Biotechnology and Global Health  

Oleh:

Masum, Hassan ; Chakma, Justin ; Daar, Abdallah S.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: Global Health and Global Health Ethics, page 251-260.
Topik: Biotechnology; Global Health
Fulltext: Biotechnology and Global Health.pdf (162.26KB)

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As the branch of science concerned with the application of biological processes for industrial, health and agricultural purposes, biotechnology joins nutritional science and biomedical engineering as a major application of science and technology for improving human health. But every new technology poses ethical issues. What are the current and potential benefi ts of the technology, and what are the risks? How can the profi t motive be harnessed for technology development, while keeping humanitarian technologies aff ordable? How much should be invested in developing the technology, and how much in scaling up existing techniques? Th is chapter shines a light on these ethical issues by describing how biotechnology might be employed to improve global health, and discussing factors to consider when thinking about risks and implementation. We begin with the example of smallpox and vaccines, and continue on to biotechnologies for applications such as diagnostics, micronutrients, clean water, bioremediation, drug delivery systems and therapies. (It is important to note that the potential longer-term health applications of biotechnology extend far beyond the current and near-term applications which are the focus of this chapter.)

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