GLOBALIZATION AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
GLOBALIZATION AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Summary/Abstract: Globalization has secured prosperity and has created new opportunities for human development in almost each segment of our modern international community. The 21st century world is dynamic, fast-paced, and greatly interconnected, which makes even the most isolated communities in the world susceptible to global influences. Unfortunately, these influences are not always desirable and positive. History has shown us that increased traffic of people and goods, as well as the rapid social changes caused by globalization, have expanded the list of non-military global security threats, including the threat to health security. Despite the extraordinary medical developments, diseases, especially communicable diseases, have proven to be one of humankind’s most dangerous challenges. Some of the factors contributing to the global spread of previously eradicated or localized diseases are lifestyle and social changes, global population growth, crowding in cities and metropolitan areas in certain parts of the world, and mass human migrations, to name a few. These also contribute to the wide array of communicable diseases, the number of which is changing rapidly. Within the international community, human health is connected on a global scale. Globalization has become a lead cause for global health hazards, and the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that communicable diseases know no boundaries and their rapid spread can impact all aspects of society. Thus, the response to such outbreaks needs to be swift, precise, and globally uniform, prompting global activities and efforts to achieve global goals in the prevention and management of communicable diseases.

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