Health and human condition seems to be at the edge of atrocity. While globalization
of trade in goods and services has created unique opportunity for unprecedented social and
economic development, increased risks resulting from globalization have become major
concerns. As the world has been increasingly connected, changes and its impacts are
progressively more global. With the revolution of telecommunication and global mobility,
distances have been shrunk and barriers broken down; people and places have become
closely linked. This global connectivity, however, not only brings people into closer
relationship, but also intensifies conflicts and spreading diseases. This article examines
health and human condition in the context of globalization by first surveying current
situations concerning violence, epidemics, and natural disaster. Although it is crucial to
assess these situations at the global level, I argue that, to be more effective in coping with
such global crises, we need better knowledge of local circumstances and a more methodical
understanding of the situations from local perspectives.