AIDS in Developing Countries
AIDS in Developing Countries | The Collaboration of Rich and Poor Nations in AIDS Research Creates Ethical Problems
Paul Farmer is a professor of social medicine at Harvard Medical School and a world-renowned social medical activist. Dr. Farmer, an advocate for the poor and the suffering of the developing world, works with the Partners for Health and as an adviser on infectious diseases to the governments of several nations. Dr. Farmer lives and works most of the year in a village in Haiti.
Summary: When wealthy nations perform medical research in poorer countries, including research for AIDS medicines, ethical problems arise. One problem is that there are no...
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Table of Contents
- AIDS in Developing Countries: An Overview
- AIDS Is a Threat to Human Development and Security in Developing Countries
- The United States Should Provide Financial Assistance to Developing Countries to Combat AIDS
- The AIDS Epidemic Demands Action from the International Community
- The AIDS Epidemic Demands Action from Developing Countries
- African Nations Are Committed to Fighting the AIDS Epidemic
- The Chinese Government Is Hampering the Fight Against the AIDS Epidemic
- A Deadly Passage to India
- U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies and the U.S. Government Have Blocked the Availability of AIDS Drugs in Developing Countries
- U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies Have Helped Make AIDS Drugs Available in Developing Countries
- Rich and Poor Nations Should Collaborate in the Development of an AIDS Vaccine
- The Collaboration of Rich and Poor Nations in AIDS Research Creates Ethical Problems
- The Development of an AIDS Vaccine Is Not a “Magic Bullet” Solution
- Reducing Poverty Can Reduce AIDS in Developing Countries
- Developing Countries Need to Reduce Risky Behavior to Prevent AIDS
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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