The Emergence of New Regional Health Diplomacyin Post-Neoliberal Times: The Case of UNASUR Health
Since the creation of Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), health policies have become a strategic element in dealing with the impact of neoliberal policies in the region. The aim of this paper is: first, to describe the social, political and economic processes that explain the emergence of UNA...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar |
| Repositorio: | Revista Comentario Internacional |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/35 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/35 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | UNASUR salud políticas públicas regionalismo sudamericano diplomacia desarrollo. health public policies South American regionalism diplomacy development |
| Sumario: | Since the creation of Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), health policies have become a strategic element in dealing with the impact of neoliberal policies in the region. The aim of this paper is: first, to describe the social, political and economic processes that explain the emergence of UNASUR and its focus on social policy through health care, and second, how through UNASUR Health, health became the engine behind a new kind of health diplomacy. This article hopes to contribute to the debate on the new forms of health diplomacy and the role of regional organizations concentrating on health policies as a centrepiece of their regional integration efforts and the reduction of social inequalities. |
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