Department of Health Management and Policy, Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice, St. Louis, MO, US.
Ann Glob Health. 2020 Mar 2;86(1):26. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2762.
Global public health has several persistent challenges that require partnerships to properly solve. A global institution with the resources and influence of the Catholic Church, even though its health-related efforts have traditionally focused on the provision of direct medical care, could be a more valuable partner for global public health than it traditionally has been. The challenges are not technical in nature, but are conceptual ones that prevent global public health from achieving its full potential. For example, the intellectual resources of the Church could help cultivate a sense of vocation among public health professionals, similar to the awareness of vocation enjoyed in healing professions. Additionally, the social teaching of the Church, particularly the preferential option for the poor, could help shift the enduring issue that global resources often flow where they are least needed. Further, dignity and solidarity could provide the conceptual grounding needed to invest more energy in capacity building in low-resource settings. Such efforts also require conversion within the Church itself, suggesting that deeper partnership could benefit both the Church and global public health.
全球公共卫生存在一些持续存在的挑战，需要通过伙伴关系来妥善解决。天主教会拥有资源和影响力的全球性机构，尽管其与健康相关的工作传统上侧重于提供直接的医疗保健，但它可能成为全球公共卫生更有价值的合作伙伴，而不仅仅是传统意义上的合作伙伴。这些挑战不是技术性的，而是概念性的，它们阻碍了全球公共卫生充分发挥潜力。例如，教会的知识资源可以帮助培养公共卫生专业人员的使命感，类似于在医疗保健专业中享有的使命感。此外，教会的社会教义，特别是对穷人的优惠选择，可以帮助解决全球资源往往流向最不需要的地方这一持久问题。此外，尊严和团结可以为在资源匮乏环境中投入更多精力进行能力建设提供概念基础。这些努力还需要教会内部进行转变，这表明更深层次的伙伴关系可能使教会和全球公共卫生都受益。
