Editorial
In this four-month period, some news particularly approaching the relationship between public/private in health have drawn attention. Certainly the most institutional news refers to the adoption of the new Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (Fensa) of the World Health Organization (WHO),...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Revista de Direito Sanitário |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/rdisan/article/view/122301/119040 |
| Summary: | In this four-month period, some news particularly approaching the relationship between public/private in health have drawn attention. Certainly the most institutional news refers to the adoption of the new Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (Fensa) of the World Health Organization (WHO), adopted on 28 May 2016 by the 69th World Health Assembly. After a long debate, the WHO Member States have agreed on rules that should apply for the relationship between the organization and its partners from the so-called “third sector”, private companies, research institutions,
philanthropic organizations, among others. However, the debate seems unfinished. An argument previously raised to the approval of the text: “The principle of ‘inclusiveness’for all non-state actors indicates the failure to acknowledge the different nature – and
thus different roles – public and private sector actors should play in global health governance [...] widely opens the door for them to shape public health policies and priorities”, keeps being used: “The final version is a great improvement over the original, this
cannot be denied. |
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| ISSN: | 1516-4179 2316-9044 |