Trade in Health Services
Global Regional and Country Perspectives 

 

Contents

Foreword 
Juan A. Casas
and Andrew Cassels  [2p. 55 kb]

Part I. The global perspective

  • Globalization, global public goods, and health
    David Woodward, Nick Drager, Robert Beaglehole,
    and Debra Lipson 
    [10p. 126 kb]
  • Health services under the General Agreement on Trade Services
    Rudolph Adlung and Antonia Carzaniga [22p. 218 kb]
  • Trade in health services - Rupa Chanda [10p. 105 kb]

Part II. The perspective from the trade and negotiation policies

  • Trade and public health in an open economy: a framework for analysis
    Henryk Kierzkowski
    [6p. 77 kb]
  • Trade policies and export of health services: a development perspective
    David Díaz Benavides  [18p. 131 kb]
  • Identifying a trade-negotiating agenda  - Simonetta Zarrilli
    [8p.88 kb]

Part III. Regional perspectives and country case studies

A. South-East Asia

  • Overview of the South-East Asia Region
    Karin Timmermans
    [4p. 67 kb]
  • International trade in health services in the millennium: the case of Thailand - Wattana S. Janjaroen and Siripen Supakankunti
    [20p. 202 kb]
  • International relations within Indonesia’s hospital sector
    Dono Widiatmoko and Ascobat Gani 
    [12p. 142 kb]

B. The Americas

  • Trade in health services in the Region of the Americas
    Division of Health and Human Development, PAHO
    [22p. 220 kb]
    The case of Brazil - Simonetta Zarrilli   [12p.109 kb]
  • The case of the Chilean health system 1983-2000. - Francisco León
    [30p. 252 kb]
  • The case of the United States of America - Bernard Ascher
    [8p. 92 kb]
  • An approach to trade and health at Health Canada.- Jake Vellinga
    [4p. 61 kb]

C. Eastern Mediterranean

  • The Eastern Mediterranean Region perspective - Belgacem Sabri
    [8p.103 kb]
  • Health services in Tunisia in the light of World Trade Organization agreements
    Hédi Achouri and Noureddine Achour
    [14p. 176 kb]

Part IV. Conclusions

Toward a positive multilateral trade agenda for developing countries:
Meeting conclusions and recommendations
PDF [4p. 46 kb]

Copyright page:[1p. 28kb]

Contact Information:
Monica Bolis - bolismon@paho.org 
Regional Advisor Health Legislation
Public Policy and Health HDP/HDD - PAHO/WHO