Stories on globalisation and health
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A site for a sore world
If sustainable development means different things to different people, all must have the opportunity to be heard – and new forms of global discussion and democracy are needed, argues David Seedhouse
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Whose DNA is it anyway?
Thousands of gene patents have been issued – yet in most cases they are not inventions, and patenting harms the public interest, warns Sue Mayer
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The health cost of free trade
Global ‘free trade’ rules threaten the integrity of basic services such as health and water – and the General Agreement on Trade in Services should come with its own health warning, says John Hilary
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‘La globalisacion nos matan’ – globalisation is killing us
What is globalisation and what does it have to do with health? Carolyn Stephens reports on the struggles to protect and promote health in a rapidly globalising world
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Being old in the global village
Globalisation threatens the health of older people, eroding traditional systems of support, explains Gail Wilson
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Blueprint for an unequal world
Will globalisation reduce the obscene wealth and health inequalities which exist? Mike Rowson examines the consequences of falling trade barriers for human welfare
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Global sneezes spread diseases
Globalisation of travel, food production and environmental degradation is increasing the threat from infectious diseases, old and new. Kelley Lee explains
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Who will inherit the earth?
International agreement on intellectual property rights has been foisted on poorer countries in the interests of corporate profit, and will seriously harm public health, say Mike Rowson and Meri Koivusalo
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