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International Health Services

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The international health service is a system of health institutions that provide health services to people living in different regions, continents, or around the world. The essential function of the international health service is to produce international public goods that transcend the borders of any given nation.

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Challenges of Globalization

Globalization is the process of increasing economic, political, and social interdependence, and global integration, which occurs as capital, traded goods, people, concepts, images, ideas, and values diffuse across national boundaries (Taylor 2002).

Globalization has eroded national borders, making countries increasingly dependent on international trade. Even in the field of health, we are witnessing the worldwide distribution of both infective and non‐communicable diseases, so that countries are facing similar health problems. Furthermore, global...

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  1. Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Branko Jakovljević

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  1. Network EUROlifestyle Research Association Public Health Saxony-Saxony Anhalt e.V. Medical Faculty, University of Technology, Fiedlerstr. 27, 01307, Dresden, Germany

    Wilhelm Kirch (Professor Dr. Dr.) (Professor Dr. Dr.)

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Jakovljević, B. (2008). International Health Services . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_1855

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