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. 2007 Mar 10;369(9564):857-861.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60327-4.

Health is global: proposals for a UK Government-wide strategy

Liam Donaldson  1 , Nicholas Banatvala  2
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Health is global: proposals for a UK Government-wide strategy

Liam Donaldson et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

Global health enables the harmonisation of international and domestic-health concerns-its outlook is much wider than a development or foreign-assistance perspective alone. Engaging globally in health requires the creation of relevant and effective partnerships to implement solutions for shared or common problems. To build on the UK's achievements and leadership in global health, the central government Department of Health is now leading the development of a UK Government-wide global strategy. This paper describes the rationale and process for developing the new UK Government-wide strategy for global health and highlights some of the issues that must be discussed.

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  • Health as an instrument of foreign policy.
    Horton R. Horton R. Lancet. 2007 Mar 10;369(9564):806-807. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60378-X. Lancet. 2007. PMID: 17350433 No abstract available.
  • Global health and foreign policy.
    Obermann K. Obermann K. Lancet. 2007 May 19;369(9574):1688. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60769-7. Lancet. 2007. PMID: 17512846 No abstract available.
  • Global health and foreign policy.
    Wood C, Hargreaves S, Ainsworth J, Anderson J, Jack D. Wood C, et al. Lancet. 2007 May 19;369(9574):1688-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60770-3. Lancet. 2007. PMID: 17512847 No abstract available.
  • Global health and foreign policy.
    Ellis J, Morarji N, North S, Walpole S. Ellis J, et al. Lancet. 2007 May 19;369(9574):1689-90. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60771-5. Lancet. 2007. PMID: 17512848 No abstract available.

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