Contains selected papers presented at the inter-regional meeting on health and trade issues, held in Washington DC in November 1999. The principal objective of

Health ministries around the world face a new challenge: to assess the risks and respond to the opportunities of the increasing openness in health services unde

"[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert

This title provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues in trade and liberalization of services. Providing a useful overview of the players involved,

This study has emerged from an ongoing program of trilateral cooperation between WHO, WTO and WIPO. It responds to an increasing demand, particularly in develop