Modalities and Determinants of Trade in Health Services
Trade in health services is part of the larger phenomenon of globalization of services, wherein services have become increasingly tradeable through different modes of delivery and are playing a growing role in the growth and development process of...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC : World Bank
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099752507152217977/IDU015a894b5079c1047fc0b9de00f32e94d4aa5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37711 |
| Summary: | Trade in health services is part of
the larger phenomenon of globalization of services, wherein
services have become increasingly tradeable through
different modes of delivery and are playing a growing role
in the growth and development process of economies. The
provision of health services forms the backbone of any
health system. Accessibility, quality, capacity,
organization, availability of human and physical resources,
and equity in the provision of health services are essential
for a health care system to deliver the desired health and
related sustainable development outcomes. Section 2 provides
an overview of trade in health services, outlining its
defining characteristics and features. Section 3 discusses
the positive and negative effects of trade in health
services and the associated welfare and health security
implications. Section 4 delves into the factors that drive
cross-border demand for, and supply of health services and
outlines the barriers that constrain this trade. Section 5
concludes by outlining a conceptual framework for the
determinants of trade in health services and provides
insights the ways in which countries can leverage their
natural advantages and shape the enabling policy and
regulatory environment to participate in the growing global
and regional opportunities for trade in health services,
while keeping in mind the need to balance efficiency with equity. |
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