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International trade

International trade in healthcare makes a significant contribution to the economy. Last year UK exports of healthcare products and services were in excess of £14 billion.

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3 December 2009

24 February 2009

The UK Government has recently agreed the first cross-Government Institutional Strategy (IS) with the World Health Organization (WHO). The overall aim of the strategy is to set out how the UK and WHO will work together, and to provide a basis for multi-year (2008 to 2013) core funding relationship with WHO.

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Better health through partnership: A programme for action

This report of the Healthcare Industries Task Force provides a programme of action aimed at benefiting patients and the NHS and stimulating science and industry in the UK to improve growth in manufacturing, investment, employment and exports.

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