Johanna Benesty presents concepts for global access to treatment by all people in
a pandemic.
How does supply and demand affect success for curtailing a global outbreak of a deadly
virus?
Benesty proposes a “design-to-cost” method of research and development of new vaccines
and medicines to treat the populations of the world. It is more logical to approach
R&D from the perspective of the weakest health systems in upper and lower income systems.
That is, begin research with the final cost in mind and then fit the research, development
and distribution issues to that final cost of the drug. In this way, all the peoples
on earth could have access to quality health care, especially in the case of a global
pandemic when it is critical to the survival of humankind to move onward together.
About the author: Debra Beck, Ph.D. is the former director of the Health Professions Programs at the University of North Texas where she served as the inaugural JAMP Faculty Director. After her retirement, she served as a consultant to TXHES where she established the Courage Sessions series to address the fast-changing landscape of admissions to professional school during the pandemic.
PO Ryan Evans shares how the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program lifts the financial hurdle from so many students interested in pursuing the health professions.
Equity-minded advising allows us to think of how our students' backgrounds and life experiences have an influence over how they interact with advisors, and how they access resources at the institutional level.
Equity-minded advising allows us to think of how our students' backgrounds and life experiences have an influence over how they interact with advisors, and how they access resources at the institutional level.
