Health implications of proposed EPA between east and southern African countries and the European Union
February 2007
Aulline H Mabika, Percy F Makombe, Ludwig Chizarura, Rene Loewenson
SEATINI, TARSC, EQUINET
A proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the eastern and southern African countries (ESA) and the European Union (EU) is currently under negotiation. The final agreement to be signed in December 2007 could have a profound impact on areas of health and health services. Recognising this, in this report we examine the health implications of this proposed EPA between the ESA and the EU.
The report aims to inform government, civil society, parliaments and professionals working in health and in trade. It examines:
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the key areas of the EPA;
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the health implications of the EPA, specifically in terms of health inputs (examining food security) and health services (examining organisation of health services, health workers, and access to medicines);
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the options that countries have to protect health in the current EPA; and
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general issues and principles for protecting health in negotiating the EPA.
Keywords: health implications, EPA
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