Globalizing health benefits for developing countries

"For the health community, globalization offers opportunities but also poses important challenges. Dramatic progress has been made in the area of health over the past forty years; however, improvements have been unequally distributed across regions. Developing countries share a disproportionate burden of avoidable mortality and disability, primarily attributable to preventable infectious diseases, malnutrition, and complications of childbirth. Globalization affects global health, which in turn may improve or worsen the health of the poor in developing countries. This paper reviews the different meanings of globalization and indicators for some of its components. Using a simple framework, it examines the channels, which links globalization and health outcomes and identifies among them five main pathways. The first two pathways connect globalization with general outcomes on the economy and the government of developing countries, which affect the global health situation. The last three connect directly globalization with health, through its effect on institutions, nutrition, and the environment. In conclusion, this paper presents some policy and institutional responses that seek to reduce the negative and enhance the positive effects of globalization on health in developing countries." Authors' AbstractGlobalization ,Health services ,Poor Developing countries ,Economic conditions ,malnutrition ,

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GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN NUTRITION: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR THE POOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Globalization is here to stay. Those of us concerned about nutrition among low-income families should focus on how globalization can be guided for their benefit. This chapter provides a conceptual framework for assessing the linkages between globalization and nutrition, and suggests action to be taken by governments and civil society. Policy changes are needed in developing countries to give poor people access to productive resources and markets, and to assure that the poor are not marginalized in the globalization process. Policies are also needed to guide domestic markets for imported foods. Industrialized countries must open their markets for developing-country goods and services (including agricultural commodities and processed foods) and remove unfair trade practices. Globalization can help or hurt the poor and malnourished. Accompanying policies will help determine which it will be. (Af. J. Food and Nutritional Sciences: 2001 1(1): 9-18

GLOBALIZING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

For the health community, globalization offers opportunities but also poses important challenges. Dramatic progress has been made in the area of health over the past forty years; however, improvements have been unequally distributed across regions. Developing countries share a disproportionate burden of avoidable mortality and disability, primarily attributable to preventable infectious diseases, malnutrition, and complications of childbirth. Globalization affects global health, which in turn may improve or worsen the health of the poor in developing countries. This paper reviews the different meanings of globalization and indicators for some of its components. Using a simple framework, it examines the channels, which links globalization and health outcomes and identifies among them five main pathways. The first two pathways connect globalization with general outcomes on the economy and the government of developing countries, which affect the global health situation. The last three connect directly globalization with health, through its effect on institutions, nutrition, and the environment. In conclusion, this paper presents some policy and institutional responses that seek to reduce the negative and enhance the positive effects of globalization on health in developing countries