PHA-Exch> ] Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


 *Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health*

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*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*

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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

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*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.

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*Series Comments

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

Rhona MacDonald, Richard Horton

Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61773-0/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673608617730.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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Trade agreements and health in developing countries*

Joseph E Stiglitz

Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61772-9/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673608617729.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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Health before profits? Learning from Thailand's experience*

Mongkol Na Songkhla

Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61737-7/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673608617377.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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Trade and health: the need for a political economic analysis*

David Legge, David Sanders, David McCoy

Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61761-4/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673608617614.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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**Series Papers

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*Managing the pursuit of health and wealth: the key challenges*

David P Fidler, Nick Drager, Kelley Lee

Summary<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61775-4/abstract>
| Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61775-4/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673608617754.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health*

Kelley Lee, Devi Sridhar, Mayur Patel

Summary<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61776-6/abstract>
| Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61776-6/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673608617766.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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Trade and social determinants of health*

Chantal Blouin, Mickey Chopra, Rolph van der Hoeven

Summary<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61777-8/abstract>
| Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61777-8/fulltext>
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Trade in health-related services*

Richard D Smith, Rupa Chanda, Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Summary<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61778-X/abstract>
| Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61778-X/fulltext>
| PDF<http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS014067360861778X.pdf?id=9d3ded37aa4dcc76:-7e61f3af:11f2887e27c:4b401233340187325>

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Trade, TRIPS, and pharmaceuticals*

Richard D Smith, Carlos Correa, Cecilia Oh

Summary<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61779-1/abstract>
| Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61779-1/fulltext>
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Trade and health: an agenda for action*

Richard D Smith, Kelley Lee, Nick Drager

Summary<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61780-8/abstract>
| Full Text<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61780-8/fulltext>
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