The ebola breakout will indeed be a challenge to governments and - TopicsExpress



          

The ebola breakout will indeed be a challenge to governments and private companies who have the power to fund the development of vaccines. But as this article points out, the market for the vaccine is too small and the investment required is too big which can instead be used to fund cures for other diseases affecting more people. Under this situation, do we still think of the ROI when we should be focusing on saving lives? Bentham comes to mind when he said It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. What about the minority then? https://jacobinmag/2014/08/the-political-economy-of-ebola/
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:44:37 +0000

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