements limit government's policy space.

What is a social determinant of health? Provide at least two examples.

Since 2006-7, WHO has operated on an annual budget of _______________.

The World Health Organization operates offices in approximately how many countries?

Middle-income countries like the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are not significant sources of development assistance, though not necessarily for health.

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