PHM-Exch> Shifting Paradigm: How the BRICS are Reshaping Global Health and Development

[Claudio Schuftan]

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


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*Shifting Paradigm:
How the BRICS are Reshaping Global Health and Development

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*Global Health Strategies Initiatives (GHSi) March 2012

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Available online PDF [108] at: http://bit.ly/H9hi0Q ****


“….The report was released in the lead-up to the 4th BRICS Summit (28-29
March, ****New Delhi****).****

It takes an in-depth look at the increasingly important roles **Brazil**, **
Russia**, **India**, **China** and ****South Africa**** are playing
to advance health and development in the world's poorest countries.
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There is an urgent need for new resources and innovation in global health,
and the world is looking to the BRICS and other emerging economies for
greater leadership in these areas. As these countries invest more in global
health and R&D, it is clear that their approaches differ from those of
traditional donors and are shaped by their own experiences,
philosophies and interests. It is also clear that the BRICS and other
emerging economies will play an increasingly important role in driving
access to new health technologies and services.
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Shifting Paradigm comprises part of a larger GHSi project focused on
the intersections between major growth economies and global health. ****

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This report presents findings from a qualitative and quantitative survey of
present and future****

efforts by **Brazil**, **Russia**, **India**, ****China**** and South****

**Africa** to improve global health. It examines these****

roles within the broader context of international

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*TABLE OF CONTENTS

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*Executive Summary *

*1. Introduction *

*2. Brazil *

****Brazil**** Overview ****

****Brazil****’s International Cooperation ****

****Brazil****’s Health Cooperation ****

Brazilian Innovation and Implications for Global Health ****

*3. Russia *

****Russia**** Overview ****

****Russia****’s Foreign Assistance ****

****Russia****’s Health Assistance ****

Russian Innovation and Implications for Global Health ****

*4. India *

****India**** Overview ****

****India****’s Foreign Assistance ****

****India****’s Health Assistance ****

Indian Innovation and Implications for Global Health ****

*5. China *

****China**** Overview ****

****China****’s Foreign Assistance ****

****China****’s Health Assistance ****

Chinese Innovation and Implications for Global Health ****

*6. South Africa *

****South Africa**** Overview ****

****South Africa****’s Foreign Assistance ****

****South Africa****’s Health Assistance and Impact ****

on Global Health Innovation****

*7. Beyond BRICS *

*8. Key Findings and Conclusions *

Citations

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