China's accession to World Trade Organization impacts on the health system

The general objective of this study is to anticipate and analyze the potential impacts of China’s accession to WTO on health system, identify the important problems need to be developed and strengthened and give proper policy recommendations. The specific objectives include: 1) to review WTO's rules for identifying the regulations related to health system; 2) to document international experiences of the influence of WTO entry on health sector; 3) to predict the potential impact on government behavior, health care delivery, health insurance, pharmaceutical and high technology equipment. 4) to recommend policy options for meeting the challenges posed by China's accession to WTO.

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Sun Q (2002) China's accession to World Trade Organization impacts on the health system (Technical Report).