Health Tomorrow: Interdisciplinarity and Internationality (York University)
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Poverty, Denialism, Stigma and Discrimination: Challenges to Alleviating HIV/AIDS in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Full text linkOn the Trail of Paediatric Liver Transplant in South Africa: Social Challenges to Equitable Distribution in Organ Transplantation
Full text linkThis paper tracks the journey of a family from a remote rural area in South Africa – a 2 year old child born with a life threatening liver disease, and his unemployed mother – who, by a series of contingencies, are sent on the trail of organ transplantation to land at the door of a private organ transplant centre. This case brings into focus the dilemmas that social factors present for equitable distribution of organ transplantation. The paper focuses on two interconnected issues: the link between socio-economic status and access to treatment, and existing practices of rationing. The uncritical conjunction of socio-economic status and organ transplantation disadvantages vulnerable sectors of the population. Yet, social circumstances impact the management of specialized medical treatment, which in itself imposes burdens on those with limited resources. Similarly, although this paper poses questions about indiscriminate practices, it accepts the inevitable rationing of health care
Decolonizing Social Capital: Historically Engaging Social Capital as a Determinant of Public Health
Full text linkPayment where Payment is Due: Canada’s Federal Transfer System and a Needs-Based Solution to Health Transfer Spending
Full text linkSince the 1950s, federal transfers have been moulded and remoulded under practically every Prime Minister. The current iteration of transfers, specifically the 2014 implementation of equal-per-capita funding through the Canada Health Transfer, poses major problems to regional disparities, and arguably favours provinces that have high growth; this leaves poorer provinces, like the Maritimes, to make major cuts to provincial budgets in order to maintain the standards set out in the Canada Health Act. This paper explores the history of transfers, why transfers are necessary for Canadians, as well as the criticisms of the current system. Following this, it is recommended that a needs-based model for determining health transfers be adopted; specifically, the model developed by Marchildon and Mou that accounts for an aging population as well as one that is geographically dispersed. This paper provides a more contemporary analysis on federal transfers as they relate to the health care system. Additionally, it focuses somewhat on the issues New Brunswick is facing currently as, among other things, a result of inadequate funding from the federal government
Educating Canadians on the Health Risks of Corporal Punishment and Safe and Effective Alternatives
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