Annotated Bibliography To The Topic Of Global Health

Lakoff, A. (2010). “Two Regimes of Global Health,” Humanity: A International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism and Development 1(1): 59-79.

In the article “Two Regimes of Global Health,” Lakoff (2010) discusses the expansion of the field of global health and its effects on society. The author is focused on the analysis of two regimes of global health: global health security and humanitarian biomedicine. These regimes provide the opportunities for effective management of various infectious diseases at the global level. Each of these regimes requires the implementation of innovative technological strategies to meet the needs of society. Due to the development of global health security initiatives, it is possible to prevent the spread of diseases and save the lives of millions of people. Humanitarian biomedicine is aimed at supporting poorer nations of the world.

Thomas, C. & Weber, M. (2004). “The Politics of Global Health Governance: Whatever Happened to “Health for All by the Year 2000”?” Global Governance, 10 (2):187-205.

In this article, Thomas and Weber (2004) discuss the problems of global health governance (GHG), placing emphasis on the emerging political projects that deal with framing certain debates and policy initiatives to address global health issues. Special attention is paid to the changing nature of GHG and its trends, starting from the Alma Ata conference of 1978 to the Okinawa G8 summit of 2000.The legacies of two phases of GHG are explored: social democracy and neoliberalism. The major agents of change are states, organizations and social movements. It has been found that GHG should be reformed at many levels, aiming at social equity promotion.

Mullis, K. (2009). “Playing Chicken with Bird Flu: “Viral Sovereignty,” the Right to Exploit  Natural Genetic Resources, and the Potential Human Rights Ramifications,” American University International Law Review, 24(5): 944-955.

In this article, Mullis (2009) discusses the legality of the decision made by Indonesian officials to withhold avian influenza samples from the accepted international community. Special attention is paid to the legal aspects of the issue and the role of the international community in addressing possible transmission of human infections.  It has been found that viruses are considered to be sovereign property under the U.N. laws. According to Convention on Biological Diversity, Indonesia violates the established International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which guarantees human right to health. Thus, Indonesia should comply with international law because the virus can be easily spread among the nations, leading to the pandemic event.

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