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International audience ; AB STRACT This article analyses the impact of new institutional structures in global health governance (GHG) on the realization of social rights in poor countries. Focusing on the example of global HIV/AIDS politics. The article argues that new governance modes increase the participation of civil society groups and affected communities, but also that they are frequently instrumentalized by powerful actors to pursue their particular interests. In fact, increasing resources are mobilized for the fight against poverty-related diseases. The article concludes that, as the experience of HIV/AIDS politics, the conflicts around the TRIPS Agreement and the development of Global Public-Private Partnerships GPPPs suggest, GHG is characterized by a combination of moral values and material interests that does not guarantee a comprehensive realization of social rights, but which allows some progress in the fight against poverty-related diseases — a step toward realization of social rights.

"In the light of scares about potential pandemics such as swine fever and avian flu, the issue of global health and its governance is of increasing concern to scholars and practitioners of medicine, public health, social work, and international politics alike. Providing a concise and informative introduction to how global health is governed, this book: Explores the various ways in which we understand global health governance Explains the 'nuts and bolts' of the traditional institutions of global health governance, highlights key frameworks and treaties and their relative successes and failings Examines the actors in global health governance, their purpose, influence and impact Offers an in depth analysis of the effectiveness of global health interventions, focusing particularly on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Highlighting the wide variety of actors, issues and approaches involved, this work shows the complex nature of global health governance, forcing the reader to examine who or what really governs global health, to what outcome, and for whom"--Provided by publisher.

This article analyses the impact of new institutional structures in global health governance (GHG) on the realization of social rights in poor countries. Focusing on the example of global HIV/AIDS politics. The article argues that new governance modes increase the participation of civil society groups and affected communities, but also that they are frequently instrumentalized by powerful actors to pursue their particular interests. In fact, increasing resources are mobilized for the fight against poverty-related diseases. The article concludes that, as the experience of HIV/AIDS politics, the conflicts around the TRIPS Agreement and the development of Global Public-Private Partnerships GPPPs suggest, GHG is characterized by a combination of moral values and material interests that does not guarantee a comprehensive realization of social rights, but which allows some progress in the fight against poverty-related diseases - a step toward realization of social rights.

'Globale Gesundheitsprobleme haben in den letzten Jahren mehr als in früheren Jahrzehnten die Aufmerksamkeit der Menschen auch in den Industrieländern erregt. Dies betraf vor allem tödliche Infektionskrankheiten: Nach der AIDS-Pandemie folgten SARS und in den vergangenen Monaten die Vogelgrippe: Auch wenn diese im Augenblick in Europa aus den Schlagzeilen geraten ist, werden aus Afrika weiter steigende Infektionszahlen gemeldet. Allerdings sind in den letzten Monaten auch wichtige Weichenstellungen im Bereich von 'Global Health Governance' erfolgt (International Health Regulations, Forschung und Entwicklung zu Medikamenten). Die veränderten globalen Rahmenbedingungen durch den Globalisierungsprozess verlangen neue Formen des politischen und finanziellen Engagements in der globalen Gesundheitspolitik, die die Möglichkeiten der bis in die 1990er-Jahre hinein diesen Sektor dominierenden internationalen Organisationen (WHO, Weltbank, UNICEF) erheblich übersteigen. Dies betrifft vor allem folgende Aspekte: Die Bedrohung durch Infektionskrankheiten aufgrund steigender Mobilität und wachsender Resistenz von Krankheitserregern gegen Antibiotika nimmt zu. Die schlechte Gesundheitssituation in armen Ländern wird als Hindernis für Entwicklung und ein Faktor für politische Instabilität wahrgenommen. Die Liberalisierung der Welthandelsordnung und vor allem das TRIPS-Abkommen implizieren zweifelhafte - vor allem an der erwarteten zahlungsfähigen Nachfrage orientierte - Anreize für medizinische Innovationsprozesse, die Patienten in armen Ländern tendenziell vernachlässigen. Als Reaktion auf globale Gesundheitsprobleme lässt sich eine erhebliche Stärkung zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen und die Entstehung neuartiger Organisationsformen (vor allem Global Public Private Partnerships) beobachten. Diese stärken zwar die in der globalen Gesundheitspolitik verfügbaren politischen und finanziellen Ressourcen, führen aber immer mehr zu Koordinationsproblemen.' (Autorenreferat)

"By analyzing the roles and problems faced by international regimes as major players in global health governance, this book looks into the root causes of the often insufficient supply of global public goods for health and deficiencies in current global health governance. Combining several different methods of analysis and methodologies, this book sketches out the landscape of international public health governance involving a range of international actors. These include the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the Biological Weapons Convention and International Human Rights Regimes. Through a novel theoretical framework that synthesizes the theory of "securitization", public goods and international regimes, the author then focuses on factors that have resulted in observed deficiencies in global health governance. Based on these examinations, the book also tries to explore feasible approaches for institutional refinement and innovations in the hope of greater effectiveness in global health governance. The book will appeal to academics and policy makers interested in global health, international relations and international law"--