Health Inequalities And Global Justice Patti Tamara Lenard Christine Straehle by Patti Tamara Lenard; Christine Straehle 9780748646937, 0748646930 instant download after payment.

Explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nations

Contributors to this volume considers whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are therefore of concern to those promoting global redistributive justice.

• The migration of health care practitioners from developing to developed nations
• The impact of climate change
• The social determinants of health outcomes
• The effects of pharmaceutical legislation – and international bad practices more generally – on securing access to life-saving drugs in the developing world
• The differential effect of these practices on men and women, especially with respect to HIV/AIDS

These cases are explored alongside theoretical questions of definition, responsibility and moral relevance to discover the scope of responsibilities that developed nations have towards poor health in developing nations.

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