Will the right to the protection of health be a real one in the future European Union?
- Federación de Asociaciones para la Defensa de la Sanidad Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence to: Dr D Reverte-Cejudo Federación de Asociaciones para la Defensa de la Sanidad Pública, Arroyo de la Media Legua, 49, local 29 Madrid, Spain 28030; dreverteeresmas.net
On 10–11 December 2003, an international meeting on “The Right to Health in Europe”, co-organised by the Fund for Health Research of Castilla la Mancha, Spain (FISCAM), the National Health Service Consultants’ Association of UK (NHSCA), and the Federation of Associations for the Defence of the Public Health Care of Spain (FADSP), took place in Toledo (Spain). There were speakers from the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
The aim was to analyse how globalisation and other forthcoming changes in our continent, such as the European Constitution may influence the right to health. The main topics discussed were:
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The right to health in the Spanish Constitution,
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The …
