Globalization is a key challenge facing health policy-makers. A significant aspect of this is
direct trade in health services, a result of the rise of transnational corporations, challenges in …

This paper gives an overview of the global commercialised market in assisted reproduction
treatment in low-resource countries in Asia and raises concerns about access and equity …

Compte tenu de la mondialisation croissante du secteur de la santé, les différentes
manières dont les services de santé peuvent être commercialisés sont passées en revue, en …

The trade in health services for foreign patients, often termed 'medical tourism'or medical
travel, is a growing industry being aggressively marketed across Asia. This paper explores …

In this unique and pathbreaking book, David Reisman examines the relatively new
phenomenon of health travel. He presents a multidisciplinary account of the way in which …

The supervision of a domestic health system in the context of the trade environment in the
21st century needs a sophisticated understanding of how trade in health services affects …

International medical travel (IMT), people crossing national borders in the pursuit of
healthcare, has become a growing phenomenon. With many of the countries currently being …

The rapidly growing medical travel industry has implications for the health sytems of both
sending and receiving countries. This article outlines the political economy of the industry …

Abstract 'Medical tourism'has frequently been held to unsettle naturalised relationships
between the state and its citizenry. Yet in casting 'medical tourism'as either an outside …

This study aims at analysing the impact of international service trade on the health care
system, particularly in terms of human resources for health (HRH), using Thailand as a case …