Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Adhikari, Bipin

Titel

History and evolution of tuberculosis and global health

Ist Teil von

• The Lancet infectious diseases, 2022-04, Vol.22 (4), p.462-462

Ort / Verlag

London: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• There is a direct correlation between the height of the building and tuberculosis—families living on lower floors have more tuberculosis cases because they have less access to sunlight and fresh air. According to a 2002 World Bank estimate, Brazil lost US$530 million, China $5·1 billion, India $903 million, and South Korea $15·3 billion because of TRIPS. [...]Krishnan compares the history of the Tuskegee syphilis study, where patients were deprived of treatment for as long as 40 years, with current disparities in global health that mimic the deprivation of medicines due to unfair patent laws and pharma monopolies.