GEOG 3692 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Doha Declaration, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pharmaceutical Industry
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Multisectoral response: the community and community action is at the center; take into account what the community is already doing. Case study: post conflict liberia and new guinia. Children more likely to experience sexual abuse (vulnerable) Underreporting of adults because of shame and differing definitions of rape . Principle used to justify people in poor countries shouldn"t be treated with atv. Don"t take drugs correctly, create drug resistance. Development of atv, funding of hiv, discovery that treatment can prevent transmission. Funding of hiv through pepfar, the global fund to fight hiv, tb, and malaria, Money spent on marketing, lobbying and lifestyle (cosmetic) drugs because makes a lot of money. Who"s essential medicines model list: revelance, evidence, and comparative cost- effectiveness. Purpose: sets min. standards for protection of intellectual property rights. Patents must be given for a minimum of 20 years (to both products and processes)
