On October 15, 2010, Prof. Chang-Fa LO, Director of Asian Center for WTO and International Health Law and Policy at National Taiwan University (NTU) and Lifetime Distinguished Professor of NTU gave a lecture entitled “Trade and Public Health: Mutually Supportive or Mutually Exclusive?”
During his presentation, Prof. Lo underlined how trade rules basically require countries to remove trade barriers. They help countries to exchange goods, such as medicine and medical equipment, which could be important to handle health matters. They also help countries to secure necessary financial resources so as to support or improve the implementation of their public health policies.
However, trade rules could also have negative implication on public health, such as not being able to assist developing countries to access to necessary medicine.
Prof. Lo also explained that on the other hand, international health rules could also have positive or negative implication on international trade.
Then in his speech, he covered these various aspects and explored the possibility of striking a balance to make the two sets of rules mutually supportive.
During his presentation, Prof. Lo underlined how trade rules basically require countries to remove trade barriers. They help countries to exchange goods, such as medicine and medical equipment, which could be important to handle health matters. They also help countries to secure necessary financial resources so as to support or improve the implementation of their public health policies.
However, trade rules could also have negative implication on public health, such as not being able to assist developing countries to access to necessary medicine.
Prof. Lo also explained that on the other hand, international health rules could also have positive or negative implication on international trade.
Then in his speech, he covered these various aspects and explored the possibility of striking a balance to make the two sets of rules mutually supportive.
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