Philosophy 2715F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Brad Hooker, Public Health, Infant Mortality

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2715F/G
• Professor: C. Weijer

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Recall: narveson said that if health was a human right, then we would owe heath care to all people in the world a claim he rejected as absurd. Have more than enough to satisfy needs: absolutely poor. Ca(cid:374)adia(cid:374) go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t typi(cid:272)ally spe(cid:374)ds 0. (cid:1007) of gdp o(cid:374) (cid:858)offi(cid:272)ial de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t assista(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:859) Gdp is ofte(cid:374) spe(cid:374)t o(cid:374) fu(cid:396)the(cid:396)i(cid:374)g a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)y(cid:859)s e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) a(cid:374)d st(cid:396)ategi(cid:272) goals, (cid:396)athe(cid:396) tha(cid:374) helpi(cid:374)g developing countries. Not having enough income to meet the most basic human needs for adequate food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, health care, and education. 1. 4 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty. O(cid:374)e (cid:395)ua(cid:396)te(cid:396) of the ea(cid:396)th(cid:859)s populatio(cid:374) the level of poverty that is described here is beyond what we think of even when we speak of the problem of poverty in canada. This has a major impact on health: life expectancy in rich countries is 78+ years.