The Contribution of the APEC Forum to Resolving Healthcare Issues

  • Evgenia A. SOKOVA Peoples` Friendship University of Russia Institute of Law Russian Federation
  • Yekaterina N. GNATIK Peoples` Friendship University of Russia Institute of Law, Russian Federation

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to the research of the ‘Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’ international forum’s activity in the area of healthcare. The authors outline the main projects of the participating economies aimed at strengthening cooperation on various issues of public health (pharmacy, infectious disease dissemination, legislation harmonization, standard development). The paper contains the analysis of the forum’s performance efficiency based on the features of its running.

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*** Osaka Action Agenda, 1995. Available at: http://www.apec.org/~/media/Files/Groups/IP/02_esc_oaaupdate.pdf.
Published
2017-02-11
How to Cite
SOKOVA, Evgenia A.; GNATIK, Yekaterina N.. The Contribution of the APEC Forum to Resolving Healthcare Issues. Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 6, p. 1500-1503, feb. 2017. ISSN 2068-696X. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jarle/article/view/644>. Date accessed: 23 nov. 2024.

Keywords

international medical law; right to health; international cooperation; APEC; European Union; healthcare