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      Free-trade agreements: challenges for global health Translated title: Tratados de livre comércio: desafios para a saúde global

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          Abstract

          In this study new free-trade agreements are discussed, which are based on the breaking down of tariff and technical barriers and normally exclude most of the poorest countries in the world. Considering the current context of economic globalization and its health impacts, seven controversial points of these treaties and their possible implications for global public health are presented, mainly regarding health equity and other health determinants. Finally, this research proposes a greater social and health professionals participation in the formulation and discussion of these treaties, and a deeper insertion of Brazil in this important international agenda.

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          São discutidos os novos tratados de livre comércio, os quais se baseiam em quebra de barreiras tarifárias e técnicas e excluem a maior parte dos países mais pobres do mundo. Considerando-se o atual contexto de globalização econômica, são apresentados sete pontos polêmicos desses tratados e suas possíveis implicações para a saúde pública global, sobretudo no que diz respeito à equidade em saúde e a outros deteminantes da saúde. Conclui-se defendendo maior participação social e de profissionais de saúde na formulação e discussão desses tratados e inserção do Brasil nesta importante e atual discussão internacional.

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          Global trade and public health.

          Global trade and international trade agreements have transformed the capacity of governments to monitor and to protect public health, to regulate occupational and environmental health conditions and food products, and to ensure affordable access to medications. Proposals under negotiation for the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the regional Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement cover a wide range of health services, health facilities, clinician licensing, water and sanitation services, and tobacco and alcohol distribution services. Public health professionals and organizations rarely participate in trade negotiations or in resolution of trade disputes. The linkages among global trade, international trade agreements, and public health deserve more attention than they have received to date.
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                Journal
                Rev Saude Publica
                Rev Saude Publica
                Revista de Saúde Pública
                Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo
                0034-8910
                1518-8787
                July 2015
                2015
                : 49
                : 52
                Affiliations
                [1]Departamento de Saúde Ambiental. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
                Author notes
                Correspondence:Helena Ribeiro. Departamento de Saúde Ambiental – FSP/USP. Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715. 01246-904 São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: lena@ 123456usp.br

                The author declares no conflict of interest.

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                S0034-8910.2015049006169
                10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049006169
                4544417
                26270018
                72aa572f-e87a-473b-bb87-2d99ce597c93

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                : 5 February 2015
                : 18 May 2015
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                global health, economics,commerce,economic competition,international agreements,equity in health

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