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Introduction Introduction
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Root Causes and Underlying Factors Root Causes and Underlying Factors
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Social Determinants of Health Social Determinants of Health
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Inadequate Support for Public Works and Infrastructure Inadequate Support for Public Works and Infrastructure
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Social and Economic Rights Social and Economic Rights
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Economic Freedom Economic Freedom
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Access to Treatment Access to Treatment
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Drug Development and Market Forces Drug Development and Market Forces
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The Use of Substandard Therapies The Use of Substandard Therapies
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Patents and Access to Pharmaceuticals Patents and Access to Pharmaceuticals
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The AIDS Movement: Addressing Social Injustice and Infectious Disease The AIDS Movement: Addressing Social Injustice and Infectious Disease
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What Needs To Be Done What Needs To Be Done
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Abstract
The burden of infectious disease cases and deaths falls most heavily on low-income countries. This chapter describes structural inequities and the disproportionate burden of infectious diseases on the poor and provides many examples. It addresses roots and underlying factors, including inadequate support for public works and infrastructure, inadequate protection of social and economic rights, poverty, violence, and inadequate access to medical care and antibiotics. The authors assert that addressing the differential prevalence of infectious diseases requires a holistic approach that incorporates the social determinants of health and promotes prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. The chapter describes in detail the global AIDS movement and its accomplishments. The authors conclude that human suffering due to infectious disease can be alleviated if social injustice is comprehensively addressed. A text box describes a man with tuberculosis who eventually dies of the disease because of inadequate access to quality medical care and necessary medications.
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