15 November, 2017
“Health at the dawn of development: the thought of Abraham Horwitz” is part of the dossier “Bioethics and diplomacy in health” (HCSM vol.22 no.1 Jan./Mar. 2015).
This article explores the ideas of former director of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Abraham Horwitz on the relationship between health and development in 1961.
The article is divided into four parts: the nature and role of multilateral organizations in policymaking; development as a public philosophy of international cooperation during that time; trends in the diplomatic agenda and international cooperation between 1950 and 1960; and, lastly, the PAHO director’s formulations regarding the relationship between health and development.
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