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Fair and Ethical Trade in Health: Lessons from Surgical Instruments
Authors: Bhutta, Mahmood1; Roberts, Olivia2
Source: Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 91, Number 4, April 2009 , pp. 120-123(4)
Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Abstract:
The NHS spends £20 billion on procuring a wide range of medical goods every year. Worldwide, the amount traded in products for health care runs into trillions of dollars. With such large sums of money we quite rightly ask about value for money as well as the quality of the goods we buy. But in addition to quality we should, but don't, ask about the conditions under which those goods are made. Unfortunately, recent research has found that some of the products we are using to promote health in the UK may actually be damaging health elsewhere, through unethical labour practices in their manufacture.Document Type: Short communication
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147363509X424499
Affiliations: 1: Project Advisor, BMA Medical Fair and Ethical Trade Group 2: Senior Research Officer, International Department, British Medical Association
Publication date: 2009-04-01
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