4041.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| We live in a time of unprecedented growth, overlaid on a widening gap between the rich and the poor. The health status of the poor in many countries has declined at the same time that financial markets and technological advancements have forged ahead. In this session speakers will examine the relationship between a healthy economy and a healthy population, and explore options for assuring progress towards equity in the context of globalization. The globalization of goods and services is not inherently negative, and indeed has the potential for health improvements, such as via enhanced treatment possibilities for HIV/AIDS treatment. But the process of global sharing is not equal. While improving health equity is a stated objective of health sector reform initiatives in countries around the world and of WHO, for many of the world's poorest health care is still a luxury. More than one billion people in developing countries still do not have access to safe drinking water, and many more do not have access to adequate nutrition, shelter, and basic necessities that promote health. In this world of dissolving national borders, what entities are responsible for ensuring equity and meeting basic human needs? The speakers will discuss global governance and mechanisms that can be applied to promote equity as a genuine objective in the current world order. | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session the participants will be able to: 1) Describe current and potential positive and negative impacts of globalization on health status, using country-specific examples 2) Explain the concept of equity as it relates to health and discuss options for monitoring health equity. 3) List at least two ways that trade-related agreements can facilitate or frustrate attempts to improve health equity for developing countries | ||||
| Mary Anne Mercer, DrPH Meredith P. Fort | ||||
| Global Trade, Travel and Emerging Infections Ann Marie Kimball, MD, MPH | ||||
| International agendas and changing national leadership: What has been the effect on health status in Haiti? Herby M.J. Derenoncourt | ||||
| Paradox of market liberalization: In the age of globalization why are the world's poor without essential medicines? James P. Love | ||||
| Sponsor: | International Health | |||
| Cosponsors: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; HIV/AIDS; Peace Caucus; Public Health Student Caucus; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||