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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Samir Banoob, MD, PhD, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 10608 Orange Grove Drive, Tampa, FL 33618, 8139359183, sbanoob@aol.com
The Egyptian health care system was mainly governmental in the 1960's. The government owned, managed and financed its health care system. Private sector health care existed but it was affected by nationalization and restrictions. In the early 70's, in a first set of responses to the gradually globalizing world economy, Egypt opened up to a free market economy. However, this opening took place with reservations and, sometimes, hesitancy. Foreign aid was progressively received from the UN agencies and others, especially the US and the European Community. A second set of impacts and responses to globalization took place progressively in Egypt since the mid 1990s as the waves of globalization grew on a world-wide scale.
This paper addresses the pros and cons of globalization and its impact on health and the health care system in Egypt, with particular reference to the following: Health insurance of workers and their dependents; family planning and birth control; hospital care and the role of the private sector in health care; the pharmaceutical industry; and the competing projects of donors.
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.