International trade in health services : a development perspective /

Detalhes bibliográficos
Outros Autores: Zarrilli, Simonetta, 1959- (ed.), Kinnon, Colette M. (ed.)
Formato: Livro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado em: Geneva : United Nations : WHO, 1998.
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Sumário:
  • Part. 1. General Issues. 1. International trade in health services: difficulties and opportunities for developing countries / UNCTAD Secretariat.
  • 2. A public health perspective / Orvill Adams and Colette Kinnon.
  • 3. Domestic capacity and international trade in health services: the main issues / Mario Marconini.
  • 4. Opportunities and challenges for developing countries in the health services sector / Gustaaf Wolvaardt.
  • 5. The globalization of medical care / David Warner.
  • 6. TeleHealth. What is it? WilI it propel cross-border trade in health services? / Salah H. Mandil.
  • 7. The heaIth insurance sector: market segmentation and internationaI trade in heaIth services / Francois Outreville.
  • 8. InternationaI trade and the nursing profession / Judith A. OuIton.
  • 9. GATS cornmitments in the heaIth service sector and the scope for future negotiations / JoIita Butkeviciene and David Diaz. Part 2. Country experiences. 10. The case of the United States-Mexico border area / Jorge Augusto Arredondo-Vega.
  • 11. The case of BraziI / Simonetta Zarrilli.
  • 12. The case of China / Xing Houyuan.
  • 13. The case of India / Indrani Gupta, Bishwanath GoIdar and Arup Mitra.
  • 14. The case of ThaiIand / Songphan Singkaew and Songyot Chaichana.
  • 15. The case of Mozambique / Enrico Pavignani, AIessandro Colombo, Allison Beattie and AbduI Razak Noormahomed.