Fa'alili-Fidow Jacinta, McCool Judith, Percival Teuila
Pacific Health, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
BMC Public Health. 2014 Apr 4;14:309. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-309.
The purpose of this paper is to portray the views of key stakeholders on the potential impacts of Samoa's free trade negotiations and agreements, on health and wellbeing in Samoa.
A series of key informant interviews were undertaken with identified stakeholders during June and July, 2011. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview protocol. They were conducted in-person, in New Zealand and in Samoa.
Despite potential health and wellbeing gains arising from trade activities (employment, increase in income, health innovations and empowerment of women), key stakeholders expressed a growing concern about the effect of trade on the population's health, nutrition and the rates of non-communicable diseases. Unease about compromising the national policies due to international regulations was also conveyed. Business and trade representatives however, believed that trade benefits outweighed any health and wellbeing risks to the population of Samoa.
Further investigation, using new methodologies are required to determine both the opportunities and threats for trade as a mechanism to improve the health of Samoa's population.
本文旨在描述关键利益相关者对萨摩亚自由贸易谈判及协定对萨摩亚健康与福祉的潜在影响的看法。
2011年6月至7月期间，对已确定的利益相关者进行了一系列关键信息人访谈。访谈采用半结构化访谈提纲进行。访谈在新西兰和萨摩亚亲自进行。
尽管贸易活动可能带来健康与福祉方面的益处（就业、收入增加、健康创新以及妇女赋权），但关键利益相关者对贸易对民众健康、营养及非传染性疾病发病率的影响表示出越来越多的担忧。他们还表达了因国际法规而损害国家政策的不安。然而，商业和贸易代表认为，贸易带来的益处超过了对萨摩亚民众健康与福祉的任何风险。
需要采用新方法进行进一步调查，以确定贸易作为改善萨摩亚民众健康的一种机制所带来的机遇和威胁。
