DVM 2110 Chapter Notes -Drug Discovery, Human Capital Flight, Global Health

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM 2110
• Professor: Sonia Gulati

Document Summary

Is it our business: humanitarian duty of assistance. Peter singer; if we can claim a life without sacrificing anything, we have an obligation to do so: individualised self-interest. Perhaps the best way to combat global pandemics is to strength public health in the developing world: the right of others to have assistance (justice argument) The impact of colonialism ie. drain on capital. Cosmopolitan justice: everyone has the duty to act. Reparative justice: those who have caused, or have benefitted from, previous acts of injustice: those who oppose, say the notion of human rights is confused, useless, and damaging . Brings issues in the access of health care more into foray than public helath. Hence, it appears a human right to health agenda threatens to reduce health to health care and reinforce inequalities. Also, it messes up health priorities by diverting resources to those that. Shout the loudest; single-issue advocacy can be damaging to health systems.