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Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 1999-04-06
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9264172653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on presentations, transcripts of round-table discussions and comments raised at the workshop, this book provides an overview of the field and of current regulatory frameworks and addresses the most pressing international policy considerations on xenotransplantation.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2005-10-11
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9264016228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyses the barriers to, and facilitators of, evidence-based decision making in OECD health-care systems.
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter J. Morris
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9287147795
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication raises many ethical concerns about the current state of transplants and xenotransplantations in Europe today, including organ shortages, waiting lists and organ trafficking. It also presents the situation (and legislation) in many European countries, the Council of Europe's work in this field and the standpoints held by different religions vis-รก-vis transplants. It also includes information on relevant legislation, international transplant statistics, useful websites and a glossary.
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 1054
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent years have witnessed a variety of large-scale disasters throughout the world relating to natural disasters, technological accidents, infectious diseases, food safety issues and terrorist attacks. This book examines the underlying forces driving changes in these key risk areas and explores the social and economic implications of these developments on major systems relating to provision of health services, transport, energy, food and water supplies, information and telecommunications. It identifies the challenges facing OECD countries, especially at an international level, in assessing, preparing for and responding to conventional and newly emerging hazards. It also sets out a number of recommendations for governments and the private sector as to how the management of emerging systemic risks might be improved.
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 650
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sheila A. M. McLean
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-05
Total Pages: 495
ISBN-13: 1351142704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 2005. One of the leading causes of death is organ failure, that is, when one or other of the organs that run the machine we call the body gives out. However, whereas with a machine spare parts can usually replace faulty parts, in the case of humans the supply of these is limited as it is dependent on organs being obtained from living or dead donors. Due to the limitations of supply, increasing attention is being paid to alternative schemes for obtaining organs. One of these possibilities is xenotransplantation: using organs from animals. In this book, the authors examine the legal and ethical issues surrounding xenotransplantation and consider the implications for the future. As they point out, xenotransplantation represents a major deviation from standard medical practice and the possibility of transplantation of large segments of tissue, or whole organs, from animals into humans poses an entirely novel set of considerations - ethical, legal and scientific - which it is necessary to evaluate and understand.
Author: Gabriela Maria Kutting
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Published: 2009-08-25
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1848262345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConventions, Treaties and other Responses to Global Issues is a component of Encyclopedia of Institutional and Infrastructural Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This theme Conventions, Treaties and other Responses to Global Issues deals with the issue of international resource regimes. These are formal responses by states to the threats posed by trans-boundary pollution or the distribution of resources. In the past thirty years the number of international environmental agreements has steadily risen to reach record numbers and these agreements have secured a firm place in the hierarchy of international affairs. There is a loose assumption that this is a good thing and that this rise has resulted in a commensurable improvement in environmental protection and resource allocation. But is this actually the case? In fact, is there a positive correlation at all? Or are there negative correlations? What are the connections between environmental diplomacy and environmental protection and how can environmental protection be achieved? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed in this theme, whilst at the same time giving an overview of the most important international resource regimes and the most influential international organizations having an environmental impact. The theme takes the following shape: the first section introduces issues of international environmental law and its history, showing that international law can take many different forms. Here we explain what policy tools states have in drafting responses to global environmental issues. The second section deals with the most prominent international environmental agreements and gives a state of the art overview of existing regimes. The third and last section of this theme introduces the key actors in the international arena besides states, such as international organizations and civil society actors, such as pressure groups. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
