Abstract
A greater acceptance that health cannot be addressed by one sector alone has seen public health expand and develop as a profession separately identified from medicine. Public health professionals now come from diverse backgrounds, including program management, policy development, research, and surveillance. They form an important part of the health workforce, together with clinical practitioners and other health professionals. Education and training of public health professionals includes bachelor, master, and doctoral university programs, and continuing professional education on specific topics. However, some low-and middle-income countries continue to restrict public health education to community and preventive medicine, offering these degrees to physicians only. Globalization, the multi-sectoral nature of public health, and health professional migration continue to present several challenges in this context.
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