Tackles diverse issues, such as universal coverage, social dialogue, poverty reduction through adequate health protection, etc., and gives examples of experiences from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Contains two ILO contributions: Assane Diop, "ILO's Decent Work Agenda - Goal for a fair globalisation", and an abridged version of "Impact of social health protection on access to health care, health expenditure and impoverishment - a comparative analysis of three African countries" by Xenia Scheil-Adlung et al. Includes the "Berlin recommendations for action", emanating from the Conference, as well as biographical notes of the speakers, and a webliography.