Changes in the Structure of International System and Its Impact on Global Health

In this paper, the effect of ending the Cold War and the change in the structure of international system on global health is studied. Experts believe that health is affected by a wide range of social and environmental factors. Changes in the international system affect political, social, economic and environmental conditions of human society, and this is expected to influence the global health from changing in the international system. The study of relation between global health and international system need to professional ability in two arena of health and international relation, so that none of them have not been arrived to study of this relation. Writers with attention to tradition of Alexander Wendt from social constructivism and the physical and semantic changes resulting from the transition to a hierarchical system, such as evolution in concept of sovereignty and interests, reach at the conclusion that the transformation of the international system and end of the Cold War has helped to improve global health, but to reach the ideal status of the global health requires further reform in international system.