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The Sovereignty of Disease

Posted on July 26, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
Learning from experiences with such diseases as SARS, countries are now working together to determine the locus of disease and the best measures of containment.
Keywords: SARS, Asia, outbreaks, disease, avian flu

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Anglosphere - Limits to Globalization

Posted on October 22, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Does globalization have any limits?
Keywords: globalization, anti-globalization, trade liberalization, public health, SARS, security issues, terrorism

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In Need of a Global Health Insurance Plan

Posted on July 14, 2003
Previously filed under: Health
Medecins sans frontieres co-founder, Bernard Kouchner, says that a global health plan might be able to halt the spread of diseases that often start in developing countries.
Keywords: SARS, poverty, global health insurance, HIV/AIDS

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