Don't be scared, be angry: the politics and ethics of Ebola.
Med J Aust
; 201(6): 352-4, 2014 Sep 15.
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| ID: mdl-25222463
ABSTRACT
The current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa is the worst so far. The unprecedented extent of mortality and morbidity in this outbreak has followed more from imposition of neoliberal economic policies on the countries affected than from the biological virulence of Ebola virus. The lack of vaccines and medications for Ebola virus disease is evidence that markets cannot reliably supply treatments for epidemic diseases. We attribute the current difficulties in containment chiefly to the erosion or non-development of the health and medical infrastructure needed to respond effectively, as a direct result of market-privileging policies imposed in the interests of wealthy nations. These events and responses hold lessons for public health priorities in Australia.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Política
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Drogas en Investigación
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Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Aust
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia