Global Health Impact extending access to essential medicines / Nicole Hassoun.
| Author/creator | Hassoun, Nicole |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] |
| Description | xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Human rights and access to essential medicines -- The human right to health and the virtue of creative resolve -- Promoting global health : the case for a Global Health Impact labelling and licensing -- Individual responsibility for promoting global health : the case for a new kind of socially conscious consumption -- Consumption and social change : the case of Global Health Impact certification -- Beyond experimental political philosophy : evaluating Global Health Impact certification -- Conclusion: Beyond Global Health Impact labelling, licensing, and investment : advancing public health. |
| Abstract | "Every year 9 million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day more than 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, every 30 seconds malaria kills a child. Many people suffer and die young because they cannot access essential medicines. This book argues that people have a right to access these medicines and proposes some new Global Health Impact labelling, investment, and licensing strategies that encourage pharmaceutical companies to improve global health (global-health-impact.org/new). The idea is to rate these companies based on their medicines' impacts. Highly rated companies will get a Global Health Impact label to use on their products. Socially responsible investment companies and universities might also take the ratings into account in making investment or licensing decisions. After arguing that people do have a right to access essential medicines, this book explores this proposal, its philosophical justification, and its prospects for success"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020008329 |
| ISBN | 9780197514993 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |