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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia@paho.org>
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Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health

 

Kelley Lee, Devi Sridhar, Mayur Patel

This is the second in a Series of six papers on trade and health Centre on Global Change and Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,

London, UK (K Lee DPhil); and All Souls College, Department of Politics and International Relations (D Sridhar DPhil) and Department of International

Development (M Patel MPhil), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Volume 373, Issue 9661, Pages 353-432 - 31 January 2009-6 February 2009

 

Abstract:  http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61776-6/abstract

 

The main institutions responsible for governing international trade and health—the World Trade Organization (WTO), which replaced the General Agreement on Tariff s and Trade (GATT) in 1995, and WHO—were established after World War 2. For many decades the two institutions operated in isolation, with little cooperation between them.

The growth and expansion of world trade over the past half century amid economic globalisation, and the increased importance of health issues to the functioning of a more interconnected world, brings the two domains closer together on a broad range of issues. Foremost is the capacity of each to govern their respective domains, and their ability to cooperate in tackling issues that lie at the intersection of trade and health. This paper discusses how the governance of these two areas relate to one another, and how well existing institutions work together…"

 

Trade and Health SERIES – The Lancet

Launched in London, UK, Jan 21, 2009

"The fact that trade directly and indirectly affects the health of the global population with an unrivalled reach and depth undoubtedly makes it a key health issue", states a Comment introducing the Series.

Executive summary

Many health professionals perceive trade as complex or unrelated to their practice. The Series on trade and health provides timely analysis of the key challenges to achieving an appropriate balance between trade and health across a diverse range of issues. This six-part Series examines differences in structures of the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization that promote wealth before health. Issues of global trade governance, effects of trade practices on health of workers and the implications of intellectual property rights for access to live-saving medicines are all explored.

 

Series Comments

Trade and health: time for the health sector to get involved

Rhona MacDonald, Richard Horton

Full Text | PDF


Trade agreements and health in developing countries

Joseph E Stiglitz

Full Text | PDF


Health before profits? Learning from Thailand's experience

Mongkol Na Songkhla

Full Text | PDF


Trade and health: the need for a political economic analysis

David Legge, David Sanders, David McCoy

Full Text | PDF


Series Papers

Managing the pursuit of health and wealth: the key challenges

David P Fidler, Nick Drager, Kelley Lee

Summary | Full Text | PDF


Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health

Kelley Lee, Devi Sridhar, Mayur Patel

Summary | Full Text | PDF


Trade and social determinants of health

Chantal Blouin, Mickey Chopra, Rolph van der Hoeven

Summary | Full Text | PDF


Trade in health-related services

Richard D Smith, Rupa Chanda, Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Summary | Full Text | PDF


Trade, TRIPS, and pharmaceuticals

Richard D Smith, Carlos Correa, Cecilia Oh

Summary | Full Text | PDF


Trade and health: an agenda for action

Richard D Smith, Kelley Lee, Nick Drager

Summary | Full Text | PDF

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