Cattaneo, Olivier2012-03-192012-03-192009-11-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4305This study summarizes the existing knowledge and relevant abstracts and case-studies on the design of health and/or trade reforms and policies. The study aims to contribute to the understanding of the potential benefits and risks - and ways to maximize the former and minimize the latter - of trade in the health sector. It is designed for non-trade (health) experts to understand how trade can help to improve health systems and access to health services, and for trade specialists to understand the specific characteristics of the health sector.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESADEQUATE TREATMENTAGE STRUCTUREANCILLARY SERVICESANGIOPLASTYBEDSBRAINCANCERCAPITAL INTENSITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCARDIOLOGYCATARACTCHEMOTHERAPYCITIESCLINICSCOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTCOST OF SERVICESDEBTDEMAND FOR HEALTHDEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICESDENTAL SURGERYDENTISTRYDENTISTSDEONTOLOGYDIAGNOSISDIAGNOSTICSDIALYSISDOCTORSDRUGSECONOMIES OF SCALEEMERGENCY CAREEMERGENCY CASESEMPLOYMENTEPIDEMIOLOGYEXTERNALITIESFAMILIESFINANCIAL INCENTIVESFINANCIAL RESOURCESGOVERNMENT POLICIESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE EQUIPMENTHEALTH CARE PROVIDERHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH COVERAGEHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGEHEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITYHEALTH MARKETHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERSHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SUPPLYHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH WORKFORCEHEALTHCAREHEALTHCARE EXPENDITUREHEALTHCARE PROVIDERSHEALTHCARE SECTORHEALTHCARE SERVICESHEALTHCARE SYSTEMHIV/AIDSHOSPITAL CAREHOSPITAL OPERATORHOSPITALSHUMAN RESOURCESHYGIENEHYSTERECTOMYINCOMEINCOME COUNTRIESINCOME POPULATIONINDEXESINSURANCEINSURANCE SYSTEMSINTERMEDIARIESINTERPRETERSINTERVENTIONKIDNEY DIALYSISLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLIABILITYLOCAL HEALTH SERVICESLOCAL PUBLIC HEALTHMALARIAMALPRACTICEMARKETINGMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL DEVICESMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL FACILITIESMEDICAL INFORMATIONMEDICAL INSURANCEMEDICAL PERSONNELMEDICAL PRACTICEMEDICAL PRACTICESMEDICAL PROCEDURESMEDICAL RESEARCHMEDICAL SERVICESMEDICAL SPECIALTIESMEDICAL STAFFMEDICAL SUPPLIESMEDICAL TRAININGMEDICAL TREATMENTMEDICAL TREATMENTSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMORTALITYNATIONAL HEALTHNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICENEGATIVE EFFECTSNURSESNURSINGNURSING HOMESPATIENTPATIENT CAREPATIENTSPHARMACEUTICALSPHARMACISTSPHYSICIANPHYSICIANSPLASTIC SURGERYPOLICY RESEARCHPOSITIVE SPILL-OVERPREVENTIVE CAREPRIVATE CLINICSPRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCEPRIVATE HEALTH SERVICESPRIVATE HOSPITALSPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCEPUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMESPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMPUBLIC HOSPITALSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SPENDINGQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF HEALTHQUALITY OF HEALTH CARERADIOLOGYRADIOTHERAPYREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESEARCH CENTERSSKIN DISEASESSOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCESOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSURGEONSSURGERYTELEMEDICINETRADE AGREEMENTTRADE AGREEMENTSTREATMENTSWASTEWELLNESSWORK ENVIRONMENTWORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5115