Global health. The current scenario and future perspectives

61 brings together nearly 200 programs and academic institutions involved in global health activities, primarily in North America, but with a growing membership from institutions in the Global South. Additionally, the PSG/UChile, representing ALASAG, contributed to the formation of the World Federation of Academic Institutions for Global Health (WFAIGH), a network of regional networks of academic institutions active in Global Health. Several other networks have PSG/UChile members participating to varying extents, including the Planetary Health Alliance based at Harvard University, the Consortium on Climate Change Education led by the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York, the Global Network of Academic Public Health and the Global Health Program of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) based at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in San Francisco, CA. Academy in Global Health initiatives In the contemporary world, identifying and addressing determinants of global health conditions at the population and global levels has become increasingly crucial. Beyond purely health-related factors, the impact of international trade, the explosive development of information and communication technologies and the instant mobility of capital, with its effects on tradable goods, many of which are related to health, have acquired an importance that has not been sufficiently evaluated until now. The significance of social determinants, which are becoming increasingly well-identified, is valid at local, national and undoubtedly global levels. In this context, the Sustainable Development Goals have established ambitious targets for 2030, the achievement of which is intimately linked, especially today and in the future, to significant progress in the prevention and control of global risks. Once again, academic institutions are essential given the nature of their work, and they are expected to play a significant role in these scenarios. The best example is their role in the emergence and presence of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic worldwide. Undoubtedly, academic institutions dedicated to the study of global health can also learn to face new challenges in the medium and long term. From the perspective of global health, it can be observed that no country was sufficiently prepared to handle a pandemic of the magnitude of Covid-19. The characteristics of the virus, with its asymptomatic transmission and long incubation period, make quick detection difficult.