Global Health Ethics: the Rationale for Mutual Caring  

Oleh:

Benatar, Solomon ; Daar, Abdallah S. ; Singer, Peter A.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: Global Health and Global Health Ethics, page 129-140.
Topik: Values for Global Health Ethics; Bioethics Discourse; The Way Forward for Global Health Ethics
Fulltext: Global Health Ethics the Rationale for Mutual Caring.pdf (213.2KB)

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Despite impressive twentieth century scientific and technological progress, massive expansion of the global economy, enhanced methods of communication and transportation, and deepening insights into the forces that shape the lives and health of people, the world is more inequitable than it was 50 years ago both in terms of access to health care for individuals and in relation to the health of whole populations (Benatar, 1998 ; Marmot, 2006). While polarizing economic forces operate in a world of gross imbalances of wealth and power between the rich and poor (within and between countries) and are largely driven by the economic interests of wealthy nations, many political realities within developing countries have also contributed to the suff ering of whole populations. Th ese include corruption, ruthless military dictatorships, ostentatious expenditure by the ruling elite, under-investment in basic education and health, excessive military expenditures and ethnic strife and civil wars. Appropriate criticism of such defi ciencies should be accompanied by acknowledgment that they are promoted by powerful nations pursuing their own economic and geo-political interests, oft en through collusion with despots who have much to gain in personal wealth and the maintenance of power at the expense of their citizens.

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