International Health Law

Beschrijving

Over het boekIn the twenty-first century, complex health care problems have remainedunsolved. Conflicts between public interests and individual rights,evolving public health crises in low income countries, the challenge ofregulating health professionals, and the effects of globalisation on healthcare systems dominate the contemporary debates in this field. In a way,these problems expose the regulatory weaknesses of health systemsresponding to these questions. Facing these problems, health lawyersand policy makers should - more than in the past - focus on underlyingnormative values in health care. Core values include solidarity andjustice in health care access.This book explores the underlying normative valuesof health systems from a global and local perspective. Apart fromexamining country experiences, the authors provide an interesting andvaluable contribution to the international legal and health policy debateon guaranteeing equal access to health care facilities, resisting a marketor consumer-driven movement.By explaining health systems in terms of access, solidarity and justice,International Health Law could contribute strengthening health systems,including equal access.Uit de inhoudTable of contentsOver de auteursAndr den Exter is a lecturer in health law at the ErasmusUniversity Rotterdam.