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The definitive report and only print publication to come from the World Life Sciences Forum -- the most important global event in the biosciences, backed by the United Nations and the expertise of 20 Nobel Laureates. The contributors are representatives from global companies in pharma/health, biotechnology, food and consulting/finance and numerous UN organizations such as WHO, FAO, UNESCO, UNEP, as well as NGOs and national authorities. Three volumes each discuss the most important areas in global development: human health, agriculture and nutrition, bioindustry and environment. The result is a cross-disciplinary and international insight packed with facts not available from any other source. It includes the official recommendations from the interactive discussion sessions held during the Forum. Of benefit to professionals and decision makers in diverse fields, and essential reading for stem cell researchers and stock brokers, drug manufacturers and politicians. In short: everyone who is professionally involved with human livelihood and well-being.
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Health for All? Edited by The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision Health for All?: Analyses and Recommendations Edited by The World Life Sciences Forum – BioVision Copyright © 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim ISBN: 3-527-31489-X Read More About the Topic William H. Foege et al. (Eds.) Global Health Leadership and Management 2005 ISBN 0-7879-7153-7 John Bryant Introduction to Bioethics 2005 ISBN 0-470-02198-5 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann (Ed.) Novel Vaccination Strategies 2004 ISBN 3-527-30523-8 Guido Grandi (Ed.) Genomics, Proteomics and Vaccines 2004 ISBN 0-470-85616-5 C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, M. Roy Schwarz (Eds.) Critical Issues in Global Health 2002 ISBN 0-7879-6377-1 Health for All? Analyses and Recommendations Edited by The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision The World Life Sciences Forum Scientific Foundation Biovision Dr. Philippe Desmarescaux 4, rue Président Carnot 69002 Lyon France www.biovision.org All books published by Wiley-VCH are carefully produced. Nevertheless, editors, authors, and publisher do not warrant the information contained in these books, including this book, to be free of errors. Readers are advised to keep in mind that statements, data, illustrations, procedural details or other items may inadvertently be inaccurate. Library of Congress Card No.: applied for A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the internet at http://dnb.ddb.de. © 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim All rights reserved (including those of translation in other languages). No part of this book may be reproduced in any form – nor transmitted or translated into a machine language without written permission from the publishers. Registered names, trademarks, etc. used in this book, even when not specifically marked as such, are not to be considered unprotected by law. Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany Printed on acid-free paper Cover Design SCHULZ Grafik-Design, Fußgönheim Typesetting Manuela Treindl, Laaber Printing betz-druck GmbH, Darmstadt Binding Litges & Dopf Buchbinderei GmbH, Heppenheim ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31489-8 ISBN-10: 3-527-31489-X V The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision As the analysis of recent decades clearly illustrates, science and technology are making exponential progress in all fields. This is particularly true of two areas: Information and Life Sciences, recognized as the keys to economic development and substantial changes in our life