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INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION
Pages 168-174
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The Institute has agreed to initiate a study of the rationale for undertaking clinical investigations in developing countries, the scientific opportunities and needs for such investigations, social, cultural, and ethical considerations, and various regulatory, legal, and logistical constraints. A distinguished Steering Committee, chaired by Dr.
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A special concern for us is the continued cooperation with the developing nations to assist them in providing for the basic health needs of the poor majority." Consistent with this focus on basic human needs and with a planned expansion of foreign aid with emphasis on the poorest of the world's people, the Administration conducted an interagency study of international health needs and a review of United States government activities in international health. Chaired by Peter Bourne and including participation by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the study sought effective ways in which the United States government and private organizations could help reduce the human and economic impact of widespread malnutrition, infectious diseases, and other health hazards, including those associated with frequent childbirth.
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• Community-based primary health care, including the use of community resources and the local training of appropriate personnel, is the most effective means of achieving the standard of health we desire for all people. • Prevention of disease and ill health, with special emphasis on providing clean drinking water, basic sanitation, nutrition, and basic immunizations, will be reflected in our own programs and in our support of priorities established by various international organizations.
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Department of State The State Department is responsible for development, implementation, and monitoring of United States foreign policy as it relates to both the developed and the developing countries. Its foreign assistance programs aimed at developing countries are administered by the Agency for International Development (AID)
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The ISTC will work directly with United States and developing country institutions and agencies to improve scientific and technical capabilities for problem-solving in the developing countries and to address cooperatively critical long-term problems of development. The ISTC would be the principal central research and technology development agency within an International Development Cooperation Administration, currently under consideration by the President's Reorganization team.
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In international health, the commercial sector accounts for a major portion of all United States international health activity, although the greatest proportion of this commerce, investment, and trade is among developed countries. There is need to enchance commercial sector involvement in international health efforts aimed at the poorer countries, to complement government and private voluntary efforts to improve health in the developing countries.
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Bergstrom, Head of the WHO Advisory Committee on Medical Research. The Carter Administration has strengthened the government's capabilities and financial resources to address health needs of developing countries.
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