Many health efforts, even international health programs, concentrate on health in one or several regions of the world. We would like to change the philosophy of “global health” by emphasizing the importance of health efforts globally. We need to better define the discipline of global health.

The philosophy of the new global health would include the importance of information sharing. The world is huge and health challenges are diverse, depending on the region. Thus, research is important for meeting the health challenges in both the developing and developed world.