Convenor
Ajeet Jaiswal
Department of Anthropology, Pondicherry University
Abstract
Globalization, health and human right examines the public health issues associated with the economic, technological, political, social, cultural and environmental effects of globalization like the increasing movement of capital, people, technology, goods, information, environmental pollution, and disease around the globe. The current panel will analyze the complex linkages between impact of globalization on health and its relation with human right, the health effects of globalization at all levels (global, national, and local), and the policy and institutional responses associated with the health consequences of globalization. Those concerned with health and human rights must be poignantly aware of the growing pauperization of the world and of global forces that disastrously affect the everyday lives of people in local communities. We know full well that people’s political, economic, social class, and human rights situations, and the degree to which they can live with dignity, are directly reflected in epidemiological patterns. It provides a simple conceptual framework illustrating the anthropological interdependence of these domains and highlights their key features and underlying principles. It then describes the reciprocal interactions between health, development and human rights and suggests how these linkages can be analysed and applied in practice. A health, human rights, globalization and development impact assessment approach is proposed to guide and monitor policies and programs towards maximising synergy.