The WTO and Public Health
By: Bertrand, Agnes.
Contributor(s): Kalafatides, Laurence.
Subject(s): Ecology | Human Ecology | Environment Science | WTO | Public Health | WTO-Public Health | Public Health-WTO | World Trade Organisation | Health Care-Globalisation | Medico-Pharmaceutical Industry | Globalisation-Healthcare | Privatisation-Health Care In: The Ecologist 29(6)Summary: For over fifty years, access to health-care for all has come to be regarded as a fundamental human right in many countries. Today, through, health-care is increasingly considered as a new field for commercial activity. Next month's meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Seattle is set to accelerate this creeping privatisation of public health-care.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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For over fifty years, access to health-care for all has come to be regarded as a fundamental human right in many countries. Today, through, health-care is increasingly considered as a new field for commercial activity. Next month's meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Seattle is set to accelerate this creeping privatisation of public health-care.