HIV/AIDS
?15by2015? - a Campaign to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Around the World
Published in Law and Health Weekly, March 29th, 2008
Tanzania, 2007. A male patient is admitted to a hospital with pneumonia and possibly HIV. Due to staffing problems and improper handling, the patient is not seen for a week. Upon finally being seen, he is found to be HIV negative. Because he does not have HIV he has to pay for all expenses, totaling more than his monthly earnings. If he were HIV positive, the entire stay, all medication, and all tests would be free.
This experience demonstrates the growing crisis in health and healthcare in developing countries. Basic health services are seriously underfunded and doctors are abandoning their home countries. While donor money pours in, it usually focuses on single...
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