Naslov
The Influence of Philanthrocapitalism on Global Health Policy as a Bioethical Issue

Autori
Kelam, Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of abstracts 3rd International Conference on Bioethics in the New Age of Science / - , 2019, 21-21

Skup
Bioethics in the New Age of Science

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 10.10.2019. - 11.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
philanthrocapitalism, Bill Gates, bioethics, Global Health Policy, Global Fund, World Health Organization,

Sažetak
Philanthropy is one of the most popular trends among the world wealthiest individuals. Thanks to immense wealth, philanthropic billionaires have unprecedented power in creating education policy, directing the development of global agriculture and dictating trends in global health policy. Large charities replace state institutions as providers of social services. Because of its size, financial power, and political influence, philanthrocapitalists, such as Bill Gates, successfully embody their vision of global problem solving, focusing on the consequences rather than eliminating the causes. This is particularly evident in the example of creating global health policy. In this paper, we will analyze the impact of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on global health policy with special emphasis on the global fight against infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS using Global Fund and Gavi Vaccine Alliance. Furthermore, we will focus on Gates' influence on creating the World Health Organization global healthcare policy, since the Gates Foundation is the largest private donor of the World Health Organization. In this paper, we will investigate the phenomenon of philanthrocapitalism through integrative-bioethical analysis of the activities of Gates Foundation on a example of vaccination policy, and show that, despite their unquestionably noble motives, we must not leave the creation of global health policy in the hands of the individual, even if he was Bill Gates.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Integrativna bioetika (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničke, društvene, humanističke znanosti)

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