Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!

In this paper, originally presented at an event held by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, the author analyzes the repercussions of globalization on various health aspects: the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, bioterrorism, and new behavioral patterns in health...

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Main Author: Paulo Marchiori Buss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2002000600033&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-b9ac290ab97349e99a82271c88e6b7d62020-11-25T03:03:39ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública0102-311X1678-446418617831788S0102-311X2002000600033Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!Paulo Marchiori Buss0Fundação Oswaldo CruzIn this paper, originally presented at an event held by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, the author analyzes the repercussions of globalization on various health aspects: the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, bioterrorism, and new behavioral patterns in health, among others. He goes on to examine the positive and negative effects of international agreements on health, particularly in the trade area, including the TRIPS Agreement on medicines in the area of public health. The paper concludes that the resumption of cooperation among nations is the best way to achieve world progress in public health.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2002000600033&lng=en&tlng=ensocial inequitycommerceworld healthglobalization
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Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
social inequity
commerce
world health
globalization
author_facet Paulo Marchiori Buss
author_sort Paulo Marchiori Buss
title Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
title_short Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
title_full Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
title_fullStr Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
title_full_unstemmed Globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
title_sort globalization and disease: in an unequal world, unequal health!
publisher Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
series Cadernos de Saúde Pública
issn 0102-311X
1678-4464
description In this paper, originally presented at an event held by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, the author analyzes the repercussions of globalization on various health aspects: the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, bioterrorism, and new behavioral patterns in health, among others. He goes on to examine the positive and negative effects of international agreements on health, particularly in the trade area, including the TRIPS Agreement on medicines in the area of public health. The paper concludes that the resumption of cooperation among nations is the best way to achieve world progress in public health.
topic social inequity
commerce
world health
globalization
url http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2002000600033&lng=en&tlng=en
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