¿Qué políticas son necesarias para contrarrestar los determinantes comerciales de la salud?
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Puntos principales: Este comentario pretende llamar la atención del lector sobre la relevancia y el papel clave de los activistas en salud a la hora de contrarrestar las determinantes comerciales de la salud. Sugerimos algunas estrategias y actividades clave para dichos y dichas activistas. También destacamos los múltiples retos a los que sin duda se enfrentarán (y se han enfrentado) las activistas. Integramos algunos ejemplos relativos a estos puntos para ejemplificar lo que queremos decir aquí y por qué estamos siendo duros en el lenguaje que utilizamos y/o en las acciones que proponemos. Existen múltiples experiencias que indican el camino que deben seguir las activistas en diversos campos.
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