America's Vital Interest in Global Health Protecting Our People, Enhancing Our Economy, and Advancing Our International Interests (1997) / Chapter Skim
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The health of all people is profoundly affected by economic, social, behavioral, political, scientific, and technological factors, many of which are changing at an unprecedented pace both in the United States and abroad. Since the end of the Cold War, the world economy has become increasingly interconnected and globalized; increased competition, trade, and communication have brought benefits to people in virtually every country and have created a remarkable degree of mutual interdependence.
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Some of the medical and scientific knowledge needed to protect the health of our people is uniquely available or acquired most cost-effectively through the study of populations abroad. In addition, knowledge of differing national experiences with health care systems and financing, and the analysis of novel approaches to solving problems of health care delivery, access, cost-containment, and quality are critical for infonning health policies within the United States.
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Political and regulatory barriers, however, deter the United States and other industrial countries from developing drugs, vaccines, and medical devices for these markets. These distortions need to be overcome if U.S.
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The failure to engage in the fight to anticipate, prevent, and ameliorate global health problems would diminish America's stature in the realm of health and jeopardize our own health, economy, and national security. LEADING FROM STRENGTH The scientific and technical expertise of the United States is unsurpassed in the health sector.
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The United States must continue to invest in global health research in order to maximize the many opportunities to understand, prevent, or control diseases that threaten the American people. The United States should also broaden the scope of its research and development activities to include health problems that impose the greatest burden of disease around the world, toward whose alleviation we can make important contributions.
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Creative, mutually beneficial partnerships can leverage expertise and increasingly scarce resources for global disease surveillance; prevention, control, and elimination of specific diseases; and health care policy analysis. Effective partnerships can also enhance research and development of new generations of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics for preventing and treating major diseases in the United States and abroad.
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federal agencies represented in the Interagency Task Force and to act as lead agency in establishing liaison with academia, NGOs, industry, and international agencies. The globalization of health problems, needs, and risks represents an urgent international challenge and an extraordinary opportunity for the United States, given its scientific and technical expertise, to benefit the American people and global humanity.
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