Political leadership, health policies and health disparities in developed and developing nations

This continuing education institute explores the health status of political leadership cohort, the nature of public health policies which are usally enacted to protect public health and identifies the disparities that occur in developed and developing nations due to socio-economic inequalities. Using vital statistics, profile of the quality of life of political leaders will be illustrated and the gini-coefficient will be employed to depict socio-economic disparities in developed and developing nations. The etiology of health disparities are associated with the tripartite ills of poverty, illiteracy, and socio-cultural deprivations. International comparisons were derived from Japan, United States,India and Nigeria to accentuate the singular importance of education in alleviating poverty and diseases. The role of political misrule, corruption, and inept economic polities serve as the underlying agents of poverty and health disparity. The research team outlines the network of globilization not only to create wealth but also to eliminate diseases and poverty. The United Nations Human development index can be improved through scientific, technological educational progress in societies. The critical role of genomics in global health improvement will be critically examined by tracing the benefits and impact of molecular diagnosis, recombinat vaccines to eliminate numerously deadly and disfiguring diseases and the development of vaccines and drug delivery for chronic and degenerative diseases. The emphasis on engineering and the physical sciences in enhancing the development of manufacturing processes for developing areas cannot be overstated. Professors in developing nations must create an alliance with industrial scientists,just like their counterparts in United States and Europe and embrace the entrepreneurial spirits so as to ensure the production of culturally appropriate manufactured goods which can be distributed globally. Bioinformatics, inter-disciplinary sciences which deal with biomedical information have applications in mathematics and can enable the public to better understand and organize biological information not only to enhance human health but also to alleviate global poverty. This scientific technology is most useful in creating mproved insight into the underlying etiology of diseases and thereby facilitate the creation of more effective drugs which can be tailored to the needs of the patients.