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The global health concept of the German government: strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities
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Abstract Recognising global health as a rapidly emerging policy field, the German federal government recently released a national concept note for global health politics (July 10, 2013). As the German government could have a significant impact on health globally by making a coherent, evidence-informed, and l... mehr
Recognising global health as a rapidly emerging policy field, the German federal government recently released a national concept note for global health politics (July 10, 2013). As the German government could have a significant impact on health globally by making a coherent, evidence-informed, and long-term commitment in this field, we offer an initial appraisal of the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for development recognised in this document. We conclude that the national concept is an important first step towards the implementation of a coherent global health policy. However, important gaps were identified in the areas of intellectual property rights and access to medicines. In addition, global health determinants such as trade, economic crises, and liberalisation as well as European Union issues such as the health of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers are not adequately addressed. Furthermore, little information is provided about the establishment of instruments to ensure an effective inter-ministerial cooperation. Finally, because implementation aspects for the national concept are critical for the success of this initiative, we call upon the newly elected 2013 German government to formulate a global health strategy, which includes a concrete plan of action, a time scale, and measurable goals.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
internationale Zusammenarbeit; Gesundheitswesen; strategische Planung; politische Strategie; Analyse; Gesundheitspolitik; Global Governance; Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Klassifikation
Gesundheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Global Health Governance; globale strategische Konzeption; Status und Rolle im internationalen System
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
4 S.
Zeitschriftentitel
Global Health Action, 7 (2014) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.23445
ISSN
1654-9880
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet