Our Vision: A world of healthy trade agreements
Our vision is no less than a world where trade agreements are designed to support strong health and social protection measures. They should include the right to regulate in the interests of health and public interest without fear of being sued or legally threatened for such measures; as well as increasing the economic and social well-being of all people.
Our members all agree that the way that trade negotiations are currently undertaken are based on corporate values of maximising profit often at the expense of the public interest. There is little evidence to prove that trade agreements are good for our health. On the contrary they are often used by corporations such as tobacco's Phillip Morris, mining companies, fast food and alcohol industries to undermine health protections and deny us our right to health.
The impacts of free trade ageements will be felt in many areas of health, our strategy is to ensure:
Download the full HaT Strategy here
Who we are
The Health and Trade Network members are a mix of academics, NGOs and concerned individuals who between them have extensive knowledge of human rights, trade, public health, health and trade and civil society activism. This diverse membership is united by the drive to achieve the overarching mission and vision of the organization through two key pillars of the network:
How you can help
We rely on public donations and funds to carry out our activities. If you would like to support our work to prevent health harming trade agreements and make the global trade a healthy phenomen, please send a message to: [email protected]
All donations will be treated anonymously, we cannot accept funds from companies who do not operate in the public interest.
Our vision is no less than a world where trade agreements are designed to support strong health and social protection measures. They should include the right to regulate in the interests of health and public interest without fear of being sued or legally threatened for such measures; as well as increasing the economic and social well-being of all people.
Our members all agree that the way that trade negotiations are currently undertaken are based on corporate values of maximising profit often at the expense of the public interest. There is little evidence to prove that trade agreements are good for our health. On the contrary they are often used by corporations such as tobacco's Phillip Morris, mining companies, fast food and alcohol industries to undermine health protections and deny us our right to health.
The impacts of free trade ageements will be felt in many areas of health, our strategy is to ensure:
- full and comprehensive carve-outs of all healthcare and social services from all trade agreements and that policy space for government procurement is protected.
- pharmaceutical policies in trade agreements do not negatively affect access to or the cost of treatment in developed or developing countries
- trade agreements fully allow for the control of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food
- food safety standards and restriction of measures aimed at decreasing anti-microbial resistance are not lowered
- that trade agreements do not affect the Sustainable Development Goals and,
- that we are all aware of the different impacts of trade agreements on men and women's lives and that neither gender suffers particularly from their impacts.
Download the full HaT Strategy here
Who we are
The Health and Trade Network members are a mix of academics, NGOs and concerned individuals who between them have extensive knowledge of human rights, trade, public health, health and trade and civil society activism. This diverse membership is united by the drive to achieve the overarching mission and vision of the organization through two key pillars of the network:
- HaT Think Tank where trade’s impact on health can be researched, debated and documented
- HaT Campaigning will be undertaken by working in partnership with other organisations and the public in order to maximise our impact to achieve our strategic goals.
How you can help
We rely on public donations and funds to carry out our activities. If you would like to support our work to prevent health harming trade agreements and make the global trade a healthy phenomen, please send a message to: [email protected]
All donations will be treated anonymously, we cannot accept funds from companies who do not operate in the public interest.