Salud internacional o salud global? Actos III y IV Algunas reflexiones para el debate Programa de Lideres en Salud Internacional Charles Godue 20 de mayo.

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1 Salud internacional o salud global? Actos III y IV Algunas reflexiones para el debate Programa de Lideres en Salud Internacional Charles Godue 20 de mayo 2008

2 ACTO 3: el sur también existe Contexto: Organización Panamericana de la Salud, agencia especializada en salud de la OEA y OMS Creación del Programa de Formación en Salud Internacional, 1985 Formación de cuadros para la practica de la cooperación técnica en salud en las Américas

3 Financiamiento a las Escuelas de Salud Publica por la creación de Departamentos de Salud Internacional

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5 Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Health: Historical Perspective Foreign policy: the policy realm where countries manage their international relations with other nations Diplomacy: official representatives of a country formulate, advance, and defend the national interest vis-à-vis other nations Health: has long been a foreign policy and diplomatic issue--just not a very important one

6 Health and the Functions of Foreign Policy Security Economic interests Development of strategic countries and regions Human dignity High politics Low politics Material interests Normative values International Sanitary Conventions Health in imperial realms Health in developing nations Health as a human right

7 Healths Rise in Foreign Policy SecuritySecurity: conceptualization of health problems as security threats –Human security –National security –International security –Global security Economic interestsEconomic interests: economic damage caused by health threats –To a country –To a countrys trading partners –To the international economic system

8 Healths Rise in Foreign Policy DevelopmentDevelopment: health as development instrument –Disease-related devastation of development prospects –Wealth-health relationship re-conceptualized –Millennium Development Goals and health Human dignityHuman dignity: heightened sensitivities to health in human dignity agendas –Civil and political rights –Economic, social, and cultural rights –Humanitarian disasters

9 Security Develop- ment Human dignity Economic interests Health Health as Foreign Policy: An Integrated Public Good and Diplomatic Challenge

10 Gracias Merci Obrigada Thanks Trajando para mejorar la salud en las Américas Gracias!