Amusan, Lere. "Imposed Socially Responsible PRICING on HIV/AIDS Drugs in Developing Areas." SAGE Journals. India Quarterly, Mar. 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fiqq.sagepub.com.ezproxy.lewisu.edu%2Fcontent%2F71%2F1%2F67>.
There are four ways to best describe what multinational corporations due to help or alter the effects of HIV and AIDS treatment in South Africa. Donations of life saving drums are given to countries who are considered to be underdeveloped. Prices for the medications also make an impact, some companies drop the prices of these drugs to prices that are affordable for the person seeking treatment. Licensing also plays a key role, companies are able to put out a generic version of their medications to make it more affordable. Research is also a factor in the use of these medications, some companies do try to figure out what works best to prolong a persons’ life through some human trial and error.
Amusan uses many credible and different sources to support his article. The article does have the overall tone that there are many problems with the pharmaceutical companies’ practices in their aid to Africa. While that is the tone, it does not draw away from important and factual information located in the article.
As stated above, there are many points that can be used to validate the topic of my research paper. I plan to use this article to give background information, examples of worldwide influences, and to show how many people are inflicted with HIV and AIDS.
Fourie, Pieter. "Turning Dread into Capital: South Africa’s AIDS Diplomacy." Globalization and Health. N.p., 5 Mar. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/9/1/8#sec2>.
South Africa has the ability to forge new ground in their foreign policy. Much of the credibility that South Africa had was lost due to Mbeki administration. After that time, it left South Africa fractured and in need of aid. Many countries have stepped in to provide aid and to help better South Africa.
Fourie gives the reader a sense of hope by the time they are finished reading the article. South Africa did have a downturn, but there is now a bright future available. Fixing and working on relationships with other foreign countries can help to build up and repair their own foreign policy.
This article provides a lot of information regarding South Africa’s foreign policy; in using that information it becomes possible to paint a better picture on why countries are trying to help South Africa. It also gives multiple examples of different countries aids and involvement with the government and pharmaceutical companies.
Frisone, Chiara. "In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Helping Reach Zero New HIV Infections by Reaching HIV-positive Expectant Mothers."UNICEF. N.p., 6 Dec. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
This article discusses the effects of medications to help prevent mothers who are HIV positive from spreading HIV to their child. The medication is called Option B+ significantly lowers the mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Through informative classes for pregnant mothers, there is a new outlook occurring on HIV. It was previously believed that HIV as a death sentence, now it is seen as something that can be treated and that it is possible to live a long life with it.
UNICEF is a highly regarded organization that is known for helping the poor and impoverished worldwide. Gathering information from many sources and using their own sources, UNICEF provides credible and reliable information. UNICEF provides information regarding pharmaceutical companies aid in The Republic of Congo, it also goes further in describing the emotional support that can be found for women who are suffering from HIV.
In my paper, I plan to use this information to show that HIV impacts more than just the adult population. It helps to connect the ideas in my paper, also that HIV can impact newborns. The article shows that HIV is more than just physical, it is also emotional.
Russo, Giuliano, Licia De Oliveira, Alex Shankland, and Tânia Sitoe. "On the Margins of Aid Orthodoxy: The Brazil-Mozambique Collaboration to Produce Essential Medicines in Africa." Globalization and Health. Globalization and HEALTH, 25 Sept. 2014. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/10/1/70>.
The South-South cooperation for Brazil-Mozambique is the primary focus. Brazil’s pharmaceutical companies set up a factory to help produce medications in Mozambique. While this was viewed as something positive, it has had its own amount of challenges. Brazil itself was able to change their own pharmaceutical practices, in doing so, they now have the ability to implement that elsewhere. In Mozambique, they realized that there was a different set-up regarding how the country was ran. Brazil wanted the government to be in direct control of the factory, but in Mozambique the fact that the factory is a private company already hinders it.
There is an emphasis put on understanding the critical situation going on in Mozambique, it is more than just political. The factory is being hindered by financial and technical issues as well. This article stresses how governments vary in the world and how there is not one universal way to have a factory run smoothly. This fact is being supported throughout and there are solutions given to try and fix this problem.
I plan to use this article to show that foreign aid is not as simple a solution as many believe it to be. There are many factors that can influence the outcome of a perceived good intention. This article also gives a lot of insight into how the government is operated in Mozambique; this can help my audience to understand why all of the aid being given to them is important, but also why it is not a simple task.
Wise, Jacqui. "Access to AIDS Medicines Stumbles on Trade Rules." WHO. World HEALTH Organization, 5 May 2006. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/5/news10506/en/>.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is trying to inform countries of the ability to get HIV/AIDS medications. There are some challenges standing in the way of companies being able to get these medications or for the countries to produce their own generics. Generics offer affordable options for developing countries, it also allows for the government to start standing o its own (not rely on other countries aid). There lies an issue with generic production in some countries, when that arises, the countries seek help from other countries to make an agreement for some generics.
This article was written for WHO, describing WHO. There may be some biased as to how is portrayed, but the information presented provides understanding and insight on how patents work. Along with patents, it is also discussed on countries interact with each other to create a better living situation.
In using this article, I hope to connect many of the ideas that I have from the other sources that I gathered. WHO plays a very large role in the foreign policy for HIV/AIDS; having information from them can put into a better perspective of what organizations, in particular, are doing to help
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