European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary

European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary European perspectives on global health: a policy glossary

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This policy glossary was produced with the support of : Interdisciplinary experts from Africa, the Americas and Europe Sonja Bartsch, German Overseas Institute Nick Drager, World Health Organization Geneva David Fidler, Indiana University Wolfgang Hein, German Overseas Institute Lars Kohlmorgen, German Overseas Institute Seggane Musisi, Makerere Medical School Diarmund O’Donovan, Irish Forum for Global Health Magda Robalo Correia e Silva, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa Constantino Sakellarides, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública David Sanders, University of Western Cape - Peoples Health Movement Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, Swedish National Institute of Public Health Sarah Wamala, Swedish National Institute of Public Health Foundations Editorial assistance : Anne Roca ong>Europeanong> Foundation Centre ( EFC ) Copyright © 2006. All rights reserved. To obtain permission regarding printed duplication, retransmission, re-distribution or other uses of copyrighted material, EFC’s authorisation must be requested in writing. Every effort has been made to ensure the quality of information in this document. However, the EFC cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of information published in this document. The EFC is not responsible for consequences resulting from use of information provided in this document. The EFC expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, reliance on, or performance of the information given in this document. ong>Europeanong> Foundation Centre, AISBL 51, rue de la Concorde • 1050 Brussels, Belgium tel. : +32.2.512.8938 • fax : +32.2.512.3265 • e-mail : efc@efc.be web : www.efc.be, www.europeintheworld.info, www.fundersonline.org

Contents Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction : Global health touches the life of every ong>Europeanong> citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ong>Europeanong> foundations call for a ong>Europeanong> Strategy for Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 This global health policy glossary is a starting point for dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Five policy imperatives for global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1. Europe must make global health a priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ong>Europeanong> health values are central to action on global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Globalisation has a profound impact upon health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Global patterns of health and disease are shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ong>Europeanong>s must establish strategic priorities for global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2. Europe must include global health in all fields of policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ong>Europeanong> foreign policy and health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Human security and health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 War and health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ong>Europeanong> agricultural policies and health impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Trade policy and health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Health, the environment and sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3. Europe must assert its role in global health governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Key actors in global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Financing for global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ong>Europeanong> approaches to international laws for health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Politics of global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4. Europe must establish a societal dialogue for global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Corporate responsibility for health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Civil society action for global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Consumer protection and global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Public-private partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Global policy networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 5. Europe must act now for global health : Four select policy areas to shape the global health agenda 60 Europe should support the improvement of health systems worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Europe should lead research and knowledge management for global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Europe must support global policies for human resources for health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Europe should lead a gender-sensitive approach to global health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Conclusion : A ong>Europeanong> Strategy for Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 About the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Global Health Policy Glossary 3

C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Introducti<strong>on</strong> : Global <strong>health</strong> touches the life of every <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> foundati<strong>on</strong>s call for a <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> Strategy for Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

This <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> <strong>policy</strong> <strong>glossary</strong> is a starting point for dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Five <strong>policy</strong> imperatives for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

1. Europe must make <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> a priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>health</strong> values are central to acti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />

Globalisati<strong>on</strong> has a profound impact up<strong>on</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

Global patterns of <strong>health</strong> and disease are shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g>s must establish strategic priorities for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

2. Europe must include <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> in all fields of <strong>policy</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> foreign <strong>policy</strong> and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

Human security and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

War and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> agricultural policies and <strong>health</strong> impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />

Trade <strong>policy</strong> and <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />

Health, the envir<strong>on</strong>ment and sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />

3. Europe must assert its role in <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />

Key actors in <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37<br />

Financing for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> approaches to internati<strong>on</strong>al laws for <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44<br />

Politics of <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47<br />

4. Europe must establish a societal dialogue for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49<br />

Corporate resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49<br />

Civil society acti<strong>on</strong> for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51<br />

C<strong>on</strong>sumer protecti<strong>on</strong> and <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54<br />

Public-private partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56<br />

Global <strong>policy</strong> networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59<br />

5. Europe must act now for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> : Four select <strong>policy</strong> areas to shape the <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> agenda 60<br />

Europe should support the improvement of <strong>health</strong> systems worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60<br />

Europe should lead research and knowledge management for <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62<br />

Europe must support <strong>global</strong> policies for human resources for <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64<br />

Europe should lead a gender-sensitive approach to <strong>global</strong> <strong>health</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66<br />

C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong> : A <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> Strategy for Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69<br />

About the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70<br />

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