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Chapter 16 - Geopolitics, Disease, and Inequalities in Emerging Economies

from Section 3 - Analyzing Some Reasons for Poor Health and Responsibilities to Address Them

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2021

By
Eduardo J. Gómez
Edited by
Solomon Benatar  and
Gillian Brock
Solomon Benatar
Affiliation:
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town
Gillian Brock
Affiliation:
Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland
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Summary

In recent years, an international consensus has emerged claiming that developing nations must now, more than ever, merge the fields of foreign policy and health. To that end, in 2006, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from Brazil, France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, South Africa, and Thailand established a ministerial accord agreement in Oslo, Norway, emphasizing that healthcare become an integral component of foreign policy (Amorim et al., 2006). Whereas improved diplomatic relations in health, also commonly referred to as global health diplomacy, has led to increased communication between nations, technical assistance, and disease preparedness (Long, 2011), unfortunately, it also has led to an increase in domestic healthcare inequalities and policy shortcomings. As I explain in this chapter, this shortcoming mainly has to do with how global health diplomacy has shifted politicians’ focus away from prioritizing domestic healthcare needs.

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Ethical Challenges
 , pp. 221 - 229
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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