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Panjabi, Rajesh; Rajkumar, Rahul; Kim, Jim Yong – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Around the world, the fight for affordable medical treatment is intensifying. Headline-grabbing battles are being waged in India, where the Chennai High Court recently decided a major constitutional case over access to lifesaving cancer medication. In Thailand, Abbott Laboratories, a multinational pharmaceutical giant, has withdrawn registration…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Research and Development, Laboratories, Student Organizations
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Allegrante, John P.; Morisky, Donald E.; Sharif, Behjat A. – Health Educator: Journal of Eta Sigma Gamma, 1999
Summarizes evidence regarding disparities in health status and access to health services across disadvantaged U.S. populations, reviewing major contributing factors to these disparities, highlighting examples of advocacy approaches that have been conceptualized and implemented in health education efforts, and discussing the role of advocacy aimed…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Advocacy, Age Differences, Cultural Influences