A report describing workshop proceedings outlines the challenges globalization pose to the health, health laws, governance, and health policies in the Asia Pacific region. A copy of the report and other materials from the workshop is posted on the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) at http://www.idlo.int/english/WhatWeDo/Programs/Health/Pages/DetailsEvent.aspx?IDEVENT=227.
The report reviews the experiences of eighty public health and legal experts who assembled in Bangkok, Thailand on16 – 18 April 2012 to discuss the issues, approaches, and gaps in health laws, governance mechanisms, and policies created by globalization.