La regularización sanitaria en México y el tratado de libre comercio

In this paper are discussed essential issues about the concept, characteristics and generalfunctions of sanitary regulation, as well as the principles and main lines of action contained in the Program of Modernization of the Sanitary Regulation, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Health o...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Mercedes Juan
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:México
Recursos:Secretaría de Salud
Repositorio:Redalyc-SSA
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:10636606
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10636606
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Salud
NAFTA
Mexico
promotion
sanitary control
sanitary regulation
Descrição
Resumo:In this paper are discussed essential issues about the concept, characteristics and generalfunctions of sanitary regulation, as well as the principles and main lines of action contained in the Program of Modernization of the Sanitary Regulation, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Health of Mexico. In addition, some considerations are offered regarding the supporting role of such a program, in the context of thefree trade era that Mexico is undergoing. After 40 years of an outdated sanitary regulation based in a non-functional licensing concept, the new and improved scheme relies on several ammendments to the General Health Law. Thus, the present approach, focuses on a set of flexible, simple and efficient rules, strenghtened by proven scientific and technical procedures